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Top-cited articles in andrology journals from 2013–2022: a bibliometric analysis

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Bibliometric analyses serve to identify influential articles that have shaped medical practice and fostered new research ideas. Over the past decade, research in andrology has witnessed exponential growth, with an increasing number of academic publications, collaborations, and research innovations. However, there is a lack of literature that has identified the top-cited andrology articles. We conducted a bibliometric analysis to identify the top 1000 citations in andrology journals, with a focus on the top funding agencies, authors, institutions, countries/regions, and journals. To perform this analysis, we identified the top-cited articles in andrology journals as indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection. From 2013 through 2022, we found a total of 9827 articles published in andrology journals. The top publishers included “Andrology,” the “Asian Journal of Andrology,” and “Andrologia.” The top affiliations contributing to research include the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (269 publications), Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB) (265), and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (202). Funding was primarily provided by notable agencies such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China (905 grants), United States Department of Health Human Services (321), and National Institutes of Health (NIH USA) (317). The present bibliometric analysis highlights andrology research from 2013 through 2022, offering key insights into leading contributors, influential authors, prominent funding sources, and major trends in the field.

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This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grant R01 DK130991 and Clinician Scientist Development Grant from the American Cancer Society to RR.

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  1. Medical College of Georgia, AU/UGA Medical Partnership, Athens, GA, USA

    James Dornbush

  2. Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL, USA

    Roei Golan

  3. Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Aaron A. Gurayah & Manish Kuchakulla

  4. Department of Urology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Hasan Jhaveri

  5. Department of Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Ely Kresch

  6. Department of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA

    Aditya Sathe

  7. Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Pranay Manda

  8. Department of Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Kevin Campbell

  9. Desai Sethi Urology Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA

    Ranjith Ramasamy

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JD – led manuscript, including oversight, review, and writing of multiple sections. RG – contributed to writing and reviewing. AG – contributed to reviewing and statistical analyses. MK – contributed to writing and reviewing. HJ - contributed to writing and reviewing. EK - contributed to writing and reviewing. AS - contributed to writing and reviewing. PM - contributed to writing and reviewing. KC - contributed to reviewing and providing study design feedback. RR - contributed to writing and providing study design feedback.

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Dornbush, J., Golan, R., Gurayah, A.A. et al. Top-cited articles in andrology journals from 2013–2022: a bibliometric analysis. Int J Impot Res 37, 356–360 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41443-024-00908-4

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