OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of BMC Womens Health is 32. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Characteristics of submucosal leiomyomas that could cause severe hemorrhage with relugolix: an observational study	137
The effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behavior on behavioral responses of premenopausal women in prevention of osteoporosis	130
‘I was eager to do anything I could to improve the situation’: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences and views of prehabilitation for ovarian cancer surgery	95
Continuous chains: childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization among displaced women in a war context	83
Translation and validation of Persian version of sexual function: vaginal changes questionnaire (SVQ) for women with gynecologic cancers	65
Are physicians creating a barrier to pre-conception care access? A qualitative study exploring patients’ experiences and perspectives around pre-conception care	53
Increased use of analgesics in midlife women but no association with mental stress: observations from the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg	53
‘I don’t want to be a guinea pig’ - Swedish women’s experiences of breast abscess treatment	52
Performance of Aptima-HPV in the cervical cancer screening program of Portugal: a cost-analysis	50
Internal growth of women with recurrent miscarriage: a qualitative descriptive study based on the post-traumatic growth theory	48
Hysteroscopic removal of intrauterine device in early pregnancy	46
Cross-sectional assessment of government health center needs to implement long-acting reversible contraception services in rural Rwanda	46
Changes of bone turnover markers and bone mineral density among postmenopausal Thai women with osteoporosis receiving generic risedronate	45
Spatial patterns and the associated factors for breast cancer hospitalization in the rural population of Fujian Province, China	44
Role Of Ovarian Metastases In Colorectal Cancer (ROMIC): a Dutch study protocol to evaluate the effect of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy in postmenopausal women	41
Achieving NPVR ≥ 80% as technical success of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for uterine fibroids: a cohort study	40
Women’s experiences of living with involuntary childlessness in Uganda: a qualitative phenomenological study	39
A novel prognostic score of recurrence for endometrial cancer patients with staging surgery	39
Exploring diagnosis and treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the U.S. healthcare system: a qualitative investigation	38
Is there any association between adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity with Bacterial Vaginosis? Results from a Case–Control study	36
Number of vaginal lactobacilli in postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy before and after treatment with erbium–YAG laser: a randomized sham-controlled trial	35
The impact of gynecological cancers on women’s marital satisfaction, spousal support, and quality of life: a cross-sectional comparative study	35
Intimate partner violence and mental health outcomes among ever-married women in Mozambique	34
Recurrence rates and associated risk factors after conservative surgery for adenomyosis: a retrospective study	34
Menstrual characteristics and associations with sociodemographic factors and self-rated health in Spain: a cross-sectional study	33

Underuse, overuse, and guideline-based use of cervical cancer screening: social disparities in temporal screening trajectories in the French CONSTANCES cohort	33
Feasibility of promoting physical activity using mHEALTH technology in rural women: the step-2-it study	33
Relationship between premenstrual syndrome symptoms, anthropometric measurements, and eating behaviors in women of childbearing age: Turkish sample	33
A cross-sectional study of knowledge, attitudes, barriers and practices of cervical cancer screening among nurses in selected hospitals in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa	33
Establishment and validation of a simple nomogram for predicting early postpartum stress urinary incontinence among women with vaginal delivery: a retrospective study	33
Effect of mentorship and a mHealth application in updating provider skills and knowledge in maternal and newborn care in two informal settlements of Nairobi	33
Women’s knowledge and attitudes to the menopause: a comparison of women over 40 who were in the perimenopause, post menopause and those not in the peri or post menopause	32
Contraceptive uptake and associated factors among women in the immediate postpartum period at Kawempe Hospital	32
Uptake of and adherence to oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among adolescent girls and young women at high risk of HIV-infection in Kampala, Uganda: A qualitative study of experiences, facilitators and b	32
Postmenopausal hyperandrogenism due to an ovarian sex cord-stromal tumour causing elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate: a case report	32
Prevalence and associated factors of early sexual initiation among youth female in sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of recent demographic and health surveys	32
Agency and role models: do they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health?	32
Endometriosis in an ectopic kidney: a rare case report and literature review	32
“I felt like she didn’t take me seriously”: a multi-methods study examining patient satisfaction and experiences with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Canada	32