OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Urology and Nephrology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Utilizing lesion diameter and prostate specific antigen density to decide on magnetic resonance imaging guided confirmatory biopsy of prostate imaging reporting and data system score three lesions in	64
Endogenous testosterone density is an independent predictor of pelvic lymph node invasion in high-risk prostate cancer: results in 201 consecutive patients treated with radical prostatectomy and exten	39
Urethral injection of dedifferentiated fat cells ameliorates sphincter damage and voiding dysfunction in a rat model of persistence stress urinary incontinence	24
Pre-surgical chronic kidney disease continues to drive outcomes in the modern era of minimally invasive renal surgery, despite advances in technology	23
Survival after radical prostatectomy vs. radiation therapy in ductal carcinoma of the prostate	20
Imbalance in the estrogen/androgen ratio may affect prostate fibrosis through the TGF-β/Smad signaling pathway	17
Gleason grade accuracy of transperineal and transrectal prostate biopsies in MRI-naïve patients	13
Cancer-specific mortality after radical prostatectomy vs external beam radiotherapy in high-risk Hispanic/Latino prostate cancer patients	11
Does alkalinised urine reduce the rate of encrustation in patients with ureteric stents? A randomised controlled study	11
Letter to the Editor—Rezūm for benign prostatic hyperplasia: no or low rates of post-operative ejaculatory dysfunction?	9
A systematic review and meta-analysis of risk factors and treatment choices in emphysematous pyelonephritis	9
Incisional hernia repair after kidney transplantation in a tertiary high-volume center: outcomes from a 10-year retrospective cohort study	9
Systematic biopsy should not be omitted in the era of combined magnetic resonance imaging/ultrasound fusion-guided biopsies of the prostate	8
Evaluation of Galdakao-modified Valdivia position in endoscopic management of malignant ureteric obstruction	8
Ureteral reconstruction for complex strictures: a review of the current literature	8
Endogenous testosterone density predicts unfavorable disease at final pathology in intermediate risk prostate cancer	8
The effect of intraurethral hyaluronic acid on healing and fibrosis in rats with experimentally induced urethral trauma	7
Usefulness of the mayo adhesive probability score as a predictive factor for renal function deterioration after partial nephrectomy: a retrospective case–control study	7
Management of local recurrence after radical nephrectomy: surgical removal with or without systemic treatment is still the gold standard. Results from a multicenter international cohort	7
Pre-transplant morphometry by computed tomography scan and post-transplant dialysis risk in overweight or obese kidney transplant recipients	7
Using social media to crowdsource collection of urine samples during a national pandemic	7
Bipolar vessel sealing system versus silk ligation of lymphatic vessels in renal transplant recipient lymphatic complications: a randomized controlled trial	7
The effect of heated lidocaine gel on pain reduction during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a randomized-controlled study	7
Quasi-linear viscoelastic behavior of fresh porcine ureter	6
Evaluating the performance of clinical and radiological data in predicting prostate cancer in prostate imaging reporting and data system version 2.1 category 3 lesions of the peripheral and the transi	5

Urethral stricture after bleomycin for the treatment of metastatic testicular cancer	5
Clinicopathological patterns of bladder carcinoma over 1 year: experience from University Hospital of Nepal	5
Relationship between erectile dysfunction and moderate to severe prostatitis-like symptoms in middle-aged men: a propensity score–matched analysis	5
Evaluation of pedometer use in men with lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized clinical trial	5
Chronic intermittent self-bladder catheterization with plastic funnel	5
Bladder cancer biomarker screening based on non-targeted urine metabolomics	5
Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE) in men with infertility due to nonobstructive azoospermia: summary of current literature	5