OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Human Fertility is 4. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Early or late response in poor responders: does it make a difference in cycle outcome?	26
Weekday vs. weekend oocyte retrievals: is there a difference?	22
DNA damage in prepared semen is negatively associated with semen quality and fertilisation rate in assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment	22
Identification of potential key genes related to idiopathic male infertility using RNA-sequencing data: an in-silico approach	20
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes of singleton pregnancy from donated frozen versus fresh oocytes	19
Is intrauterine hematoma associated with adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes of ART singletons? A systematic review and meta-analysis	18
In vitro gametogenesis, ‘social infertility’, and the legacy of the Warnock report	17
Contact experiences among donor conception parties: donor conceived persons, donors, parents and same-donor siblings – a mixed methods systematic review	16
Donor conception and family connection: beyond genetic reductionism in the postgenomic era	15
Reproductive rights where conditions apply: an analysis of discriminatory practice in funding criteria against would-be parents seeking funded fertility treatment in England	14
Investigation of motivations for depositing sperm during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Young adult’s views on using a poster to learn about fertility: redesigning the fertility education poster	14
The knowledge and attitudes of a UK based population towards ovarian reserve testing and social egg freezing	14
Going going gone! has Covid really gone?	13
Atypical presentation of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome complicated by isolated pleural effusions: a case series and literature review	12
Comparing infertility-related stress, coping, and quality of life among assisted reproductive technology and non-assisted reproductive technology treatments	12
List of Human Fertility reviewers (1st June 2021–31st May 2022)	11
Does non-cavity distorting intramural fibroid affect endometrium around the time of embryo implantation?	11
Celebrating the peer reviewers of Human Fertility (2005–2022)	11
Prediction of clinical pregnancy outcome after single fresh blastocyst transfer during in vitro fertilization: an ensemble learning perspective	10
How low is too low? Postwash total motile sperm count effect on pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination	10
Should women with high body mass index be denied fertility treatments?	10
The microbiome and male infertility: looking into the past to move forward	9
Using online platforms to offer or seek sperm donation: A systematised narrative review of donor and recipient experiences	9
Association of lifetime psychiatric history with psychological distress in women undergoing intrauterine insemination	9

Nuclear sperm integrity and ICSI prognosis in Tunisian patients with MMAF syndrome (multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella)	9
The case for reframing known donation	8
Does reciprocal translocation affect the meiotic segregation products of non-translocation chromosomes?	8
Venous thromboembolism associated with medically assisted reproduction (MAR): British fertility society policy and practice guidance for assessment and prevention	8
How do coping strategies influence fertility-related information seeking/avoidance?	7
The effect of embryo migration after embryo transfer with fresh oocyte donation cycles on pregnancy outcomes	7
Poor air quality index on the day of embryo transfer may decrease the rate of embryo transfer success	7
Outcome of uterine functional structures protection by fertility preservative PUSH surgery in diffuse adenomyosis	7
The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women	7
Response to Hasdemir et al. (2023) COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels	6
Endometriosis affects the number of retrieved oocytes but not early embryonic development and live birth: a retrospective analysis of 716 IVF cycles	6
DuoStim protocol- a novel fertility preservation strategy for female oncology patients	6
Human Fertility is moving to open access	6
Quality of information for oocyte donors on South African donor agency websites: a content analysis	6
Comparative analysis of pregnancy outcomes in different time intervals following GnRH antagonist stimulation and modified natural frozen-thawed embryo transfers	6
Three-Dimensional ultrasound parameters in assessing endometrial receptivity: a prospective study of novel scoring systems in frozen embryo transfer cycles	6
15 and 30 min of immobilization after IUI: a randomized control trial	6
Elevated luteinizing hormone levels during the artificial endometrial preparation cycle do not impact pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer	5
Fertility 2025 Reproduction – Facts, Myths and Evidence 8–11th January 2025 ACC Liverpool The joint conference of the Association of Reproductive & Clinical Scientists, British Fertility Society,	5
Gene pathway analysis of the endometrium at the start of the window of implantation in women with unexplained infertility and unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss: is unexplained recurrent pregnancy l	5
Simultaneous transfer of one good-quality and one poor-quality cleavage stage embryo does not improve pregnancy outcomes	5
Thank you and goodbye!	5
Advancing embryo transfer precision: narrative synthesis of four-dimensional versus two-dimensional ultrasound guidance in IVF	5
Secretory-phase endometrial Ki67 predicts benefit of GnRHa pretreatment in unexplained recurrent implantation failure	5
Is the use of IVF add-on treatments driven by patients or clinics? Findings from a UK patient survey	5
Fertility awareness education improves fertility cycle knowledge and may reduce time-to-pregnancy in subfertile women	5
Donor-conceived adolescents accessing donor information in The Netherlands: their needs, motivations, experiences and available support	5
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on frozen embryo transfer cycle outcomes	4
Higher chromosomal abnormality rate in blastocysts from a subset of patients with pericentric inversion (Inv) 1 variant	4
From clicks to creating kin: how Australian online egg donors craft relationships with recipients and donor-conceived children	4
The importance of education, training and continuous performance monitoring to ART professionals, particularly embryologists	4
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes after abnormal hysterosalpingography	4
Donor-linking provisions in New Zealand: counselling roles, concerns and needs	4
Non-identified and directed embryo donation: a questionnaire study on donor and recipient perspectives	4
Endometrial receptivity evaluation using hysteroscopic endometrial gland image recognition	4
Psychological well-being and family functioning following identity-release gamete donation or standard IVF: follow-up of parents with adolescent children	4
Peer reviewers for Human Fertility in 2024	4
Predictors and differences in fertility level among Nigerian women of reproductive age: a function of subgroup social norms fertility behaviour	4
Statement of Retraction: Probiotic supplementation and the effects on weight loss, glycaemia and lipid profiles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled	4
Life satisfaction in parents after successful in vitro fertilization and natural pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal study from before pregnancy to 24 months after chi	4