Robert D. Oates

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
75 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Oates is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Oates has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 36 papers in Molecular Biology and 32 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Oates's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (37 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (30 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (29 papers). Robert D. Oates is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (37 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (30 papers) and Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (29 papers). Robert D. Oates collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Italy. Robert D. Oates's co-authors include Sherman J. Silber, David C. Page, Helen Skaletsky, Laura Brown, Steve Rozen, Herman Tournaye, Sjoerd Repping, Csilla Krausz, David C. Page and Fulco van der Veen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nature Genetics and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Oates

74 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The AZFc region of the Y chromosome features massive palindromes and uniform recurrent deletions in infertile men

2001 517 citations Helen Skaletsky, Laura Brown et al. profile →
The diagnosis of male infertility: an analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance—challenges and future research opportunities

2017 313 citations Robert D. Oates, Mark Sigman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert D. Oates United States	33	2.9k	2.7k	2.5k	893	674	75	4.9k
Axel Kamischke Germany	31	1.3k 0.4×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	825 0.9×	128 0.2×	57	3.2k
Frank Tüttelmann Germany	34	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	153 0.2×	117	3.6k
Paul J. Turek United States	42	880 0.3×	2.3k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.3×	133 0.2×	123	4.6k
Gert R. Dohle Netherlands	36	825 0.3×	3.4k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.8×	119 0.2×	94	5.4k
S. Hamamah France	40	770 0.3×	2.7k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	2.7k 3.1×	217 0.3×	216	5.7k
Pao‐Lin Kuo Taiwan	32	1.1k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	743 0.8×	140 0.2×	178	3.4k
Kenneth I. Aston United States	36	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 2.0×	121 0.2×	129	4.4k
C. Alvin Paulsen United States	38	850 0.3×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	886 1.0×	84 0.1×	97	4.3k
Gianpiero D. Palermo United States	45	1.8k 0.6×	6.6k 2.4×	2.1k 0.8×	5.3k 6.0×	139 0.2×	211	8.4k
Ge Lin China	34	817 0.3×	716 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	150 0.2×	254	3.8k

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Milunsky, Aubrey, Jeff M. Milunsky, Weilai Dong, Hayk Hovhannisyan, & Robert D. Oates. (2020). A contiguous microdeletion syndrome at Xp23.13 with non-obstructive azoospermia and congenital cataracts. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 37(2). 471–475. 5 indexed citations

Gies, Inge, Robert D. Oates, Jean De Schepper, & Herman Tournaye. (2015). Testicular biopsy and cryopreservation for fertility preservation of prepubertal boys with Klinefelter syndrome: a pro/con debate. Fertility and Sterility. 105(2). 249–255. 59 indexed citations

Oates, Robert D.. (2008). The Genetic Basis of Male Reproductive Failure. Urologic Clinics of North America. 35(2). 257–270. 19 indexed citations

Singh, Lisam Shanjukumar, Michael Berk, Robert D. Oates, et al.. (2007). Ovarian Cancer G Protein Coupled Receptor 1, a New Metastasis Suppressor Gene in Prostate Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 99(17). 1313–1327. 76 indexed citations

Repping, Sjoerd, Saskia K.M. van Daalen, Cindy M. Korver, et al.. (2004). A family of human Y chromosomes has dispersed throughout northern Eurasia despite a 1.8-Mb deletion in the azoospermia factor c region. Genomics. 83(6). 1046–1052. 170 indexed citations

Silber, Sherman J., Robert D. Oates, Tomás Escudero, et al.. (2002). Chromosomal abnormalities in embryos derived from TESE in Y-deleted and non-Y-deleted men. Fertility and Sterility. 78. S82–S82. 1 indexed citations

Repping, Sjoerd, Helen Skaletsky, Julian Lange, et al.. (2002). Recombination between Palindromes P5 and P1 on the Human Y Chromosome Causes Massive Deletions and Spermatogenic Failure. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 71(4). 906–922. 324 indexed citations

Adamson, G. David, Robert D. Oates, Valerie L. Baker, et al.. (2001). Preliminary Program\. Fertility and Sterility. 75(4). S3–S3.

Oates, Robert D., et al.. (2001). Testicular tissue extraction in a young male with 47,XXY klinefelter’s syndrome: potential strategy for preservation of fertility. Fertility and Sterility. 76(5). 1054–1056. 62 indexed citations

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Vries, Jan W. A. de, Sjoerd Repping, Robert D. Oates, et al.. (2001). Absence of deleted in azoospermia (DAZ) genes in spermatozoa of infertile men with somatic DAZ deletions. Fertility and Sterility. 75(3). 476–479. 27 indexed citations

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Oates, Robert D.. (2000). Managing infertility due to absence of the vas deferens. Contemporary ob/gyn. 1 indexed citations

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McCallum, Theresa J., et al.. (2000). Fertility in Men With Cystic Fibrosis. CHEST Journal. 118(4). 1059–1062. 61 indexed citations

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Mulhall, John P., et al.. (1997). Presence of mature sperm in testicular parenchyma of men with nonobstructive azoospermia: Prevalence and predictive factors. Urology. 49(1). 91–96. 88 indexed citations

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Jarow, Jonathan P., et al.. (1997). Effect of level of anastomosis and quality of intraepididymal sperm on the outcome of end-to-side epididymovasostomy. Urology. 49(4). 590–595. 18 indexed citations

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Mulhall, John P., Renee A. Reijo Pera, R. Alagappan, et al.. (1997). Azoospermic men with deletion of the DAZ gene cluster are capable of completing spermatogenesis: fertilization, normal embryonic development and pregnancy occur when retrieved testicular spermatozoa are used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Human Reproduction. 12(3). 503–508. 140 indexed citations

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Oates, Robert D., et al.. (1996). Efficacy of intracytoplasmic sperm injection using intentionally cryopreserved epididymal spermatozoa. Human Reproduction. 11(1). 133–138. 71 indexed citations

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Hakim, Lukman, Susan M. Lobel, & Robert D. Oates. (1995). The achievement of pregnancies using assisted reproductive technologies for male factor infertility after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular carcinoma. Fertility and Sterility. 64(6). 1141–1146. 16 indexed citations

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Mickle, John E., Aubrey Milunsky, J. Amos, & Robert D. Oates. (1995). Immunology: Congenital unilateral absence of the vas deferens: a heterogeneous disorder with two distinct subpopulations based upon aetiology and mutational status of the cystic fibrosis gene. Human Reproduction. 10(7). 1728–1735. 90 indexed citations

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Hamosh, Ada, Garry R. Cutting, Robert D. Oates, & J. Amos. (1994). Correlation of the level of full-length CFTR transcript with pulmonary phenotype in patients carrying R117H and 1342-1,-2delAG mutations. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 55. 2 indexed citations

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Kuligowska, E, et al.. (1992). Male infertility: role of transrectal US in diagnosis and management.. Radiology. 185(2). 353–360. 51 indexed citations

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