OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Human Fertility 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Does male fertility-related quality of life differ when undergoing evaluation by reproductive urologist versus reproductive endocrinologist?	20
Weekday vs. weekend oocyte retrievals: is there a difference?	13
Early or late response in poor responders: does it make a difference in cycle outcome?	12
DNA damage in prepared semen is negatively associated with semen quality and fertilisation rate in assisted reproduction technology (ART) treatment	11
Identification of potential key genes related to idiopathic male infertility using RNA-sequencing data: an in-silico approach	11
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes of singleton pregnancy from donated frozen versus fresh oocytes	11
In vitro gametogenesis, ‘social infertility’, and the legacy of the Warnock report	10
Reproductive rights where conditions apply: an analysis of discriminatory practice in funding criteria against would-be parents seeking funded fertility treatment in England	10
Young adult’s views on using a poster to learn about fertility: redesigning the fertility education poster	10
Is intrauterine hematoma associated with adverse pregnancy and obstetric outcomes of ART singletons? A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Fertility 2022 Rising to global challenges 5–8th January 2022	10
Investigation of motivations for depositing sperm during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in females	9
Similar implantation competence in euploid blastocysts developed on day 5 or day 6 in young women: a retrospective cohort study	9
Going going gone! has Covid really gone?	9
Comparing infertility-related stress, coping, and quality of life among assisted reproductive technology and non-assisted reproductive technology treatments	9
List of Human Fertility reviewers (1st June 2021–31st May 2022)	8
Celebrating the peer reviewers of Human Fertility (2005–2022)	8
Does non-cavity distorting intramural fibroid affect endometrium around the time of embryo implantation?	7
British Infertility Counselling Association Registered Charity No 803743 www.bica.net	7
How low is too low? Postwash total motile sperm count effect on pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination	7
Nuclear sperm integrity and ICSI prognosis in Tunisian patients with MMAF syndrome (multiple morphological abnormalities of the sperm flagella)	7
Should women with high body mass index be denied fertility treatments?	7
Prediction of clinical pregnancy outcome after single fresh blastocyst transfer during in vitro fertilization: an ensemble learning perspective	6
Outcome of uterine functional structures protection by fertility preservative PUSH surgery in diffuse adenomyosis	6

Venous thromboembolism associated with medically assisted reproduction (MAR): British fertility society policy and practice guidance for assessment and prevention	6
15 and 30 min of immobilization after IUI: a randomized control trial	6
DuoStim protocol- a novel fertility preservation strategy for female oncology patients	6
The case for reframing known donation	6
Does reciprocal translocation affect the meiotic segregation products of non-translocation chromosomes?	6
The microbiome and male infertility: looking into the past to move forward	6
How do coping strategies influence fertility-related information seeking/avoidance?	6
Comprehensive bioinformation analysis of differentially expressed genes in recurrent pregnancy loss	6
Fertility preservation provision in the NHS: a national assessment of care policies	5
Sperm donors versus long-term mates: a comparison of preferences of heterosexual and lesbian women	5
The effect of COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels in reproductive age women	5
Endometriosis affects the number of retrieved oocytes but not early embryonic development and live birth: a retrospective analysis of 716 IVF cycles	5
Quality of information for oocyte donors on South African donor agency websites: a content analysis	5
Human Fertility is moving to open access	5
Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), placental growth factor (PlGF) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in serum from women undergoing frozen embryo transfer	5
The effect of embryo migration after embryo transfer with fresh oocyte donation cycles on pregnancy outcomes	5
‘How did you cope with such concerns?’: insights from a monitored online infertility peer support forum	4
Is the use of IVF add-on treatments driven by patients or clinics? Findings from a UK patient survey	4
Association of Reproductive and Clinical Scientists	4
Response to Hasdemir et al. (2023) COVID-19 vaccinations on menstrual cycle and serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels	4
Endometrial compaction is associated with the increased live birth rate in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles	4
Fertility preservation discussions, referral and follow-up in male-to-female and female-to-male adolescent transgender patients	4
Comparative analysis of pregnancy outcomes in different time intervals following GnRH antagonist stimulation and modified natural frozen-thawed embryo transfers	4
Thank you and goodbye!	4
Elevated luteinizing hormone levels during the artificial endometrial preparation cycle do not impact pregnancy outcomes in patients undergoing single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer	4
24 years of policy statements, guidelines, and policy and practice articles in Human Fertility	4
Psychological well-being and family functioning following identity-release gamete donation or standard IVF: follow-up of parents with adolescent children	3
The role of CFTR channel in female infertility	3
The importance of education, training and continuous performance monitoring to ART professionals, particularly embryologists	3
Peer reviewers for Human Fertility in 2024	3
Effect of vitamin D supplementation on frozen embryo transfer cycle outcomes	3
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	3
Fertility knowledge and its related factors among married men and women in Zanjan, Iran	3
Risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes after abnormal hysterosalpingography	3
Research funding for male reproductive health and infertility in the UK and USA [2016 – 2019]	3
Non-identified and directed embryo donation: a questionnaire study on donor and recipient perspectives	3
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	3
Life satisfaction in parents after successful in vitro fertilization and natural pregnancy: a prospective longitudinal study from before pregnancy to 24 months after chi	3
Simultaneous transfer of one good-quality and one poor-quality cleavage stage embryo does not improve pregnancy outcomes	3
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,	3
Donor-linking provisions in New Zealand: counselling roles, concerns and needs	3
The first 25 years of Human Fertility	3
Predictors and differences in fertility level among Nigerian women of reproductive age: a function of subgroup social norms fertility behaviour	3
Endometrial receptivity evaluation using hysteroscopic endometrial gland image recognition	3
Diminished ovarian reserve associates with pregnancy and birth outcomes after IVF: a retrospective cohort study	3
Higher chromosomal abnormality rate in blastocysts from a subset of patients with pericentric inversion (Inv) 1 variant	3
The Association of Irish Clinical Embryologists	3
The relationship between endometriosis and diet	3
Fertility awareness education improves fertility cycle knowledge and may reduce time-to-pregnancy in subfertile women	3