OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Prostate International 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Does androgenic alopecia aggravate the risk of prostate cancer? Evidence from Mendelian randomization	61
Oncological outcomes after radical prostatectomy of localized prostate cancer: stratified by magnetic resonance imaging and risk classification	40
Prostate-specific antigen kinetics in hypofractionated radiation therapy alone for intermediate- and high-risk localized prostate cancer	28
Integrated Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Prediction Model for Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis in Prostate Cancer	28
The association between behavioral habits and physical health status in prostate cancer patients: a large US national health-related survey	23
Association between pelvic lymph node dissection and survival among patients with prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy	22
Treatment outcomes with radium-223 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastasis in real-world practice: a multiinstitutional study	20
Therapeutic potentials of curcumin in prostate cancer: a comprehensive review of pathways and clinical prospects	20
Simplified Chinese version of the international prostate symptom score and the benign prostatic hyperplasia impact index: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity for patients with benign	19
Association between preradiation therapy prostate-specific antigen levels and radiation therapy failure after prostatectomy: a propensity score matched analysis	19
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate as a treatment option for patients with concurrent outlet obstruction and bladder diverticulum	16
Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate versus transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: evidence from a Korean retrospective analysis using the Common Data Model	16
Efficacy and safety of low-dose red ginseng oil(RXGIN) in men with moderate lower urinary tract symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	15
Safety and efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study	15
Real-world prostate-specific antigen reduction and survival outcomes of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer patients treated with apalutamide: An observational, retrospective, and multicentre	14
The accuracy of transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging	14
Four-year outcomes of water vapor thermal therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia	13
The impact of obesity and sexual behavior on prostate cancer risk is mediated by testosterone levels: a mendelian randomization study and mediation analysis	13
Seminal vesicle injury during radical prostatectomy does not affect the oncological outcome of prostate cancer patients	13
The prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with prostate cancer	13
Biopsy-free radical prostatectomy: a narrative review considering rationale, limitations, and current data	13
Update on the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia and the role of minimally invasive procedures	12
Transurethral water vapor therapy (Rezūm) for acute urinary retention with obstructive uropathy: a prospective cohort study with one-year follow-up	12
Visceral and subcutaneous fat attenuation as prognostic indicators of survival in castration resistant prostate cancer	11
Evaluation of the efficiency of transurethral enucleation with bipolar energy according to prostate volume for patients with benign prostate hyperplasia	11

Clinical utility of the prostate health index density in patients with negative mpMRI or prior negative biopsy	10
Clinical implication of peri-seminal vesicle soft-tissue invasion in patients with pT3b prostate cancer	10
The feasibility of distance to the tumor of biopsy cores to estimate the extracapsular extension	10
Efficacy and safety of pentosan polysulfate therapy in patients with interstitial cystitis for relief of lower urinary tract symptoms: 15-year single center experience	10
Efficacy of tamsulosin 0.4 mg for the treatment in male with the international Prostate Symptom Score ≥ 20 compared with tamsulosin 0.2 mg	9
The oncologic and safety outcomes of low-dose-rate brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer	9
Time to castrate the cost? the rising expense of chemical castration for the management of prostate cancer	9
Assessing the influence of prostate tissue traits on Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane-antigen positron-emission tomography/computed tomography: predictive factors for image positivity and locoreg	9
Comparative study of open versus robotic radical prostatectomy in renal transplant recipients and review of the literature	8
Irreversible electroporation for prostate cancer using PSMA PET-CT	8
A randomized, active-controlled, multicenter, phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GV1001 in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia	8
Diagnostic performance of MRI for prediction of recurrent prostate cancer after high-intensity focused ultrasound: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
Oncologic outcomes of salvage radiotherapy and lymphadenectomy for positron emission tomography–positive lymph nodes in biochemical recurrence: A systematic review to inform treatment decisions	8
Active surveillance could apply to one-quarter of Korean prostate cancer cases: Insights from a 27,075-patient cohort	7
Comparing the efficacy of tadalafil and tamsulosin for managing erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms in prostate brachytherapy patients: a prospective study	7
Negative magnetic resonance imaging cannot be used to omit an initial prostate biopsy - An ambispective study	7
High-power holmium laser versus thulium fiber laser for endoscopic enucleation of the prostate in patients with glands larger than 80 ml: Results from the Prostate Endoscopic EnucLeation study group	7
Clinical significance of primary tumor progression in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer	7
A meta-analysis on the use of radiotherapy after prostatectomy: adjuvant versus early salvage radiation	7
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of holmium laser enucleation of the prostate and prostate artery embolization: Short-term follow-up results	7
A paradigm shift in urology training: Laser endoscopic enucleation of the prostate may be easier than transurethral resection of the prostate in the learning curve of urology residents	7
Utility of the prostate health index density for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer in patients with negative magnetic resonance imaging findings	6
Utilization of prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography in Australia following government subsidization: Trends in primary staging and biochemical recurrence	6
Single-port and multiport robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A meta-analysis	6
Preoperative prostatic artery embolization before transurethral resection of the prostate for prostate glands larger than 80 mL: the first randomized controlled trial	6
Application of robotics in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a narrative review	6
A new parameter to increase the predictive value of multiparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging for clinically significant prostate cancer in targeted biopsies: lesion density	6
Screening and validation of novel serum panel of microRNA in stratification of prostate cancer	6
Association between predictors of progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia and moderate-to-severe prostatitis-like symptoms: A propensity score–matched analysis	6
Short course of dutasteride in treatment of a refractory category IIIB chronic prostatitis (A placebo-controlled study)	6
Chronological changes of lower urinary tract symptoms after low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer using SpaceOAR® system	6
Comparative adverse event profiles of triplet therapy versus docetaxel-based therapy in patients with metastatic prostate cancer: a multicenter retrospective study	6
Utility of transperineal template-guided mapping prostate biopsy in biopsy-naïve men with PI-RADS 1-2 on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging	6
Prostate diseases and microbiome in the prostate, gut, and urine	6
Quality-of-life outcomes following Aquablation in men with poor initial quality of life: pooled analysis of five international studies	5
Corrigendum to “Screening and validation of novel serum panel of microRNA in stratification of prostate cancer” [Prostate Int 11 (2023) 150–158]	5
A cfDNA-based DNA methylation classifier for distinguishing prostate cancer from benign prostatic hyperplasia	5
Extended versus standard pelvic lymph node dissection yields no difference in 3-year biochemical recurrence rates	5
Urine spermine and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for prediction of prostate cancer in Japanese men	5
Hematospermia does not increase the risk of prostate cancer detection in prostate biopsy	5
Robotic-assisted simple prostatectomy versus holmium laser enucleation of the prostate for large benign prostatic hyperplasia: A single-center preliminary study in Korea	5
External validation of the cancer of the prostate risk assessment score to predict treatment failure after high-intensity focused ultrasound	5
Real-world effects of novel androgen receptor axis-targeted agents on oncological outcomes in non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: A multi-institutional retrospective study	5
Patients with high-risk features on active surveillance for prostate cancer	5
Comparisons of three scoring systems based on biparametric magnetic resonance imaging for prediction of clinically significant prostate cancer	5
Initial experience of single-port robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: A single surgeon's experience with technique description	4
Pelvic lymph node management in prostate cancer: a narrative review	4
Prognosis after radical prostatectomy in men older than 75 years: long-term results from a single tertiary center	4
How many cores should be taken from each region of interest when performing a targeted transrectal prostate biopsy?	4
Reviving intimacy: Penile rehabilitation strategies for men after prostate cancer treatment	4

Exploring the potential of ex-vivo 7-T magnetic resonance imaging on patients with clinically significant prostate cancer: visibility and size perspective	4
Artificial intelligence–driven digital pathology in urological cancers: current trends and future directions	4
Irreversible electroporation for localized prostate cancer: risk-stratified oncologic outcomes and functional preservation	4
Prostate-specific antigen doubling time predicts the efficacy of site-directed therapy for oligoprogressive castration-resistant prostate cancer	4
Temporal changes of PIRADS scoring by radiologists and correlation to radical prostatectomy pathological outcomes	3
Patient age as a predictive factor in biochemical recurrence following brachytherapy: Oncological outcomes at a single center	3
How to avoid prostate biopsy in men with Prostate Image-Reporting and Data System 3 lesion? Development and external validation of new biopsy indication using prostate health index density	3
Effects of bladder neck sparing on continence outcomes of robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy: a systemic review and metaanalysis	3
Transrectal ultrasound–cystogram versus X-ray–cystogram versus no cystogram: high volume retrospective study	3
The effect of systemic hypertension on prostatic artery resistive indices in patients with benign prostate enlargement	3
Omitting biopsy in PI-RADS 3? The role of Stockholm3 and PSA density-findings from a prospective Swiss non-referral cohort	3
Detection of anterior prostate cancer using a magnetic resonance imaging-transrectal ultrasound fusion biopsy in cases with initial biopsy and history of systematic biopsies	3
Surgical management of post prostatectomy incontinence	3
A novel anterior approach that involves Retzius space development between the umbilical ligaments is associated with a lower incidence of postoperative inguinal hernia in robotic radical prostatectomy	3
Postoperative tadalafil for recovery of continence and voiding function after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: a single-center experience	3
Oral chemotherapeutic agents in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	3
Propensity score matched analysis of functional outcome in five thousand cases of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy versus high-intensity focused ultrasound	3
Changes of resistance indices after medication in benign prostatic hyperplasia: a prospective study	3
Predictors of readmission and impact of same-day discharge in holmium laser enucleation of the prostate	3
Cardiovascular risks of Asian patients on androgen-receptor-targeted agents for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3