OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of LGBT Health is 8. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors Associated with Disclosure of Sexual Orientation Among Black Sexual Minority Men	139
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	55
Sexual Minority Stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Obesity Among Gay Men in Taiwan: Findings from a Panel Study	43
Mpox Stigma, Online Homophobia, and the Mental Health of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men	43
Adverse Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes Among Birthing People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships in Louisiana	42
Patient Attitudes on Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in a Women's Health Clinic with an Embedded Transgender Medicine Program	42
Examining the Relationship Between LGBTQ-Supportive School Health Policies and Practices and Psychosocial Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Students	41
Gender Diversity, Substance Cognitions, and Alcohol, Nicotine/Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Youth	38
Cannabis Use and Sharing Practices Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	36
Social and Systemic Barriers to Transition-Related Surgical Procedures for Transgender Americans	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	33
Family Building Perspectives of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Seeking Testosterone Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy	33
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Tobacco Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Examining the Role of Mental, Social, and Community Health	33
Examining Inhalant Use Among Sexual Minority Adults in a National Sample: Drug-Specific Risks or Generalized Risk?	31
Training Health Center Staff in the Provision of Culturally Responsive Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial	29
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,	24
Associations Between Childhood Victimization, Adult Victimization, and Physical Health Among Sexually Diverse Adults at Different Stages of Life	24
Gender-Sexuality Alliance Advisors' Self-Efficacy to Address Transgender Issues: An Interpersonal Protective Factor for Transgender Student Depression	23
Moving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans	23
“Difficult to Find, Stressful to Navigate”: Parents' Experiences Accessing Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse Youth	23
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	23
Understanding Their Experiences: Psychosocial Functioning of Nonbinary and Binary Youth at the Time of Hormone Readiness Assessment	23
Microaggressions Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults: An Updated Systematic Review of Psychological Correlates and Outcomes and the Role of Intersectionality	22
Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Measurement in Health Research: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis	21
Psychosocial Needs and Experiences of Transgender and Gender Diverse People with Cancer: A Scoping Review and Recommendations for Improved Research and Care	20

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	20
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2024	20
Syndemic Factors and Lifetime Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men	19
An Evaluation of Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People	19
Method of Calculating Renal Function Estimates Could Inappropriately Exclude Transgender Patients Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy from Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Eligibility	19
The Role of Interpersonal Relationships and Household Socioeconomic Status in the Association Between Sexual Orientation and Health: A Moderated Mediation Analysis	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
Assessing Variations in Sexual Orientation- and Gender Identity-Related U.S. State Laws for Sexual and Gender Minority Health Research and Action, 1996–2016	17
Pelvic Pain in Transgender People Using Testosterone Therapy	17
Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in The Netherlands	17
Sexual Minority Adults in England Have Greater Odds of Chronic Mental Health Problems: Variation by Sexual Orientation, Age, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status	17
Association Between Criminal Legal System Involvement and HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Women of Color: The TURNNT Cohort Study	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	15
Success in Accessing Fertility Preservation Appointments for Egg-Producing Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: A Mystery Caller Study	15
Review of LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context	15
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	14
Psychiatric Boarding of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Awaiting Treatment	14
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Self-Reported Needs and Health Service Utilization Among Transgender Women in Lima, Perú	14
Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Young Adults: The Role of Self-Compassion	14
Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data	13
Including Sexually and Gender Diverse Populations in 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine–Assisted Psychotherapy Trial Research	13
Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Transgender and Nonbinary Adult Community Health Center Patients	13
Pediatric Provider Perspectives on Laws and Policies Impacting Sports Participation for Transgender Youth	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
Situational Avoidance and Its Association with Mental Health Among Transgender Adults in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study	12
Intersectional Minority Stress and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents of Color: Moderating Role of Family Support	12
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
Skin Cancer Behavioral Risk Factors and Screening Among U.S. Adults in Same-Sex Relationships: A Population-Based Study from 2000 to 2015	12
Body Image Concerns, Correlates, and Community Connection Among Black and Latinx Sexual Minority Cisgender Men and Transgender/Gender Nonconforming Young Adults	12
Commentary on “Mental Health Diagnoses and Suicidality Among Transgender Youth in Hospital Settings,” by Nunes-Moreno et al.	11
Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis	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
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
“No Man’s Land”: A Qualitative Exploration of Perceptions of Structural Stigma Among Bisexual Men Compared with Gay Men	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
Chronic Joint Pain Disparities for U.S. Transgender Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020	10
Characteristics of Youth Presenting for Gender Care Compared to Background Populations: Examination of Social Determinants of Health	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
Outness, Discrimination, and Psychological Distress Among LGBTQ+ People Living in the Southern United States	9
Victimization Typologies Among a Large National Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents	9
Sexual Orientation and Age-Related Patterns of Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Adults	9
Self-Perception of Transgender Adolescents After Gender-Affirming Treatment: A Follow-Up Study into Young Adulthood	9
Self-Compassion and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	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	8
Prenatal Substance Use Among Young Pregnant Sexual Minority People	8
Evaluating Food Intake Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review	8
A Scoping Review of Trends in the Size of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Tobacco Use Disparities, 1996–2020, United States and Canada	8
Factors Associated with Completeness of Sex and Gender Fields in Electronic Health Records	8
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	8
Patient and Surgery Characteristics of Inpatient Hysterectomies Among Transgender Individuals	8

Papanicolaou Test Rates Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	8
Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care	8