OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Reproductive Medicine and Biology is 7. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanobiology of the female reproductive system	57
Pathophysiology of polycystic ovary syndrome revisited: Current understanding and perspectives regarding future research	35
The quality of human eggs and its pre‐IVF incubation	34
Ectopic expression of the mitochondrial protein COXFA4L3 in human sperm acrosome and its potential application in the selection of male infertility treatments	27
Tacrolimus treatment in women with repeated implantation failures	27
CDX2 downregulation in mouse mural trophectoderm during peri‐implantation is heteronomous, dependent on the YAP‐TEAD pathway and controlled by estrogen‐induced factors	26
Developmental and functional roles of androgen and interactive signals for external genitalia and erectile tissues	26
Risk factors for empty follicle syndrome in assisted reproductive technology with gonadotropin‐releasing hormone agonist trigger	25
Rhabdomyosarcoma Requiring Ovarian Transposition Release for Recurrent Severe Ovulation Pain Following Laparoscopic Ovarian Transposition: A Case Report	25
Exome‐based genome‐wide screening of rare variants associated with the risk of polycystic ovary syndrome	24
Donor insemination for heterosexual couples: A practice in transition	24
The morphokinetics algorithm based on data from day 5 blastocyst transfer (KIDScoreD5 version 3) is also useful for embryo selection in day 6 blastocyst transfer	22
Aspiration of excess follicles before intrauterine insemination in high response cycles	21
Prevalence, definition, and etiology of cesarean scar defect and treatment of cesarean scar disorder: A narrative review	21
TULP2 deletion mice exhibit abnormal outer dense fiber structure and male infertility	20
Accumulation of fibrosis and altered perifollicular stromal differentiation in vitrified‐thawed human ovarian tissue xenografted to nude mice.	20
Comparative prospective study on the clinical utility of G‐banding and next‐generation sequencing for chromosomal analysis of products of conception under Advanced Medical Care A in Japan	19
Cryptozoospermia: Should we use ejaculated sperm or surgically retrieved sperm for assisted reproductive technology?	18
Investigation of an efficient method of oocyte retrieval by dual stimulation for patients with cancer	18
Anthropometric measurements of term singletons at 6 years of age born from fresh and frozen embryo transfer: A multicenter prospective study in Japan	18
Current status of genome‐wide epigenetic profiling of mammalian preimplantation embryos	18
Reviewer Acknowledgment	18
The novel oral gonadotropin‐releasing hormone receptor antagonist relugolix is a new option for controlled ovarian stimulation cycles	17
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Homozygous FIGLA missense variant in two Japanese sisters with primary ovarian insufficiency: Case reports and literature review	16

Molecular mechanism of autophagy and apoptosis in endometriosis: Current understanding and future research directions	16
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Distribution of the follicular and luteal phase lengths and their age‐dependent changes in Japanese women: A large population study	16
Efficacy and safety of follitropin delta versus follitropin alpha/beta in infertility treatment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	16
Evaluation of the efficacy of creatine chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging in assessing testicular maturity	15
Impact of abnormal karyotype on reproductive outcome in premature ovarian insufficiency	15
Time from trophectoderm biopsy to vitrification affects the developmental competence of biopsied blastocysts	15
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Optimizing treatment efficacy and fertility preservation in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: A narrative review of ovarian shielding with total‐body irradiation or treosulf	14
IVM of human immature oocytes for infertility treatment and fertility preservation	13
Issue Information	13
Impact of heparin‐aspirin therapy in patients with recurrent pregnancy loss characterized by thrombophilia resistant to low‐dose aspirin therapy: A retrospective study	13
The possible effects of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guidelines 2017 on the practice of fertility preservation in female cancer patients in Japan	13
Effect of aging on semen and embryonic developmental scores in assisted reproductive technology	13
Shallow artificial networks with morphokinetic time‐lapse parameters coupled to ART data allow to predict live birth	13
A novel system based on artificial intelligence for predicting blastocyst viability and visualizing the explanation	11
The effectiveness of controlled ovarian stimulation with tamoxifen for patients with estrogen‐sensitive breast cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Sperm DNA fragmentation testing in clinical management of reproductive medicine	11
High incidence of decidualization failure in infertile women	11
Therapeutic efficacy of gentle endometrial curettage on antibiotic‐resistant chronic endometritis in infertile women	10
A Comparative Study of Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Lipid Emulsion in Patients With Reproductive Failures Associated With NK Cell Abnormalities	10
Usefulness of expanding the indications of early rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection	10
Progesterone resistance in endometriosis: A pathophysiological perspective and potential treatment alternatives	10
Therapeutic efficacy of the optimization of thyroid function, thrombophilia, immunity and uterine milieu (OPTIMUM) treatment strategy on pregnancy outcomes after single euploid blastocyst t	10
Impact of current and previous sperm findings on outcomes of intrauterine insemination	9
Aneuploidy and sex concordance rate between cell‐free DNA analysis from spent culture media of preimplantation embryo and DNA from whole embryo with respect to different morpholo	9
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Effect of post‐warming culture time on the live birth rate after frozen embryo transfer	9
Effect of hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity on the ovarian reserve: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	9
Mechanisms of Decidual Dysfunction and Infertility in Endometriosis: Roles of Prostaglandins and SASP	8
Roles of lipid mediators in early pregnancy events	8
Clinical relevance of a newly developed endometrial receptivity test for patients with recurrent implantation failure in Japan	8
Occurrence of chronic endometritis in different types of human adenomyosis	8
Embryos, cancers, and parasites: Potential applications to the study of reproductive biology in view of their similarity as biological phenomena	8
Expression and co‐localization of RFRP‐3 and kisspeptin during breeding and non‐breeding season in the hypothalamus of male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)	8
NR5A1 and cell population heterogeneity: Insights into developmental and functional disparities and regulatory mechanisms	8
The impact of oocyte death on mouse primordial follicle formation and ovarian reserve	8
Issue Information	8
Age‐dependent phenotypes of ovarian endometriomas	7
Effects of paternal ionizing radiation exposure on fertility and offspring's health	7
The Asian Society of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis guidelines for managing adenomyosis	7
The physiological role of macrophages in reproductive organs	7
Gamma‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) can affect physiological processes in preimplantation embryos via GABA_A and GABA_B receptors	7
A gene network of uterine luminal epithelium organizes mouse blastocyst implantation	7
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2020 by the ethics Committee of the Japan Society of obstetrics and gynecology	7
Chromosome segregation errors during early embryonic development	7
Effects of Hochuekkito, a traditional Japanese medicine (Kampo), on reproduction of aging female mice	7
Prevalence of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea in a cohort of women referred because of polycystic ovary syndrome	7
Potential Role of CREM in Diabetes‐Associated Testicular Dysfunction: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives	7
Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2019 by the Ethics Committee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology	7

Assisted reproductive technology in Japan: A summary report for 2021 by the Ethics Committee of the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology