OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of LGBT Health 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
Adverse Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes Among Birthing People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships in Louisiana	161
Factors Associated with Disclosure of Sexual Orientation Among Black Sexual Minority Men	67
Gender Diversity, Substance Cognitions, and Alcohol, Nicotine/Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Youth	55
Patient Attitudes on Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data in a Women's Health Clinic with an Embedded Transgender Medicine Program	49
Mpox Stigma, Online Homophobia, and the Mental Health of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men	49
Examining the Influence of Sexual Orientation-Related Nondiscrimination Laws on 30-Year Cardiovascular Disease Risk	47
Cannabis Use and Sharing Practices Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	42
Protective Effects of Online Safety and Parental Acceptance for Sexual and Gender Minority Latinx Youth: A Quantitative Analysis of Cyberbullying, Psychological Distress, and Coping with Alcohol	36
Maintaining Testosterone Therapy Throughout Ovarian Stimulation for Trans Masculine Individuals: A Systematic Review	34
Family Building Perspectives of Assigned Female at Birth Transgender and Gender Diverse Adolescents Seeking Testosterone Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy	33
Analysis of Smartphone Text Data Related to mpox from a U.S. Sample of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men During the 2022 Outbreak	30
Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual, Queer, and Asexual Youth: Differential Impacts of Sexual Orientation, Verbal, Physical, or Sexual Harassment or Assault,	28
Training Health Center Staff in the Provision of Culturally Responsive Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial	27
Examining Inhalant Use Among Sexual Minority Adults in a National Sample: Drug-Specific Risks or Generalized Risk?	26
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Tobacco Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: Examining the Role of Mental, Social, and Community Health	25
Social and Systemic Barriers to Transition-Related Surgical Procedures for Transgender Americans	25
Understanding Their Experiences: Psychosocial Functioning of Nonbinary and Binary Youth at the Time of Hormone Readiness Assessment	25
“Difficult to Find, Stressful to Navigate”: Parents' Experiences Accessing Affirming Care for Gender-Diverse Youth	25
Gender-Sexuality Alliance Advisors' Self-Efficacy to Address Transgender Issues: An Interpersonal Protective Factor for Transgender Student Depression	25
Associations Between Childhood Victimization, Adult Victimization, and Physical Health Among Sexually Diverse Adults at Different Stages of Life	25
Moving Beyond International Classification of Diseases Codes for the Retrospective Identification of Gender Diverse Veterans	24
Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity Measurement in Health Research: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis	24
Higher Risk of Many Physical Health Conditions in Sexual Minority Men: Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Gay- and Bisexual-Identified Compared with Heterosexual-Identified Men	23
Microaggressions Toward Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults: An Updated Systematic Review of Psychological Correlates and Outcomes and the Role of Intersectionality	22
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2024	20

An Evaluation of Resilience as a Protective Factor for Mental Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Young People	19
Syndemic Factors and Lifetime Bidirectional Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men	19
Examining Mental Health and Bullying Concerns at the Intersection of Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity Among a National Sample of Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth	18
Pelvic Pain in Transgender People Using Testosterone Therapy	18
Mapping Accessibility to Fertility Preservation for Trans Masculine Individuals in The Netherlands	17
Situational Avoidance and Its Association with Mental Health Among Transgender Adults in South Korea: A Nationwide Cohort Study	17
Association Between Criminal Legal System Involvement and HIV Prevention and Care Among Transgender Women of Color: The TURNNT Cohort Study	17
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Self-Reported Needs and Health Service Utilization Among Transgender Women in Lima, Perú	17
Psychiatric Boarding of Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth Awaiting Treatment	15
Prevalence of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Transgender and Nonbinary Adult Community Health Center Patients	15
Review of LGBT Populations and Cancer in the Global Context	15
Facets of Gender Expression and Discrimination in Relation to Alcohol and Other Drug Use Severity Among Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Individuals Assigned Female at Birth	14
Success in Accessing Fertility Preservation Appointments for Egg-Producing Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients: A Mystery Caller Study	14
Lifetime Violence, Lifetime Discrimination, and Microaggressions in the Lives of LGBT Midlife and Older Adults: Findings from Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study	14
Including Sexually and Gender Diverse Populations in 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine–Assisted Psychotherapy Trial Research	13
The Longitudinal Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: A Study of Identity Change in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults and Adolescents	13
Discrimination, Depression, and Anxiety Among Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Young Adults: The Role of Self-Compassion	13
Pediatric Provider Perspectives on Laws and Policies Impacting Sports Participation for Transgender Youth	12
Improving Data-Driven Methods to Identify and Categorize Transgender Individuals by Gender in Insurance Claims Data	12
Skin Cancer Behavioral Risk Factors and Screening Among U.S. Adults in Same-Sex Relationships: A Population-Based Study from 2000 to 2015	12
Commentary on “Mental Health Diagnoses and Suicidality Among Transgender Youth in Hospital Settings,” by Nunes-Moreno et al.	11
Assessing the State of Published Research Concerning COVID-19 and Transgender and Nonbinary People in the United States via a Scoping Review: Lessons Learned for Future Public Health Crises	11
Chronic Joint Pain Disparities for U.S. Transgender Adults: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020	11
Assessing Depression Among Taiwanese Sexual Minority Men: A Latent Profile Analysis of Minority Stress and Social Safety	11
Benefits of and Recommendations for Asynchronous Online Focus Group Methodology for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Othe	11
Intersectional Minority Stress and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents of Color: Moderating Role of Family Support	11
The Effect of Minority Stress Processes on Stage of Change and Nicotine Dependence Level for Sexual and Gender Minority Smokers in the Deep South	11
“No Man’s Land”: A Qualitative Exploration of Perceptions of Structural Stigma Among Bisexual Men Compared with Gay Men	11
Minority Stress and Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among LGBT Adolescents and Young Adults: A Meta-Analysis	11
Abstracts from NIH National Cancer InstituteDivision of Cancer Control & Population Sciences:The Science of Cancer Health Equity for Sexual and GenderMinority Communities ConferenceNew York Univer	10
Association Between Mental Health and Nicotine/Tobacco Use by Disaggregated Gender Identities Among U.S. Adolescents, 2020–2023	10
Self-Perception of Transgender Adolescents After Gender-Affirming Treatment: A Follow-Up Study into Young Adulthood	10
Self-Compassion and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	10
Characteristics of Youth Presenting for Gender Care Compared to Background Populations: Examination of Social Determinants of Health	10
Predictors of Past-Year Health Care Utilization Among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men Using Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Service Use	9
Prenatal Substance Use Among Young Pregnant Sexual Minority People	9
Patient and Surgery Characteristics of Inpatient Hysterectomies Among Transgender Individuals	9
An Exploratory Study of the Mpox Media Consumption, Attitudes, and Preferences of Sexual and Gender Minority People Assigned Male at Birth in the United States	9
Sexual Orientation and Age-Related Patterns of Suicidal Ideation Among U.S. Adults	9
Differences in Substance Use Disorder Severity Among Sexual Minority Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health	8
Outness, Discrimination, and Psychological Distress Among LGBTQ+ People Living in the Southern United States	8
Factors Associated with Completeness of Sex and Gender Fields in Electronic Health Records	8
A Scoping Review of Trends in the Size of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Tobacco Use Disparities, 1996–2020, United States and Canada	8
Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care	8
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2025	8
Evaluating Food Intake Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Women: A Systematic Review	8
Active Social Media Use and Health Indicators Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults	8
Desire for Gender-Affirming Medical Care Before Age 18 in Transgender and Nonbinary Young Adults	8
Anticipated Stigma and Social Barriers to Communication Between Transgender Women Newly Diagnosed with HIV and Health Care Providers: A Mediation Analysis	7
Canadian Health Research Funding Patterns for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Reflect Exclusion of Women	7

TransECHO: A National Tele-Education Program for Expanding Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care	7
Descriptive Data of Transgender and Nonbinary People's Experiences of Sexual Assault: Context, Perpetrator Characteristics, and Reporting Behaviors	7
Estradiol Concentrations for Adequate Gender-Affirming Feminizing Therapy: A Systematic Review	7
Mental Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Frontline Health Care Workers During the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic	7
Family Discordance in Gender Identification Is Not Associated with Increased Depression and Anxiety Among Trans Youth	7
Prevalence of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study	7
The Effect of Minority Stress Processes on Smoking for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Individuals: A Systematic Review	7
Gender Affirmation Surgery on the Rise: Analysis of Trends and Outcomes	7
Factors Associated with Unsatisfactory Pap Tests Among Sexually Active Trans Masculine Adults	7
LGBTQ Identity-Related Victimization During COVID-19 Is Associated with Moderate to Severe Psychological Distress Among Young Adults	7
Recruiting, Facilitating, and Retaining a Youth Community Advisory Board to Inform an HIV Prevention Research Project with Sexual and Gender Minority Youth	7
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2023	7
The Concealment of Health Information at the Intersection of Sexual Orientation and Race	7
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts Before Age 18: Demographic Correlates and Associations with Mental Health Conditions	7
Phenotyping to Identify Mental Health Trends of Transgender Individuals Using Private Commercial Insurance Data in the United States	7
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Differences in Influenza, Shingles, and Pneumococcal Vaccination Among U.S. Older Adults	7
Examining Factors Associated with Cannabis Use Among Sexual and Gender Minority and Cisgender Heterosexual Emerging Adults in California	6
Weight Stigma and Mental and Emotional Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Scoping Review	6
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Early Adolescent Sleep: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study	6
Evaluating Medical Students' Views of the Complexity of Sexual Minority Patients and Implications for Care	6
Barriers to Possessing Gender-Concordant Identity Documents are Associated with Transgender and Nonbinary People's Mental Health in Aotearoa/New Zealand	6
A Scoping Review of Suicide Prevention Interventions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals	6
Differences in Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Dependence Between Transgender and Cisgender Participants from the 2018 Global Drug Survey	6
Social Stressors and Health Among Older Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans	6
Sexual Orientation Disparities in Depression and Substance Use Among Adults: Results from the Brazilian National Health Survey 2019	6
Neurological Considerations for “Nerve-Sparing” Cosmetic Genital Surgeries Performed on Children with XX Chromosomes Diagnosed with 21-Hydroxylase Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Clitoromegaly	5
Association of Self-Reported Sexual Orientation Fluidity with Health and Behavior of Adults: Analysis of the Research Program on Genes, Environment, and Health Cohort	5
Improving Policy and Treatment Interventions for Sexual and Gender Minority Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence to Reduce Adverse Health Outcomes	5
The Relationship Between Intersectional Oppression and Affirmation and Latino Sexual Minority Men's Mental Health	5
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2023 Award Recipient for LGBT Health	5
Call for Special Issue Papers: Violence and Related Health Outcomes in Sexual & Gender Minority Communities	5
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression Change Efforts and Suicidality: Evidence, Challenges, and Future Research Directions	5
Acknowledgment of Reviewers 2022	5
Sexual and Gender Identity-Associated Disparities in University Students’ Experiences with Inappropriate, Disrespectful, and Coercive Health Care	5
Assessing Fertility Intentions in Patients Presenting for Gender-Affirming Surgery	5
Unmet Needs for Ancillary Services and Associations with Clinical Outcomes Among Transgender Women with Diagnosed HIV: Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2015–2020	5
A Socioecological Mixture Model of Asthma Prevalence Among Sexual Minority Adults in the United States	5
Mental and Physical Health Disparities Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Based on Disability Status	5
Alcohol Use, Cannabis Use, and Discrimination by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Within the All of Us Research Program	5
Gender Dysphoria and Transition in a Patient with Kallmann Syndrome: A Case Report	5
Health Inequalities by Sexual Orientation: Results from the 2016–2017 Barcelona Health Survey	5
Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for LGBT Health	5
Physical Violence and Psychological Distress Among Asian and Pacific Islander Sexual Minority Men in the United States Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
Utilizing Latent Class Analysis to Assess the Association of Intersectional Stigma on Mental Health Outcomes Among Young Adult Black, Indigenous, and Sexual Minority Women of Color	5
Sexual Identity and Heavy Drinking Among Adults in Canada by Racially Minoritized Status and Income, 2015–2020	5
Patterns and Reasons for Being Uninsured Among Sexual Minority Adults Before and After the Affordable Care Act Implementation	5
Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy and Cervical Cancer Screening Rates in Transgender Men and Nonbinary People: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Boston Community Health Center	5
Disparities in Substance Use and Psychological Distress During Pregnancy Among Pregnant Bisexual and Heterosexual Females in the United States, 2021–2023	5
Characteristics of Clinicians Caring for Transgender Men and Nonbinary Individuals and Guideline Concordance of Clinicians' Cervical Cancer Screening Counseling for Cisgender Individuals Versus Transg	5
Building a Cohort of Transgender and Nonbinary Patients from the Electronic Medical Record	4
Use of Advance Care Planning Codes Among Transgender Medicare Beneficiaries	4
Demographic and Minority Stress Risk Factors for Obesity Among Sexual Minority Youth Assigned Female at Birth	4
Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender and Nonbinary Relationships: Actor-Partner Associations with Relationship Satisfaction, Dyadic Coping, and Partner Support	4
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health Outcomes Among Sexual Minority Women: A Population-Based Study	4
Ethnic and Sexual Identity-Related Inequalities in Adolescent Health and Well-Being in a National Population-Based Study	4
Intersectional Oppression-Based Stress, Drinking to Cope Motives, and Alcohol Use and Hazardous Drinking Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents Who Are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color	4
Review of Banning Transgender Conversion Practices: A Legal and Policy Analysis	4
A Multistakeholder Qualitative Study to Inform Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection in the Cancer Care Setting	4
Protective Environments, Health, and Substance Use Among Transgender and Gender Expansive Youth	4
Association Between Religious Salience and Past-Year Substance Use by Sexual Identity and Sex Among Adults in the United States	4
Clinical Considerations for Children of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and All Sexually and Gender Diverse Families	4
Black Sexual Minority Men's Stigma-Based Experiences Surrounding Pre-exposure Prophylaxis in the Southern United States	4
Examining Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association of Victimization and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors with Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Youth	4
Applying the Multicultural Orientation in Cancer Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study	4
Social Networks and Sexual and Gender Minority Disparities in Alcohol Use and Consequences Among First-Year College Students	4
Minority Stressors, Social Provisions, and Past-Year Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Sample of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity/Expression Minority People in Canada	4
Bullying Involvement at the Intersection of Gender Identity/Modality, Sexual Identity, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: Prevalence Disparities and the Role of School-Related Developmental Assets	4
Cervicovaginal and Anal Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing in a Transgender and Gender Diverse Population Assigned Female at Birth: Comfort, Difficulty, and Willingness to Use	4