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Stephen Franks 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 Stephen Franks sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 474 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen Franks 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 Stephen Franks sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stephen Franks is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and specializes in medical research with a strong focus on reproductive medicine. Their work spans several subfields including reproductive medicine, public health, pediatrics, molecular biology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

The scientist's research centers primarily on ovarian function and disorders, with significant contributions to reproductive biology and fertility studies. Additional topics covered in their work encompass ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, birth and developmental health, sexual differentiation and disorders, pregnancy and preeclampsia, and assisted reproductive technology including twin pregnancy.

Stephen Franks has published extensively in prominent journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Human Reproduction
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers by Stephen Franks are:

  • Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome, 2021, Clinical Endocrinology
  • The Gut Microbiome in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Association with Metabolic Traits, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Women with PCOS have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease regardless of diagnostic criteria-a prospective population-based cohort study, 2023, European Journal of Endocrinology
  • AMH as part of the diagnostic PCOS workup in large epidemiological studies, 2023, European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Population-based Data at Ages 31 and 46 Show Decreased HRQoL and Life Satisfaction in Women with PCOS Symptoms, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stephen Franks include:

  • Terhi Piltonen
  • Laure Morin-Papunen
  • Juha S. Tapanainen
  • Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
  • Kate Hardy

Stephen Franks's research output encompasses 99 publications within medicine, illustrating a focus on understanding conditions affecting ovarian health and reproductive outcomes. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates epidemiological, molecular, and clinical perspectives to address complex reproductive health issues.

Best Publications

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Stephen Franks

  • 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

  • Prevalence of polycystic ovaries in women with anovulation and idiopathic hirsutism

    J Adams;D W Polson;S Franks

  • Polycystic Ovaries A Common Finding in Normal Women

    D. W. Polson;J. Wadsworth;J. Adams;S. Franks

  • Improvement in Endocrine and Ovarian Function During Dietary Treatment of Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

    Deborah S. Kiddy;Diana Hamilton-Fairley;Anne Bush;Frances Short

  • Multifollicular Ovaries: Clinical and Endocrine Features and Response to Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

    J. Adams;D. W. Polson;N. Abdulwahid;D. V. Morris

  • The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology

    Gerard Conway;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Héctor F Escobar-Morreale

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome: a changing perspective

    Stephen Franks

  • Obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome

    T. M. Barber;M. I. McCarthy;J. A. H. Wass;S. Franks

  • Developmental origin of polycystic ovary syndrome - a hypothesis.

    DH Abbott;DA Dumesic;S Franks

  • Follicle dynamics and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome

    Stephen Franks;Jaroslav Stark;Kate Hardy

  • 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

  • Polycystic ovaries and premature male pattern baldness are associated with one allele of the steroid metabolism gene CYP17

    Adam H. Carey;Dawn Waterworth;Kirty Patel;Davinia White

  • Formation and early development of follicles in the polycystic ovary.

    LJ Webber;S Stubbs;J Stark;GH Trew

  • Consensus on infertility treatment related to polycystic ovary syndrome

    B. C. Tarlatzis;B. C.J.M. Fauser;R. S. Legro;R. J. Norman

  • Differences in clinical and endocrine features between obese and non-obese subjects with polycystic ovary syndrome: an analysis of 263 consecutive cases.

    D. S. Kiddy;P. S. Sharp;D. M. White;M. F. Scanlon

  • Definitions, prevalence and symptoms of polycystic ovaries and polycystic ovary syndrome

    Roger Hart;Martha Hickey;Stephen Franks

  • Contemporary genetic technologies and female reproduction

    B.C.J.M. Fauser;K. Diedrich;P. Bouchard;F. Domínguez

  • The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of

    Gerard Conway;Didier Dewailly;Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis;Stephen Franks

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Juha S. Tapanainen
Juha S. Tapanainen University of Helsinki
Aimo Ruokonen
Aimo Ruokonen Oulu University Hospital
Ulla Sovio
Ulla Sovio University of Cambridge
Anneli Pouta
Anneli Pouta Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Robert J. Norman
Robert J. Norman University of Adelaide
Anna-Liisa Hartikainen
Anna-Liisa Hartikainen University of Oulu
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Karl-Heinz Herzig
Karl-Heinz Herzig Oulu University Hospital

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