| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Revised 2003 consensus on diagnostic criteria and long-term health risks related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) | Human Reproduction | 2004 | 4,780 |
| 2 | Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: an increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects: Opinion | Human Reproduction | 2001 | 1,991 |
| 3 | International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care | Human Reproduction | 2007 | 1,819 |
| 4 | ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis | Human Reproduction | 2014 | 1,688 |
| 5 | ESHRE consensus on the definition of 'poor response' to ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization: the Bologna criteria | Human Reproduction | 2011 | 1,419 |
| 6 | The prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in a community sample assessed under contrasting diagnostic criteria | Human Reproduction | 2010 | 1,382 |
| 7 | The Istanbul consensus workshop on embryo assessment: proceedings of an expert meeting | Human Reproduction | 2011 | 1,339 |
| 8 | ESHRE guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis | Human Reproduction | 2005 | 1,322 |
| 9 | The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length: a predictor of sperm numbers and concentrations of testosterone, luteinizing hormone and oestrogen | Human Reproduction | 1998 | 1,258 |
| 10 | Accelerated disappearance of ovarian follicles in mid-life: implications for forecasting menopause | Human Reproduction | 1992 | 1,190 |
| 11 | High fertilization and implantation rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection | Human Reproduction | 1993 | 1,136 |
| 12 | Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome†‡ | Human Reproduction | 2018 | 1,015 |
| 13 | Tribute to Patrick Steptoe: beginnings of laparoscopy | Human Reproduction | 1989 | 986 |
| 14 | Utility of the sperm chromatin structure assay as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in the human fertility clinic | Human Reproduction | 1999 | 975 |
| 15 | ESHRE Guideline: management of women with premature ovarian insufficiency | Human Reproduction | 2016 | 916 |
| 16 | Andrology: Polycystic ovary syndrome: the spectrum of the disorder in 1741 patients | Human Reproduction | 1995 | 912 |
| 17 | The prevalence and phenotypic features of polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Human Reproduction | 2016 | 872 |
| 18 | Serum anti-Mullerian hormone levels: a novel measure of ovarian reserve | Human Reproduction | 2002 | 836 |
| 19 | The International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Revised Glossary on ART Terminology, 2009 | Human Reproduction | 2009 | 794 |
| 20 | The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017†‡§ | Human Reproduction | 2017 | 776 |
| 21 | Determination of bisphenol A concentrations in human biological fluids reveals significant early prenatal exposure | Human Reproduction | 2002 | 771 |
| 22 | Restoration of fertility to oophorectomized sheep by ovarian autografts stored at-196°C | Human Reproduction | 1994 | 753 |
| 23 | Testicular sperm extraction: microdissection improves sperm yield with minimal tissue excision | Human Reproduction | 1999 | 739 |
| 24 | Association between the number of eggs and live birth in IVF treatment: an analysis of 400 135 treatment cycles | Human Reproduction | 2011 | 737 |
| 25 | The use of morphokinetics as a predictor of embryo implantation | Human Reproduction | 2011 | 737 |
| 26 | The burden of endometriosis: costs and quality of life of women with endometriosis and treated in referral centres | Human Reproduction | 2012 | 732 |
| 27 | Weight loss in obese infertile women results in improvement in reproductive outcome for all forms of fertility treatment | Human Reproduction | 1998 | 703 |
| 28 | The CA 125 tumour-associated antigen: a review of the literature | Human Reproduction | 1989 | 675 |
| 29 | Incidence and main causes of infertility in a resident population (1 850 000) of three French regions (1988–1989)* | Human Reproduction | 1991 | 675 |
| 30 | A prospective randomized trial of blastocyst culture and transfer in in- vitro fertilization | Human Reproduction | 1998 | 663 |
| 31 | Sperm DNA integrity assessment in prediction of assisted reproduction technology outcome | Human Reproduction | 2007 | 639 |
| 32 | Assisted reproductive technologies and the risk of birth defects—a systematic review | Human Reproduction | 2005 | 633 |
| 33 | Reproductive impact of congenital Mullerian anomalies | Human Reproduction | 1997 | 623 |
| 34 | The evaluation of morphological characteristics of human spermatozoa according to stricter criteria | Human Reproduction | 1990 | 621 |
| 35 | Fertilization and early embryolgoy: ATP content of human oocytes and developmental potential and outcome after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer | Human Reproduction | 1995 | 610 |
| 36 | Dynamics of follicular growth in the human: a model from preliminary results | Human Reproduction | 1986 | 599 |
| 37 | The ESHRE/ESGE consensus on the classification of female genital tract congenital anomalies | Human Reproduction | 2013 | 588 |
| 38 | Pregnancies after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in non-obstructive azoospermia | Human Reproduction | 1995 | 585 |
| 39 | The radiosensitivity of the human oocyte | Human Reproduction | 2003 | 583 |
| 40 | Weight loss results in significant improvement in pregnancy and ovulation rates in anovulatory obese women | Human Reproduction | 1995 | 569 |
| 41 | Isolation of human multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from second-trimester amniotic fluid using a novel two-stage culture protocol | Human Reproduction | 2004 | 566 |
| 42 | Fertilization and early embryology: Influence of maternal age on meiotic spindle assembly oocytes from naturally cycling women | Human Reproduction | 1996 | 542 |
| 43 | Granulated lymphocytes in human endometrium: histochemical and immunohistochemical studies | Human Reproduction | 1991 | 541 |
| 44 | Serum anti-Mullerian hormone is more strongly related to ovarian follicular status than serum inhibin B, estradiol, FSH and LH on day 3 | Human Reproduction | 2003 | 539 |
| 45 | Women with polycystic ovary syndrome have intrinsic insulin resistance on euglycaemic-hyperinsulaemic clamp | Human Reproduction | 2013 | 539 |
| 46 | SHORT COMMUNICATION: The cumulative embryo score: a predictive embryo scoring technique to select the optimal number of embryos to transfer in an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programme | Human Reproduction | 1992 | 538 |
| 47 | Ovary and ovulation: Low temperature storage and grafting of human ovarian tissue | Human Reproduction | 1996 | 538 |
| 48 | Higher success rate by intracytoplasmic sperm injection than by subzonal insemination. Report of a second series of 300 consecutive treatment cycles | Human Reproduction | 1993 | 534 |
| 49 | Qualitative research methods: when to use them and how to judge them | Human Reproduction | 2016 | 525 |
| 50 | Fertilization and early embryology: Diagnosis of major chromosome aneuploidies in human preimplantation embryos | Human Reproduction | 1993 | 517 |
