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63743
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5241
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Richard S. Legro publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard S. Legro sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 595 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Richard S. Legro D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard S. Legro sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Richard S. Legro is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Reproductive Medicine. Their work also engages with Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Molecular Biology.

Their expertise centers on several key topics within reproductive health and related disciplines, including:

  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Richard S. Legro include:

  • Heping Zhang
  • Nanette Santoro
  • Michael P. Diamond
  • Karl R. Hansen
  • Ben W. Mol

Their research is published in many venues, with numerous contributions to:

  • Fertility and Sterility
  • Human Reproduction
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Fertility & Reproduction
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society

Among their recent papers are:

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome, 2022, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Recommendations from the 2023 international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome, 2023, published in European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Distinct subtypes of polycystic ovary syndrome with novel genetic associations: An unsupervised, phenotypic clustering analysis, 2020, published in PLoS Medicine
  • Recommendations from the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, 2023, published in Fertility and Sterility
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome, 2024, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Richard S. Legro was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Position statement: Criteria for defining polycystic ovary syndrome as a predominantly hyperandrogenic syndrome: An androgen excess society guideline

    Ricardo Azziz;Enrico Carmina;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • Prevalence and predictors of risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in polycystic ovary syndrome: A prospective, controlled study in 254 affected women

    Richard S. Legro;Allen R. Kunselman;William C. Dodson;Andrea Dunaif

  • The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report

    Ricardo Azziz;Enrico Carmina;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

  • Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

    Richard S. Legro;Silva A. Arslanian;David A. Ehrmann;Kathleen M. Hoeger

  • Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): The Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group

    Bart C.J.M. Fauser;Basil C. Tarlatzis;Robert W. Rebar;Richard S. Legro

  • Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

    Helena J. Teede;Helena J. Teede;Marie L. Misso;Marie L. Misso;Michael F. Costello;Anuja Dokras

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Robert J Norman;Didier Dewailly;Richard S Legro;Theresa E Hickey

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome.

    Ricardo Azziz;Enrico Carmina;Zijiang Chen;Andrea Dunaif

  • Clomiphene, Metformin, or Both for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Richard S. Legro;Huiman X. Barnhart;William D. Schlaff;Bruce R. Carr

  • A FASTING GLUCOSE TO INSULIN RATIO IS A USEFUL MEASURE OF INSULIN SENSITIVITY IN WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME

    Richard S. Legro;Diane Finegood;Andrea Dunaif

  • Scientific statement on the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and molecular genetics of polycystic ovary syndrome

    Daniel A. Dumesic;Sharon E. Oberfield;Elisabet Stener-Victorin;John C. Marshall

  • Prevalence and Predictors of the Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    David A. Ehrmann;David R. Liljenquist;Kristen Kasza;Ricardo Azziz

  • Evidence for a genetic basis for hyperandrogenemia in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Richard S. Legro;Deborah Driscoll;Jerome F. Strauss;Janis Fox

  • Prevalence and predictors of dyslipidemia in Women with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Richard S Legro;Allen R Kunselman;Andrea Dunaif

  • Troglitazone improves ovulation and hirsutism in the polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicenter, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Ricardo Azziz;David Ehrmann;Richard S. Legro;Randall W. Whitcomb

  • Fresh versus Frozen Embryos for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Zi-Jiang Chen;Zi-Jiang Chen;Yuhua Shi;Yun Sun;Bo Zhang

  • Augmented androgen production is a stable steroidogenic phenotype of propagated theca cells from polycystic ovaries.

    Velen L. Nelson;Richard S. Legro;Jerome F. Strauss;Jan M. McAllister

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome and cardiovascular disease: a premature association?

    Richard S. Legro

  • The management of anovulatory infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: an analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance

    Adam H. Balen;Lara C. Morley;Marie Misso;Stephen Franks

  • THIRTY-SEVEN CANDIDATE GENES FOR POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME : STRONGEST EVIDENCE FOR LINKAGE IS WITH FOLLISTATIN

    Margrit Urbanek;Richard S. Legro;Deborah A. Driscoll;Ricardo Azziz

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Diamond
Michael P. Diamond Augusta University
Andrea Dunaif
Andrea Dunaif Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Christos Coutifaris
Christos Coutifaris University of Pennsylvania
Nanette Santoro
Nanette Santoro University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ricardo Azziz
Ricardo Azziz University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stephen A. Krawetz
Stephen A. Krawetz Wayne State University
Evan R. Myers
Evan R. Myers Duke University
Bruce R. Carr
Bruce R. Carr The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide
Laurence M. Demers
Laurence M. Demers Pennsylvania State University

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