OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Basic and Clinical Andrology is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Motivational stimuli to donate sperm among non-donor students	29
Extra-cellular vesicles of the male genital tract: new actors in male fertility?	21
Viruses, bacteria and parasites: infection of the male genital tract and fertility	17
Management of Fournier’s gangrene during the Covid-19 pandemic era: make a virtue out of necessity	15
Stigma and its associations with self-confidence and sexual relations in 4 types of premature ejaculation	15
ICSI outcomes for infertile men with severe or complete asthenozoospermia	14
Beneficial effects of hypotaurine supplementation in preparation and freezing media on human sperm cryo-capacitation and DNA quality	13
Intact spermatogenesis in an azoospermic patient with AZFa (sY84 and sY86) microdeletion and a homozygous TG12-5T variant in CFTR	12
Secondary azoospermia after a successful natural pregnancy: a primary prospective study	12
Viral infections that alter estrogen levels during pregnancy may contribute to the etiology of cryptorchidism	12
The effectiveness of penile curvature treatment by cavernous body rotation and plication of the tunica albuginea	11
Is BRD7 associated with spermatogenesis impairment and male infertility in humans? A case-control study in a Han Chinese population	11
Biological and therapeutic implications of sex hormone-related gene clustering in testicular cancer	11
Long-term effect of sleeve gastrectomy surgery on Hormonal Profile, Semen Parameters and sexual functions of obese infertile men; a prospective observational study	11
Implantation of skin-derived precursor Schwann cells improves erectile function in a bilateral cavernous nerve injury rat model	11
Subfertile patients underestimate their risk factors of reprotoxic exposure	9
Study on clinical outcomes between non-transecting urethroplasty and lingual mucosal urethroplasty for iatrogenic bulbar urethral stricture treatment	9
Etiology, clinical manifestations, and management methods of cryptitis beside the preputial frenulum in men	8
Association between sleep quality and nocturnal erection monitor by RigiScan in erectile dysfunction patients: a prospective study using fitbit charge 2	8
Non-obstructive idiopathic azoospermia vs azoospermia with antecedents of cryptorchidism: ways and probabilities of becoming parents	8
Testicular impairment in Primary Adrenal Insufficiency caused by Nicotinamide Nucleotide Transhydrogenase (NNT) deficiency - a case report: implication of oxidative stress and importance of fertility	8
Comparison of precision of a paperless electronic input method versus the conventional paper form in an andrology laboratory: a prospective study	8
Nrf2 enhances the therapeutic efficiency of adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of neurogenic erectile dysfunction in a rat model	8
Safety and efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection for treatment of erectile dysfunction: a prospective randomized controlled study	7
The role of acupuncture in treating premature ejaculation and its probable neurobiological mechanism	7

Preoperative semen quality is superior to the quality shortly after orchiectomy in patients with testicular germ cell tumour – a retrospective study from two centres in Germany	7
The storage time of cryopreserved human spermatozoa does not affect pathways involved in fertility	7
Stem cell therapy in diabetic men with erectile dysfunction: a 24-month follow-up of safety and efficacy of two intracavernous autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells injections, an open	6
The relationship between four types of premature ejaculation patients and the quality of residential environment	6
Effects of vitamin D supplementation in extender on sperm kinematics and apoptosis following the freeze-thaw process in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic Holstein bulls	6
The NLRP3 inflammasome: molecular activation and regulation in spermatogenesis and male infertility; a systematic review	5
Testicular sperm aspiration has a poor effect in predicting micro-TESE outcomes in NOA patients with AZFc deletion	5
Correction: Complete or partial loss of the Y chromosome in an unselected cohort of 865 non-vasectomized, azoospermic men	5
Future perspectives for PDE5 inhibitors bridging the gap between cardiovascular health and psychological status	5
Correction: Stigma and its associations with self-confidence and sexual relations in 4 types of premature ejaculation	5
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on semen quality of uninfected men	5
Complete or partial loss of the Y chromosome in an unselected cohort of 865 non-vasectomized, azoospermic men	5