OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of LGBT Health is 4. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Gender Diversity, Substance Cognitions, and Alcohol, Nicotine/Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Youth	145
Patient Attitudes on Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in a Women's Health Clinic with an Embedded Transgender Medicine Program	57
Cannabis Use and Sharing Practices Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	46
Factors Associated with Disclosure of Sexual Orientation Among Black Sexual Minority Men	45
Protective Effects of Online Safety and Parental Acceptance for Sexual and Gender Minority Latinx Youth: A Quantitative Analysis of Cyberbullying, Psychological Distress, and Coping with Alcohol	44
Sexual Minority Stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Obesity Among Gay Men in Taiwan: Findings from a Panel Study	44
Examining the Relationship Between LGBTQ-Supportive School Health Policies and Practices and Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Students	44
Mpox Stigma, Online Homophobia, and the Mental Health of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men	40
Adverse Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes Among Birthing People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships in Louisiana	36
Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, and Asexual Youth: Differential Impacts of Sexual Orientation, Verbal, Physical, or Sexual Harassment or Assault,	35
Availability of Accessible Representative Health Data to Examine Sexual and Gender Minority Disparities in Incarceration and Its Health Implications in the United States, 2010–2020	35
Associations Between Childhood Victimization, Adult Victimization, and Physical Health Among Sexually Diverse Adults at Different Stages of Life	33
Analysis of Smartphone Text Data Related to mpox from a U.S. Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men During the 2022 Outbreak	31
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Tobacco Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Examining the Role of Mental, Social, and Community Health	29
Family Building Perspectives of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Seeking Testosterone Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy	28
Training Health Center Staff in the Provision of Culturally Responsive Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial	26
Examining Inhalant Use Among Sexual Minority Adults in a National Sample: Drug-Specific Risks or Generalized Risk?	26
“Difficult to Find, Stressful to Navigate”: Parents' Experiences Accessing Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse Youth	26
Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Measurement in Health Research: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis	24
Social and Systemic Barriers to Transition-Related Surgical Procedures for Transgender Americans	24
Moving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans	24
Psychosocial Needs and Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse People with Cancer: A Scoping Review and Recommendations for Improved Research and Care	24
Understanding Their Experiences: Psychosocial Functioning of Nonbinary and Binary Youth at the Time of Hormone Readiness Assessment	23
Gender-Sexuality Alliance Advisors' Self-Efficacy to Address Transgender Issues: An Interpersonal Protective Factor for Transgender Student Depression	23
Microaggressions Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults: An Updated Systematic Review of Psychological Correlates and Outcomes and the Role of Intersectionality	22

Syndemic Factors and Lifetime Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men	21
Higher Risk of Many Physical Health Conditions in Sexual Minority Men: Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Gay- and Bisexual-Identified Compared with Heterosexual-Identified Men	21
An Evaluation of Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People	20
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2024	20
Method of Calculating Renal Function Estimates Could Inappropriately Exclude Transgender Patients Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy from Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Eligibility	19
Pelvic Pain in Transgender People Using Testosterone Therapy	19
Sexual Minority Adults in England Have Greater Odds of Chronic Mental Health Problems: Variation by Sexual Orientation, Age, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status	19
Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in The Netherlands	18
Examining Mental Health and Bullying Concerns at the Intersection of Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Among a National Sample of Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth	18
Association Between Criminal Legal System Involvement and HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Women of Color: The TURNNT Cohort Study	18
Pediatric Provider Perspectives on Laws and Policies Impacting Sports Participation for Transgender Youth	16
Assessing Variations in Sexual Orientation- and Gender Identity-Related U.S. State Laws for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research and Action, 1996–2016	16
Body Image Concerns, Correlates, and Community Connection Among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Cisgender Men and Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Young Adults	16
Complicating Narratives of Sexual Minority Mental Health: An Intersectional Analysis of Frequent Mental Distress at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Race/Ethnicity	16
Facets of Gender Expression and Discrimination in Relation to Alcohol and Other Drug Use Severity Among Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Individuals Assigned Female at Birth	15
Review of LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context	15
Psychiatric Boarding of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Awaiting Treatment	14
Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Young Adults: The Role of Self-Compassion	14
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Self-Reported Needs and Health Service Utilization Among Transgender Women in Lima, Perú	14
Success in Accessing Fertility Preservation Appointments for Egg-Producing Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: A Mystery Caller Study	13
Intersectional Minority Stress and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents of Color: Moderating Role of Family Support	13
Skin Cancer Behavioral Risk Factors and Screening Among U.S. Adults in Same-Sex Relationships: A Population-Based Study from 2000 to 2015	13
Situational Avoidance and Its Association with Mental Health Among Transgender Adults in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study	13
The Longitudinal Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: A Study of Identity Change in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults and Adolescents	12
Including Sexually and Gender Diverse Populations in 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine–Assisted Psychotherapy Trial Research	12
Lifetime Violence, Lifetime Discrimination, and Microaggressions in the Lives of LGBT Midlife and Older Adults: Findings from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study	12
Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis	12
Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Transgender and Nonbinary Adult Community Health Center Patients	12
Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data	12
Characteristics of Youth Presenting for Gender Care Compared to Background Populations: Examination of Social Determinants of Health	11
“No Man’s Land”: A Qualitative Exploration of Perceptions of Structural Stigma Among Bisexual Men Compared with Gay Men	11
Abstracts from NIH National Cancer InstituteDivision of Cancer Control & Population Sciences:The Science of Cancer Health Equity for Sexual and GenderMinority Communities ConferenceNew York Univer	11
Assessing Depression Among Taiwanese Sexual Minority Men: A Latent Profile Analysis of Minority Stress and Social Safety	11
Benefits of and Recommendations for Asynchronous Online Focus Group Methodology for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Othe	11
The Effect of Minority Stress Processes on Stage of Change and Nicotine Dependence Level for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers in the Deep South	11
Self-Perception of Transgender Adolescents After Gender-Affirming Treatment: A Follow-Up Study into Young Adulthood	10
Assessing the State of Published Research Concerning COVID-19 and Transgender and Nonbinary People in the United States via a Scoping Review: Lessons Learned for Future Public Health Crises	10
Self-Compassion and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Commentary on “Mental Health Diagnoses and Suicidality Among Transgender Youth in Hospital Settings,” by Nunes-Moreno et al.	10
Chronic Joint Pain Disparities for U.S. Transgender Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020	9
Sexual Orientation and Age-Related Patterns of Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Adults	9
Prenatal Substance Use Among Young Pregnant Sexual Minority People	9
Predictors of Past-Year Health Care Utilization Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use	9
An Exploratory Study of the Mpox Media Consumption, Attitudes, and Preferences of Sexual and Gender Minority People Assigned Male at Birth in the United States	9
Patient and Surgery Characteristics of Inpatient Hysterectomies Among Transgender Individuals	9
Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care	8
A Scoping Review of Trends in the Size of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Tobacco Use Disparities, 1996–2020, United States and Canada	8
Evaluating Food Intake Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review	8
Outness, Discrimination, and Psychological Distress Among LGBTQ+ People Living in the Southern United States	8
Mortality Disparities Among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States	8

Papanicolaou Test Rates Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
The Effect of Minority Stress Processes on Smoking for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Individuals: A Systematic Review	7
Gender Affirmation Surgery on the Rise: Analysis of Trends and Outcomes	7
Factors Associated with Unsatisfactory Pap Tests Among Sexually Active Trans Masculine Adults	7
Active Social Media Use and Health Indicators Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults	7
Desire for Gender-Affirming Medical Care Before Age 18 in Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults	7
Mental Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Frontline Health Care Workers During the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Factors Associated with Completeness of Sex and Gender Fields in Electronic Health Records	7
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Differences in Influenza, Shingles, and Pneumococcal Vaccination Among U.S. Older Adults	7
LGBTQ Identity-Related Victimization During COVID-19 Is Associated with Moderate to Severe Psychological Distress Among Young Adults	7
Alcohol Use, Cannabis Use, and Discrimination by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Within the All of Us Research Program	6
Recruiting, Facilitating, and Retaining a Youth Community Advisory Board to Inform an HIV Prevention Research Project with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth	6
The Concealment of Health Information at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Race	6
Assessing Whether Medical Students Consistently Ask Patients About Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as a Function of Year in Training	6
Phenotyping to Identify Mental Health Trends of Transgender Individuals Using Private Commercial Insurance Data in the United States	6
Family Discordance in Gender Identification Is Not Associated with Increased Depression and Anxiety Among Trans Youth	6
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depression and Substance Use Among Adults: Results from the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019	6
Examining Factors Associated with Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority and Cisgender Heterosexual Emerging Adults in California	6
Gender Dysphoria and Transition in a Patient with Kallmann Syndrome: A Case Report	6
Anticipated Stigma and Social Barriers to Communication Between Transgender Women Newly Diagnosed with HIV and Health Care Providers: A Mediation Analysis	6
TransECHO: A National Tele-Education Program for Expanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care	6
Prevalence of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study	6
Estradiol Concentrations for Adequate Gender-Affirming Feminizing Therapy: A Systematic Review	6
Social Stressors and Health Among Older Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans	6
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Early Adolescent Sleep: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study	6
Weight Stigma and Mental and Emotional Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Scoping Review	6
Call for Special Issue Papers: Violence and Related Health Outcomes in Sexual & Gender Minority Communities	6
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023	6
Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Dependence Between Transgender and Cisgender Participants from the 2018 Global Drug Survey	6
Descriptive Data of Transgender and Nonbinary People's Experiences of Sexual Assault: Context, Perpetrator Characteristics, and Reporting Behaviors	6
Evaluating Medical Students' Views of the Complexity of Sexual Minority Patients and Implications for Care	6
Barriers to Possessing Gender-Concordant Identity Documents are Associated with Transgender and Nonbinary People's Mental Health in Aotearoa/New Zealand	6
A Scoping Review of Suicide Prevention Interventions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals	6
Mental and Physical Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Based on Disability Status	5
Patterns and Reasons for Being Uninsured Among Sexual Minority Adults Before and After the Affordable Care Act Implementation	5
Psychological Distress and Personality Dimensions Associated with Romantic Orientation Among Japanese Adults	5
The Relationship Between Intersectional Oppression and Affirmation and Latino Sexual Minority Men's Mental Health	5
Assessing Fertility Intentions in Patients Presenting for Gender-Affirming Surgery	5
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2022	5
Sexual Identity and Heavy Drinking Among Adults in Canada by Racially Minoritized Status and Income, 2015–2020	5
A Socioecological Mixture Model of Asthma Prevalence Among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States	5
Improving Policy and Treatment Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minority Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence to Reduce Adverse Health Outcomes	5
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Change Efforts and Suicidality: Evidence, Challenges, and Future Research Directions	5
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for LGBT Health	5
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Transgender Men and Nonbinary People: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Boston Community Health Center	5
Unmet Needs for Ancillary Services and Associations with Clinical Outcomes Among Transgender Women with Diagnosed HIV: Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2015–2020	5
Ethnic and Sexual Identity-Related Inequalities in Adolescent Health and Well-Being in a National Population-Based Study	4
Black Sexual Minority Men's Stigma-Based Experiences Surrounding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Southern United States	4
Sexual and Gender Identity-Associated Disparities in University Students’ Experiences with Inappropriate, Disrespectful, and Coercive Health Care	4
Utilizing Latent Class Analysis to Assess the Association of Intersectional Stigma on Mental Health Outcomes Among Young Adult Black, Indigenous, and Sexual Minority Women of Color	4
Characteristics of Clinicians Caring for Transgender Men and Nonbinary Individuals and Guideline Concordance of Clinicians' Cervical Cancer Screening Counseling for Cisgender Individuals Versus Transg	4
Association Between Religious Salience and Past-Year Substance Use by Sexual Identity and Sex Among Adults in the United States	4
Revisiting Marriage and Physical and Mental Health Among Partnered Gay and Lesbian Adults: An Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data, 2014–2023	4
Minority Stressors, Social Provisions, and Past-Year Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Minority People in Canada	4
Social Networks and Sexual and Gender Minority Disparities in Alcohol Use and Consequences Among First-Year College Students	4
Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender and Nonbinary Relationships: Actor-Partner Associations with Relationship Satisfaction, Dyadic Coping, and Partner Support	4
Cervicovaginal and Anal Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing in a Transgender and Gender Diverse Population Assigned Female at Birth: Comfort, Difficulty, and Willingness to Use	4
Examining Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association of Victimization and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors with Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Youth	4
Association of Self-Reported Sexual Orientation Fluidity with Health and Behavior of Adults: Analysis of the Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health Cohort	4
Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation: Results from the 2016–2017 Barcelona Health Survey	4
Physical Violence and Psychological Distress Among Asian and Pacific Islander Sexual Minority Men in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Women: A Population-Based Study	4
Association Between Sexual Orientation and the Impact, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Endometriosis	4
Building a Cohort of Transgender and Nonbinary Patients from the Electronic Medical Record	4
Applying the Multicultural Orientation in Cancer Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study	4
Demographic and Minority Stress Risk Factors for Obesity Among Sexual Minority Youth Assigned Female at Birth	4
Bullying Involvement at the Intersection of Gender Identity/Modality, Sexual Identity, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Prevalence Disparities and the Role of School-Related Developmental Assets	4
Intersectional Oppression-Based Stress, Drinking to Cope Motives, and Alcohol Use and Hazardous Drinking Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Who Are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color	4
Review of Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis	4
Neurological Considerations for “Nerve-Sparing” Cosmetic Genital Surgeries Performed on Children with XX Chromosomes Diagnosed with 21-Hydroxylase Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Clitoromegaly	4
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for LGBT Health	4
Use of Advance Care Planning Codes Among Transgender Medicare Beneficiaries	4
Multiple Minority Stress and Behavioral Health Among Young Black and Latino Sexual Minority Men	4
Differences in Prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Diagnosis Across Sexual Orientation in a Longitudinal Cohort of U.S. Adults	4
Clinical Considerations for Children of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and All Sexually and Gender Diverse Families	4
Protective Environments, Health, and Substance Use Among Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth	4
A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study to Inform Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in the Cancer Care Setting	4