OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Sexual and Relationship Therapy 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Asking for MORE: a phenomenological exploration of the dyadic coming out process in mixed orientation relationships	22
Associations between daily positive communication and sexual desire and satisfaction: an approach utilizing traditional analyses and machine learning	17
The use of sex toys in trans and nonbinary individuals’ sexuality	16
Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM	16
Found family: connection and community as transgender practitioners and researchers	15
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of ENRICH scale for marital satisfaction in Pashto	12
DIADICS: a proof-of-concept study in mixed-sex couples	11
Editorial Introduction: Sexual and Relationship Therapy Best Article of the Year Award 2022	9
Sexual satisfaction and marital intimacy in Iranian male pornography users	9
Impact of Female Genital Self-Image on sexual function and associated risk factors	8
Educational programs and counseling models for improving postpartum sexual health: a narrative review	7
The wife, the mother, and the slut: sexual pleasure for the Filipino woman a grounded theory approach	7
Fair play : a review	7
In their own words: getting it right for kink clients	7
Minority stressors and psychological correlates of sexual distress among Black queer and heterosexual women	7
Sexuality was my antidepressant or anxiolytic during covid19 lockdown. Sexual behaviours as a coping strategy during the first covid-19 lockdown in France	7
Sexuality is not age-related: an interview study	6
The role of partner support in infertility-related quality of life in couples seeking fertility treatment	6
Tantra with a Twist: application of an ancient spiritual practice for modern relational communication	6
Sensate focus: addressing potential preconceived notions of black sexuality	5
The buffering effect of religious belief on the associations between perceived female sexual pain and partner sexual and relationship satisfaction	5
Sexual beliefs and sexual goals are associated with gender, relationship characteristics, and life satisfaction	4
From secrecy to openness: sexual satisfaction in couples from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints	4
Using spiritual discernment to heal clients wounded by religiously repressive sexual beliefs	4
Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Affirmative Consent Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Affirmative Consent ,	4

Health, depression, and marital processes as they relate to sexual satisfaction and harmonious sexual passion: a biopsychosocial model	4
Correction	4
Minority stress in consensually non-monogamous individuals: mental health implications	4
Needing to be “perfect” to be loved: the intersection of body dysmorphic disorder, sexual identity, and gay culture in gay men. A qualitative study	4
Age-hypogamy, emotional intelligence, sexual self-efficacy, and subjective happiness associations	3
Context of pornography consumption and sexual desire in romantic relationships	3
Editorial Introduction	3
Validation of the French sexual mindfulness measure and its links with psychosexual well-being	3
A new avenue to pathologize sexual minority populations? Internalized sexual stigma and endorsement of compulsive sexual behavior disorder	3
The end story of unconsummated marriage by male factors or honeymoon impotence: a systematic review	3
Let’s talk about it: The teen’s guide to sex, relationships, and being a human	3
Editorial introduction	3
Towards a trans inclusive practice: thinking difference differently	3
‘You feel like you’re drifting apart’: a qualitative study of impacts of endometriosis on sex and intimacy amongst heterosexual couples	3
Held back by limited experience, training, and therapeutic confidence: self-perceptions of Czech mental health professionals about addressing paraphilic-related concerns	3
Mechanism of the association between men’s self-perceived attractiveness and sexual interest perception: the mediating paths of positive and negative mating efficacies	3
Relationship between personality traits and emotional schema with loneliness in Iranian people with gender dysphoria: the mediating role of mindfulness	3
Exploring differences in Black heterosexual and queer women’s sexual experiences through a Black queer feminist lens	3
Editorial introduction	3
Deconstructing Europe’s prejudices: a critical media review of transphobia, racism, and identity politics through the lens of Emilia Perez	3
Secrecy and deception: values, shame, and endorsement of hiding one’s pornography viewing	3
Having sex with partners met online among bachelors in China: application of the theory of planned behavior	3
Are sex therapy and God, strange bedfellows? Case studies illuminating the intersection of client sexuality with spirituality, religion, faith or belief practices	3
Re-membering body and spirit through spiritual practices of sexual wholeness	3