OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Basic and Clinical Andrology 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Motivational stimuli to donate sperm among non-donor students	32
Seminal vesicle status and its association with semen parameters in congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD)	20
Secondary azoospermia after a successful natural pregnancy: a primary prospective study	20
Viruses, bacteria and parasites: infection of the male genital tract and fertility	20
Predictive factors of c-TESE success in eastern algerian patients with non-obstructive azoospermia: role of histology, hormones, and testicular volume	19
Management of Fournier’s gangrene during the Covid-19 pandemic era: make a virtue out of necessity	18
Stigma and its associations with self-confidence and sexual relations in 4 types of premature ejaculation	18
Long-term effect of sleeve gastrectomy surgery on Hormonal Profile, Semen Parameters and sexual functions of obese infertile men; a prospective observational study	16
Intact spermatogenesis in an azoospermic patient with AZFa (sY84 and sY86) microdeletion and a homozygous TG12-5T variant in CFTR	16
Hemoglobin, Albumin, Lymphocyte, and Platelet (HALP) score as a biomarker for phase differentiation in Peyronie’s Disease: a retrospective cohort study	16
Microscopic surgery for the repair of painful varicocele- efficacy and predictors of successful outcomes	14
Implantation of skin-derived precursor Schwann cells improves erectile function in a bilateral cavernous nerve injury rat model	12
Biological and therapeutic implications of sex hormone-related gene clustering in testicular cancer	10
The effect of tadalafil 5 mg on erection and persistent storage lower urinary tract symptoms after transurethral resection of prostate: a randomized controlled study	10
Study on clinical outcomes between non-transecting urethroplasty and lingual mucosal urethroplasty for iatrogenic bulbar urethral stricture treatment	9
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in primary versus secondary premature ejaculation: a comparative study	9
Nrf2 enhances the therapeutic efficiency of adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of neurogenic erectile dysfunction in a rat model	9
Subfertile patients underestimate their risk factors of reprotoxic exposure	9
Density gradient centrifugation specifically improves sperm motility in hyperuricemia: evidence from intrauterine insemination cycles – retrospective cohort study	9
Association between sleep quality and nocturnal erection monitor by RigiScan in erectile dysfunction patients: a prospective study using fitbit charge 2	8
Evaluation of the semen microbiome for fertility in men with obesity using next-generation sequencing	8
The effectiveness of penile curvature treatment by cavernous body rotation and plication of the tunica albuginea	8
Testicular impairment in Primary Adrenal Insufficiency caused by Nicotinamide Nucleotide Transhydrogenase (NNT) deficiency - a case report: implication of oxidative stress and importance of fertility	8
Comparison of precision of a paperless electronic input method versus the conventional paper form in an andrology laboratory: a prospective study	7
Microscopic ligation combined with shunt procedure versus microsurgical varicocelectomy for nutcracker syndrome and left varicocele: a randomized controlled trial	7

Male polycystic ovarian syndrome phenotype: a meta-analysis of endocrine-metabolic dysregulation in fathers and brothers of PCOS-affected women	6
Etiology, clinical manifestations, and management methods of cryptitis beside the preputial frenulum in men	6
Preoperative semen quality is superior to the quality shortly after orchiectomy in patients with testicular germ cell tumour – a retrospective study from two centres in Germany	6
Sexual dysfunction and quality of life in males with genital warts	6
The relationship between four types of premature ejaculation patients and the quality of residential environment	5
The storage time of cryopreserved human spermatozoa does not affect pathways involved in fertility	5
Safety and efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injection for treatment of erectile dysfunction: a prospective randomized controlled study	5
Clinical outcomes of the tunica albuginea plication for patients with Peyronie’s disease: a bicentric retrospective analysis	5
The role of acupuncture in treating premature ejaculation and its probable neurobiological mechanism	5
Zika virus and male reproductive health: essential updates for andrologists and fertility specialists	4
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on semen quality of uninfected men	4
Retrospective study of 115 patients with diabetes mellitus complicated by retrograde ejaculation	4
Correction: Complete or partial loss of the Y chromosome in an unselected cohort of 865 non-vasectomized, azoospermic men	4
Testicular shear wave elastography in varicocele: measurement strategy and clinical application	4
Ureaplasma parvum impaired semen quality improves after doxycycline treatment in selected patients: a cohort study	4
Stem cell therapy in diabetic men with erectile dysfunction: a 24-month follow-up of safety and efficacy of two intracavernous autologous bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells injections, an open	4
The NLRP3 inflammasome: molecular activation and regulation in spermatogenesis and male infertility; a systematic review	4
Correction: Stigma and its associations with self-confidence and sexual relations in 4 types of premature ejaculation	4