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Our data revealed an increasing research trend in SDF (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u200933 to\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u2009173) over the past 20\u2009years (R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.894). Most productive country in publications was the USA (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u2009450), while Agarwal A. (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u2009129) being the most productive author. Most of the articles in SDF were primarily focused on lifestyle (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u2009157), asthenozoospermia (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u2009135) and varicocele (130). Mechanistic studies on SDF were published twice as much as prognostic\/diagnostic studies, with significant emphasis on oxidative stress. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) was the most widely used technique to evaluate SDF. Publications on SDF related to assisted reproductive techniques also showed a linear increasing trend (R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u20090.933).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our analysis revealed an increasing trend in SDF publications predominantly investigating lifestyle, asthenozoospermia and varicocele conditions with TUNEL being the most widely used technique. 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