OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Zygote is 3. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Resveratrol protects boar sperm in vitro via its antioxidant capacity	23
Interleukin-1β and TNF-α systems in ovarian follicles and their roles during follicular development, oocyte maturation and ovulation	23
Effect of antioxidants on preimplantation embryo developmentin vitro: a review	17
A microfluidic sperm-sorting device reduces the proportion of sperm with double-stranded DNA fragmentation	17
Antioxidant activities and lipid peroxidation status in human follicular fluid: age-dependent change	16
Dynamic reprogramming and function of RNA N⁶-methyladenosine modification during porcine early embryonic development	13
CFAP43-mediated intra-manchette transport is required for sperm head shaping and flagella formation	12
Early embryo morphokinetics is a better predictor of post-ICSI live birth than embryo morphology: speed is more important than beauty at the cleavage stage	12
Improved efficiencies in the generation of multigene-modified pigs by recloning and using sows as the recipient	11
Histological, histochemical, immunohistochemical and ultrastructural characterization of the testes of the dove	11
lncRNA SNHG14 involved in trophoblast cell proliferation, migration, invasion and epithelial–mesenchymal transition by targeting miR-330-5p in preeclampsia	11
Factors affecting rabbit sperm cryopreservation: a mini-review	10
Eugenol influences the expression of messenger RNAs for superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase 1 in bovine secondary follicles cultured in vitro	10
Sperm DNA fragmentation measured by sperm chromatin dispersion impacts morphokinetic parameters, fertilization rate and blastocyst quality in ICSI treatments	10
Methodological approaches for vitrification of bovine oocytes	10
Evaluation of extracellular vesicles and gDNA from culture medium as a possible indicator of developmental competence in human embryos	10
Effects of mobile phone radiofrequency radiation on sperm quality	9
Transferrin receptor (TFRC) is essential for meiotic progression during mouse spermatogenesis	9
Frozen–thawed cleavage stage versus blastocyst stage embryo transfer in high responder patients	9
Sperm-borne small RNAs improve the developmental competence of pre-implantation cloned embryos in rabbit	9
C57BL/6J mouse superovulation: schedule and age optimization to increase oocyte yield and reduce animal use	9
Extracellular vesicles in mammalian reproduction: a review	8
Evaluation of co-cultured spermatogonial stem cells encapsulated in alginate hydrogel with Sertoli cells and their transplantation into azoospermic mice	8
Review of Sertoli cell dysfunction caused by COVID-19 that could affect male fertility	8
Importance of real-time measurement of sperm head morphology in intracytoplasmic sperm injection	8

Role of diagnostic intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in the management of genetically determined zona pellucida-free oocytes during in vitro fertilization: a case report	7
Porcine follicular fluid derived from > 8 mm sized follicles improves oocyte maturation and embryo development duringin vitromaturation of pigs	7
EH domain binding protein 1-like 1 (EHBP1L1), a protein with calponin homology domain, is expressed in the rat testis	7
A review of methods for preserving male fertility	7
Estimation of genetic parameters for early reproduction traits in Beetal goat	6
Spermatozoa morphology changes during reproduction and first observation of acrosomal contact in two dioecious species of Macrobiotidae (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada)	6
Does the number of embryos loaded on a single cryo-carrier affect post-vitrification survival rate?	6
Use of time-lapse monitoring in medically assisted reproduction treatments: a mini-review	6
Paternal hypoxia exposure impairs fertilization process and preimplantation embryo development	6
Live birth and clinical outcome of vitrification-warming donor oocyte programme: an experience of a single IVF unit	6
The effects of the day of trophectoderm biopsy and blastocyst grade on the clinical and neonatal outcomes of preimplantation genetic testing–frozen embryo transfer cycles	6
The expression profile of WNT/β-catanin signalling genes in human oocytes obtained from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients	6
Culture of preantral ovarian follicles ofBos taurus indicuswith alpha-lipoic acid	6
Effects of dexamethasone on growth, viability and ultrastructure of bovine secondary follicles cultured in vitro	6
Ovarian activity and antioxidant indices during estrous cycle of Barki ewes under effect of thyme, celery and salinomycin as feed additives	6
Maternal ageing causes changes in DNA methylation and gene expression profiles in mouse oocytes	5
Mechanism of the adverse effect of hyaluronidase used for oocyte denudation on early development of bovine embryos	5
Leptin decreases apoptosis and promotes the activation of primordial follicles through the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway in cultured ovine ovarian tissue	5
Impact of obesity on medically assisted reproductive treatments	5
Modulation of lipid metabolism through multiple pathways during oocyte maturation and embryo culture in bovine	5
Effects of oxygen concentrations on developmental competence and transcriptomic profile of yak oocytes	5
Assessment of binder of sperm protein 1 (BSP1) and heparin effects on in vitro capacitation and fertilization of bovine ejaculated and epididymal sperm	5
Modulating oxidative stress and epigenetic homeostasis in preimplantation IVF embryos	5
Microtubule-severing protein Fidgetin-like 1 promotes spindle organization during meiosis of mouse oocytes	5
Ram semen quality can be assessed by flow cytometry several hours after post-fixation	5
Antral follicular count and its relationship with ovarian volume, preantral follicle population and survival, oocyte meiotic progression and ultrastructure of in vitro matured bovine cumulus–oo	5
Effect of melatonin on the clinical outcome of patients with repeated cycles after failed cycles of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection	5
Folic acid supplementation during oocytes maturation influences in vitro production and gene expression of bovine embryos	5
DNA methyltransferase inhibitors modulate histone methylation: epigenetic crosstalk between H3K4me3 and DNA methylation during sperm differentiation	5
Oxidative stress induced by methomyl exposure reduces the quality of early embryo development in mice	5
Can mesenchymal stem cells derived from adipose tissue and their conditioned medium improve ovarian functions? A mini-review	4
The regulatory role of miR-20a in bovine cumulus cells and its contribution to oocyte maturation	4
Comparison of three antioxidants in chemical and biological assays on porcine oocytes during ageing in vitro	4
Prolonged interval time between blastocyst biopsy and vitrification compromised the outcomes in preimplantation genetic testing	4
Use of alginate hydrogel to improve long-term 3D culture of spermatogonial stem cells: stemness gene expression and structural features	4
Impact of the number of retrieved oocytes on IVF outcomes: oocyte maturation, fertilization, embryo quality and implantation rate	4
Embryo co-culture with bovine amniotic membrane stem cells can enhance the cryo-survival of IVF-derived bovine blastocysts comparable with co-culture with bovine oviduct epithelial cells	4
Interference of fixatives and fixation period on the morphologic analysis of ovarian preantral follicles	4
Follicular development, morphological integrity, and oxidative stress in bovine preantral follicles cultured in vitro with ascorbic acid	4
Evaluation of the human sperm nucleus: ambiguity and risk of confusion with chromomycin staining	4
DNA fragmentation and morphometric studies in sperm of stallions supplemented with maca (Lepidium meyenii)	4
Coenzyme Q10 ameliorates the quality of mouse oocytes during in vitro culture	4
Heat-induced triploids in Brycon amazonicus: a strategic fish species for aquaculture and conservation	4
Supplementation of porcine in vitro maturation medium with FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 enhances cytoplasmic maturation in prepubertal gilts oocytes and improves embryo quality	4
Bovine ICSI: limiting factors, strategies to improve its efficiency and alternative approaches	4
Oviductal high concentration of K⁺suppresses hyperpolarization but does not prevent hyperactivation, acrosome reaction andin vitrofertilization in hamsters	3
Blastomere movement correlates with ploidy and mosaicism in early-stage human embryos after in vitro fertilization	3
Prediction of embryo implantation rate using a sole parameter of timing of starting blastulation	3
Circulating MMP-7 and VEGF as potential predictive biomarkers for recurrent implantation failures	3
A cryoprotectant supplemented with pentoxifylline can improve the effect of freezing on the motility of human testicular sperm	3

Effect of oestrogen on mouse follicle growth and meiotic resumption	3
Tricostatin A-treated round spermatid enhances preimplantation embryo developmental competency following round spermatid injection in mice	3
Sperm chromatin protamination influences embryo development in unsexed and sexed bull semen	3
Transmembrane H⁺fluxes and the regulation of neural induction inXenopus laevis	3
N-Acetyl cysteine reduces the levels of reactive oxygen species and improves in vitro maturation of oocytes from medium-sized bovine antral follicles	3
Seminal characterization of the Amazonian fire-eye tetra Moenkhausia oligolepis (Günther, 1864)	3
Effects of myo-inositol plus folic acid on ovarian morphology and oocyte quality in PCOS mouse model	3
Challenges on the effect of cell phone radiation on mammalian embryos and fetuses: a review of the literature	3
Parthenogenetic activation of buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) oocytes: comparison of different activation reagents and different media on their developmental competence and quantitative expression of	3
Evaluating animal models comprising direct and maternal effects associated with growth rates and the Kleiber ratio in Harnali sheep	3
Spastin interacts with CRMP5 to promote spindle organization in mouse oocytes by severing microtubules	3
Impact of body mass index on intracytoplasmic sperm injection in women with polycystic ovary syndrome	3
Impact of mother genetic and resource environment on her offspring’s growth features in Munjal sheep	3
Boar seminal plasma improves sperm quality by enhancing its antioxidant capacity during liquid storage at 17°C	3
Relationship of sperm motility with clinical outcome of percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration–intracytoplasmic sperm injection in infertile males with congenital domestic absence of vas deferens: a	3
Expression of lncRNA TINCR in the placenta of patients with pre-eclampsia and its effect on the biological behaviours of trophoblasts	3
Extracellular vesicles from seminal plasma improved development of in vitro-fertilized mouse embryos	3
Oocyte vitrification induces loss of DNA methylation and histone acetylation in the resulting embryos derived using ICSI in dromedary camel	3
Should fertile women quit drinking alcohol to produce better quality oocytes?	3