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Reproductive Biology and Fertility

Last updated July 15, 2026

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Fresh ink, massive impact

Papers

A single-cell atlas of the aging mouse ovary

Nature Aging|2024

167 cit.

The cycling and aging mouse female reproductive tract at single-cell resolution

Cell|2024

107 cit.

The prospect of artificial intelligence to personalize assisted reproductive technology

npj Digital Medicine|2024

80 cit.

A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates

Cell|2024

63 cit.

Decrease in Sperm Parameters in the 21st Century: Obesity, Lifestyle, or Environmental Factors? An Updated Narrative Review

Journal of Personalized Medicine|2024

60 cit.

Oncogenic Pathways and Targeted Therapies in Ovarian Cancer

Biomolecules|2024

31 cit.

Explainable artificial intelligence to identify follicles that optimize clinical outcomes during assisted conception

Nature Communications|2025

30 cit.

Fertility protection: a novel approach using pretreatment with mesenchymal stem cell exosomes to prevent chemotherapy–induced ovarian damage in a mouse model

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology|2024

21 cit.

Vitrification of human blastocysts for couples undergoing assisted reproduction: an updated review

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology|2024

21 cit.

Identifying nutraceutical targets to treat polycystic ovary syndrome using graph representation learning

npj Women s Health|2025

2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

Bo Xiong

Hubei Engineering University

Yubin Xie

Sun Yat-sen University

Wei Xie

IE University

Nicolas Rivron

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology

Pauliina Damdimopoulou

Karolinska University Hospital

Iman Hajirasouliha

Cornell University

Vallari Shukla

University of Southern Denmark

Boston Children's Hospital

Papers

IBS 2.0: an upgraded illustrator for the visualization of biological sequences

Nucleic Acids Research|2022

214 cit.

Ultrasensitive Ribo-seq reveals translational landscapes during mammalian oocyte-to-embryo transition and pre-implantation development

Nature Cell Biology|2022

193 cit.

Translatome and transcriptome co-profiling reveals a role of TPRXs in human zygotic genome activation

Science|2022

184 cit.

Polyamine metabolite spermidine rejuvenates oocyte quality by enhancing mitophagy during female reproductive aging

Nature Aging|2023

182 cit.

OBOX regulates mouse zygotic genome activation and early development

Nature|2023

142 cit.

A non-invasive artificial intelligence approach for the prediction of human blastocyst ploidy: a retrospective model development and validation study

The Lancet Digital Health|2022

112 cit.

A single-cell atlas of the cycling murine ovary

eLife|2022

96 cit.

Association between chemical mixtures and female fertility in women undergoing assisted reproduction in Sweden and Estonia

Environmental Research|2022

72 cit.

NR5A2 connects zygotic genome activation to the first lineage segregation in totipotent embryos

Cell Research|2023

53 cit.

Mapping putative enhancers in mouse oocytes and early embryos reveals TCF3/12 as key folliculogenesis regulators

Nature Cell Biology|2024

47 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

Ryuzo Yanagimachi

University of Hawaii System

Martin M. Matzuk

Baylor College of Medicine

Ralph L. Brinster

University of Pennsylvania

Aaron J.W. Hsueh

Stanford Medicine

Richard M. Schultz

University of Pennsylvania

R. John Aitken

Medical Research Council

Marc‐André Sirard

Intergen (Turkey)

Jonathan L. Tilly

Northeastern University

Teresa K. Woodruff

Michigan State University

Heriberto Rodríguez‐Martínez

Linköping University

Papers

Full-term development of mice from enucleated oocytes injected with cumulus cell nuclei

Nature|1998

2.3k cit.

The c-myc oncogene driven by immunoglobulin enhancers induces lymphoid malignancy in transgenic mice

Nature|1985

1.8k cit.

Growth differentiation factor-9 is required during early ovarian folliculogenesis

Nature|1996

1.7k cit.

Spermatogenesis following male germ-cell transplantation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1994

1.6k cit.

Follicle stimulating hormone is required for ovarian follicle maturation but not male fertility

Nature Genetics|1997

1.4k cit.

Germline stem cells and follicular renewal in the postnatal mammalian ovary

Nature|2004

1.3k cit.

Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species, Lipid Peroxidation, and Human Sperm Function

Biology of Reproduction|1989

1.2k cit.

Obestatin, a Peptide Encoded by the Ghrelin Gene, Opposes Ghrelin's Effects on Food Intake

Science|2005

1.2k cit.

Germline transmission of donor haplotype following spermatogonial transplantation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1994

1.1k cit.

Production of transgenic rabbits, sheep and pigs by microinjection

Nature|1985

1.1k cit.

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