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PMOS Research Observatory

Explore PMOS Research

Search the full PMOS corpus, from 2015 to the latest ahead-of-print articles. Filter by research topic, country, year range, or co-investigated condition to find where the field is active and where the gaps are.

20,816 articles match

Includes 39 ahead-of-print articles published after 2025. The Overview and charts cover 2015–2025 (20,777 articles).

Total citations

289,983

Peak year

2025(3,072 articles)

Avg citations / article

14

Publications per year

All countries

Topics

All research areas ⓘ

Endocrinology & Hormones12,907
Metabolic Health10,544
Fertility & Reproduction6,512
Epidemiology & Public Health3,934
Pharmacology & Treatment2,813
Genetics & Genomics2,447
Diagnostics & Phenotyping2,361
Mental Health & Psychology1,942

Countries

All countries

China3,804
United States2,438
India1,752
Iran1,196
Turkey924
United Kingdom754
Australia615
Italy475

Top journals

All filters

Fertility and Sterility584
Endocrine Abstracts510
Gynecological Endocrinology400
Frontiers in Endocrinology369
Figshare340
Journal of the Endocrine Society328
Human Reproduction275
Research Square (Research Square)270
PubMed259
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism223

Top institutions

All filters

Monash University323
Tehran University of Medical Sciences234
Shanghai Jiao Tong University228
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences222
Peking University212
Shandong University177
Karolinska Institutet167
Peking University Third Hospital166
Monash Health165
University of Adelaide156

Where in the world is each topic being researched?

Toggle between Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), a specialisation index where values above 1.0 mean a country focuses on that topic more than average, and raw article counts.

HormonesMetabolicFertilityEpidemiol.PharmaGeneticsDiagnos.MentalNutritionMolecularCell BioInflamm.LifestyleMicrobiomeDermatol.
China1.00.91.01.01.11.60.60.31.01.92.01.10.51.60.1
United States1.01.11.11.30.80.91.11.40.50.70.60.71.30.71.2
India0.90.90.90.90.91.12.11.11.30.80.60.80.90.91.8
Iran1.00.90.90.91.60.70.51.11.90.71.01.90.80.80.8
Turkey1.31.20.90.60.40.51.40.90.70.50.61.60.41.11.6
United Kingdom0.91.00.91.31.00.70.92.10.80.60.40.71.90.41.3
Australia0.81.10.91.71.20.60.82.10.80.30.30.13.70.50.6
Italy1.11.21.00.80.90.51.10.81.40.40.30.71.01.11.6
Egypt1.00.81.90.52.00.30.90.60.80.60.41.10.40.22.1
Poland1.31.40.60.60.30.70.61.21.10.50.21.11.21.41.4
Under-specialised
Specialised|RCA > 1 = country focuses on this topic more than average

Studies81–100 of 20,816

All studies

FSH, LH, lipid and adipokines in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Clinical biochemistry insights for diagnosis and management

2025The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology10 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesMetabolic HealthCardiovascular DiseaseInsulin Resistance

Closer look at circulating nitric oxide levels and their association with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analytical exploration.

2025International journal of reproductive biomedicine10 citationsDOI ↗
Diagnostics & PhenotypingEpidemiology & Public HealthGenetics & Genomics

Diagnosis and management of infertility in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): guidelines from the Italian Society of Human Reproduction (SIRU) and the Italian Centers for the Study and Conservation of Eggs and Sperm (CECOS Italy)

2025Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology10 citationsDOI ↗
Fertility & ReproductionMetabolic Health

Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in Indian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2025Pharmaceuticals10 citationsDOI ↗
Epidemiology & Public HealthMental Health & PsychologyPharmacology & TreatmentObesity / Weight Gain

Changes in the global burden of polycystic ovary syndrome from 1990 to 2021

2025Reproductive Health10 citationsDOI ↗
Fertility & Reproduction

The PCOS Phenotype in Unselected Populations study: ethnic variation in population-based normative cut-offs for defining hirsutism.

2025European journal of endocrinology10 citationsDOI ↗
Dermatology & AestheticsDiagnostics & PhenotypingHirsutism

Weight Management Strategies to Reduce Metabolic Morbidity in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2025Current Obesity Reports10 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesLifestyle & ExerciseMetabolic HealthType 2 DiabetesInsulin ResistanceObesity / Weight Gain

Caloric restriction prevents inheritance of polycystic ovary syndrome through oocyte-mediated DNA methylation reprogramming

2025Cell Metabolism10 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesFertility & ReproductionGenetics & Genomics

Reactive oxygen species in polycystic ovary syndrome: Mechanistic insights into pathogenesis and therapeutic opportunities

2025Redox Biology10 citationsDOI ↗
Genetics & GenomicsInflammation & Oxidative StressMolecular Mechanisms

Systematic review of gut microbiota composition, metabolic alterations, and the effects of treatments on PCOS and gut microbiota across human and animal studies.

2025Frontiers in microbiology9 citationsDOI ↗
Epidemiology & Public HealthGut MicrobiomePharmacology & Treatment

Identification of molecular characteristics in polycystic ovary syndrome using single-cell and transcriptome analysis

2025Scientific Reports9 citationsDOI ↗
Genetics & GenomicsMetabolic HealthMolecular Mechanisms

Exploring the Predictive Role of 11‐Oxyandrogens in Diagnosing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2025Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism9 citationsDOI ↗
Diagnostics & PhenotypingEndocrinology & Hormones

Polycystic ovary syndrome: A metabolic disorder with therapeutic opportunities

2025Cell Metabolism9 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesGenetics & GenomicsMetabolic HealthInsulin ResistanceObesity / Weight Gain

A Systematic Review of Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Meta-Analysis of Interleukin-6 (IL-6) in Case-Control Studies

2025Cureus9 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesEpidemiology & Public HealthInflammation & Oxidative Stress

A stacked learning framework for accurate classification of polycystic ovary syndrome with advanced data balancing and feature selection techniques

2025Frontiers in Physiology9 citationsDOI ↗
Diagnostics & Phenotyping

Polycystic ovary syndrome perspectives from patients and health professionals on clinical features, current name, and renaming: a longitudinal international online survey

2025EClinicalMedicine9 citationsDOI ↗
Diagnostics & PhenotypingEpidemiology & Public HealthEndometrial CancerFatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Apigenin Regulates Bisphenol-A Induced Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Symptoms In-Vivo Zebrafish.

2025Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)9 citationsDOI ↗
Cell Biology & Animal ModelsEndocrinology & HormonesPharmacology & Treatment

Exploring female infertility: A comprehensive review of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and its impact on reproductive health

2025Obesity Medicine9 citationsDOI ↗
Fertility & Reproduction

Preventing and correcting polycystic ovary syndrome by targeting anti-Müllerian hormone signaling in minipuberty and adulthood in mice

2025Cell Metabolism9 citationsDOI ↗
Diagnostics & PhenotypingEndocrinology & HormonesMolecular Mechanisms

Autoantibodies Targeting the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Emerging Key Players in Pathogenesis?

2025International Journal of Molecular Sciences9 citationsDOI ↗
Endocrinology & HormonesGenetics & GenomicsMolecular Mechanisms
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