Stephen Franks

5.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
45 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Stephen Franks is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Franks has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Stephen Franks's work include Ovarian function and disorders (25 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (24 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Stephen Franks is often cited by papers focused on Ovarian function and disorders (25 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (24 papers) and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (7 papers). Stephen Franks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Finland. Stephen Franks's co-authors include J. Stark, Mark I. McCarthy, Richard S. Legro, Robert J. Norman, Jacqueline Boyle, Anju E. Joham, Helena Teede, Elisabet Stener‐Victorin, Lisa Moran and Hazel Watson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Franks

44 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Polycystic ovary syndrome

1997 711 citations Stephen Franks Archives of Disease in Childhood profile →
The polycystic ovary syndrome: a position statement from the European Society of Endocrinology

2014 480 citations Stephen Franks et al. profile →
Follicle dynamics and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome

2008 447 citations Stephen Franks, J. Stark et al. Human Reproduction Update profile →
POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME: A CHANGING PERSPECTIVE

1989 433 citations Stephen Franks Clinical Endocrinology profile →
Polycystic ovary syndrome

2022 398 citations Stephen Franks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Franks United Kingdom	18	3.0k	2.3k	684	521	334	45	3.7k
David A. Ehrmann United States	13	3.1k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	570 1.1×	242 0.7×	15	3.9k
R. Jeffrey Chang United States	37	3.0k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	899 1.3×	727 1.4×	230 0.7×	81	4.0k
Randall B. Barnes United States	28	3.2k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	1.0k 1.5×	613 1.2×	429 1.3×	73	4.3k
Nicholas A. Cataldo United States	20	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	680 1.0×	339 0.7×	310 0.9×	48	2.4k
José Sancho Spain	26	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	830 1.2×	424 0.8×	152 0.5×	38	3.1k
Helen Mason United Kingdom	27	2.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	533 0.8×	455 0.9×	287 0.9×	45	3.6k
Teresa Sir‐Petermann Chile	31	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	638 0.9×	421 0.8×	776 2.3×	84	3.2k
Paolo Giovanni Artini Italy	35	2.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	585 0.9×	580 1.1×	515 1.5×	143	3.7k
Rosario Reyna United States	8	2.0k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	538 0.8×	261 0.5×	154 0.5×	8	2.4k
Debbie Willis United Kingdom	22	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.1k 1.7×	862 1.7×	176 0.5×	34	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Franks

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Franks

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Franks

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Migueles, Jairo H., Nerea M. Molina, Alberto Sola‐Leyva, et al.. (2024). Association of Accelerometer‐Determined Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With the Gut Microbiome in Middle‐Aged Women: A Compositional Data Approach. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(7). e14689–e14689. 2 indexed citations

Yu, Henry N., et al.. (2022). Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Induces Lipid Droplets via Gαi/o and β-Arrestin in an Endometrial Cancer Cell Line. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 12. 798866–798866. 6 indexed citations

Franks, Stephen, et al.. (2008). Follicle dynamics and anovulation in polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction Update. 14(4). 367–378. 447 indexed citations breakdown →

Taponen, Saara, Hannu Martikainen, Ulla Sovio, et al.. (2004). Metabolic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women With Self-Reported Symptoms of Oligomenorrhea and/or Hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 60(1). 37–39. 12 indexed citations

Stubbs, S, R. Margara, Geoffrey Trew, et al.. (2004). The effect of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) on initiation of follicle growth in normal and polycystic ovaries in vitro.

Stubbs, S, et al.. (2004). Reduced expression of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) protein in the androgenised sheep ovary. 8. 4 indexed citations

Stubbs, S, Lisa Webber, Adrienne M. Flanagan, et al.. (2004). Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) protein expression in normal and polycystic human ovaries. 7. 1 indexed citations

Laitinen, Juha, Saara Taponen, Hannu Martikainen, et al.. (2003). Body size from birth to adulthood as a predictor of self-reported polycystic ovary syndrome symptoms. International Journal of Obesity. 27(6). 710–715. 113 indexed citations

Webber, Lisa, et al.. (2002). Localisation of type I IGF receptor and androgen receptor proeins in small preantral follicles of human ovaries. 4. 1 indexed citations

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Markou, Athina, et al.. (2002). Testicular leydig cell tumor presenting as primary infertility. HORMONES. 1(4). 251–254. 12 indexed citations

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Robinson, J. Elliott, et al.. (2001). Morphological differences in preantral follicle distribution between normal and androgenised ovine ovaries. 2. 5 indexed citations

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Franks, Stephen, Neda Gharani, & Mark I. McCarthy. (2001). Candidate genes in polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction Update. 7(4). 405–410. 107 indexed citations

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Willis, Debbie, Hazel Watson, Helen Mason, et al.. (1998). Premature Response to Luteinizing Hormone of Granulosa Cells from Anovulatory Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Relevance to Mechanism of Anovulation¹. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 83(11). 3984–3991. 230 indexed citations

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Franks, Stephen, Neda Gharani, Dawn Waterworth, et al.. (1998). Current Developments in the Molecular Genetics of the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 9(2). 51–54. 10 indexed citations

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Franks, Stephen. (1997). Polycystic ovary syndrome. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 77(1). 89–90. 711 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hughes, S. C. Cwyfan, H.D. Mason, Stephen Franks, & Jeffrey M P Holly. (1997). Modulation of the insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins by follicle size in the human ovary. Journal of Endocrinology. 154(1). 35–43. 27 indexed citations

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Wilson, Catherine A., et al.. (1995). Gonadotrophin and gonadal steroid response to a single dose of a long‐acting agonist of gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone in ovulatory and anovulatory women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Clinical Endocrinology. 42(5). 475–481. 48 indexed citations

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Watson, Hazel, D. Kiddy, Diana Hamilton‐Fairley, et al.. (1993). Hypersecretion of luteinizing hormone and ovarian steroids in women with recurrent early miscarriage. Human Reproduction. 8(6). 829–833. 79 indexed citations

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Franks, Stephen. (1989). Polycystic ovary syndrome. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1(2). 60–63. 8 indexed citations

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Franks, Stephen. (1989). POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME: A CHANGING PERSPECTIVE. Clinical Endocrinology. 31(1). 87–120. 433 indexed citations breakdown →

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