OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Human Reproduction Update is 39. 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
Long-term cardiometabolic disease risk in women with PCOS: a systematic review and meta-analysis	182
Temporal trends in sperm count: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis of samples collected globally in the 20th and 21st centuries	164
Investigation of human trophoblast invasion in vitro	161
Endometrial function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a comprehensive review	160
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their effects on the ovary	151
Metabolic co-dependence of the oocyte and cumulus cells: essential role in determining oocyte developmental competence	140
Advanced paternal age is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis	133
Molecular genetics of infertility: loss-of-function mutations in humans and corresponding knockout/mutated mice	126
A systematic review of the validated monogenic causes of human male infertility: 2020 update and a discussion of emerging gene–disease relationships	121
Endometriosis and cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	119
The role of gut and genital microbiota and the estrobolome in endometriosis, infertility and chronic pelvic pain	86
Progesterone receptor ligands for the treatment of endometriosis: the mechanisms behind therapeutic success and failure	82
Endometriosis recurrence following post-operative hormonal suppression: a systematic review and meta-analysis	73
Progestins for pituitary suppression during ovarian stimulation for ART: a comprehensive and systematic review including meta-analyses	72
Plants as source of new therapies for endometriosis: a review of preclinical and clinical studies	69
Mitochondria: their role in spermatozoa and in male infertility	69
Adenomyosis pathogenesis: insights from next-generation sequencing	66
Immunological changes associated with adenomyosis: a systematic review	65
Risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in women achieving singleton pregnancy spontaneously or after ART: a systematic review and meta-analysis	64
Number and function of uterine natural killer cells in recurrent miscarriage and implantation failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis	63
Confined placental mosaicism and the association with pregnancy outcome and fetal growth: a review of the literature	60
IVF and other ART in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic landscape analysis	60
Adaptations of the human placenta to hypoxia: opportunities for interventions in fetal growth restriction	56
Plasticity of the human preimplantation embryo: developmental dogmas, variations on themes and self-correction	56
Uterine natural killer cells: from foe to friend in reproduction	55

The role of cellular senescence in female reproductive aging and the potential for senotherapeutic interventions	55
Mild versus conventional ovarian stimulation for IVF in poor, normal and hyper-responders: a systematic review and meta-analysis	47
Adipocyte and steroidogenic cell cross-talk in polycystic ovary syndrome	47
Secretory products of the corpus luteum and preeclampsia	44
DNA methylation in human sperm: a systematic review	43
All you need to know about sperm RNAs	43
Nanoparticles in pregnancy: the next frontier in reproductive therapeutics	42
Embryo implantation in the laboratory: an update on current techniques	42
Fresh and cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation for preserving reproductive and endocrine function: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis	42
Autophagy: a multifaceted player in the fate of sperm	41
Anti-Müllerian hormone as a marker of ovarian reserve and premature ovarian insufficiency in children and women with cancer: a systematic review	41
Preconception genome medicine: current state and future perspectives to improve infertility diagnosis and reproductive and health outcomes based on individual genomic data	41
Fertility preservation for prepubertal boys: lessons learned from the past and update on remaining challenges towards clinical translation	40
Current approaches and developments in transcript profiling of the human placenta	40
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression and function in the mammalian reproductive Tract	39