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Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones is a research topic within Reproductive Medicine. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the regulation of puberty and reproduction, focusing on the role of genes such as GPR54, Kisspeptin, and neuroendocrine control of the reproductive axis. It covers topics such as hypogonadism, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, sexual development, and hormonal regulation.

  • Puberty
  • GPR54 Gene
  • Kisspeptin
  • Hypogonadism
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Neurokinin B
  • Sexual Development
  • Hormonal Regulation
  • Reproductive Axis
  • Neuroendocrine Control
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+0%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
29% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (476 and 468 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 476 works
  2. 2 United States 468 works
  3. 3 India 114 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 101 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 100 works
  6. 6 Japan 99 works
  7. 7 Italy 94 works
  8. 8 France 70 works
  9. 9 Brazil 57 works
  10. 10 Germany 54 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 29.2%United States: 28.7%India: 7.0%Türkiye: 6.2%6 others listed: 29.0%29%largest
China476 · 29.2%United States468 · 28.7%India114 · 7.0%Türkiye101 · 6.2%6 others listed474 · 29.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 28 works
  2. 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 16 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
  4. 4 University of MichiganUnited States 15 works
  5. 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 13 works
  6. 6 InsermFrance 13 works
  7. 7 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 13 works
  8. 8 Sichuan UniversityChina 13 works
  9. 9 National Institutes of HealthUnited States 13 works
  10. 10 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 13 works

Who are the leading researchers in Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones include George Davey Smith, Walter Churchill Willett and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta.

  1. 1 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
  2. 2 Walter Churchill Willett United States 411k citations
  3. 3 Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta Pakistan 371k citations
  4. 4 Hermann Brenner Germany 343k citations
  5. 5 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 342k citations
  6. 6 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  7. 7 Luigi Ferrucci United States 281k citations
  8. 8 Frank B. Hu United States 281k citations
  9. 9 Patrick M. Bossuyt Netherlands 270k citations
  10. 10 Mark I. McCarthy United Kingdom 267k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones?

The most cited paper in Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones is "Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach" (Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yukari Date et al., 1999), with 8,535 citations. Next come "Characterization of a 41-Residue Ovine Hypothalamic Peptide That Stimulates Secretion of Corticotropin and β-Endorphin" (3,979) and "A self-report measure of pubertal status: Reliability, validity, and initial norms" (3,223).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach Masayasu Kojima, Hiroshi Hosoda, Yukari Date et al. · Nature Dec 1999 8,535
2 Characterization of a 41-Residue Ovine Hypothalamic Peptide That Stimulates Secretion of Corticotropin and β-Endorphin Wylie Vale, Joachim Spiess, CATHERINE L. RIVIER et al. · Science 18 Sep 1981 3,979
3 A self-report measure of pubertal status: Reliability, validity, and initial norms Anne C. Petersen, Lisa J. Crockett, Maryse H. Richards et al. · Journal of Youth and Adolescence Apr 1988 3,223
4 The Oxytocin Receptor System: Structure, Function, and Regulation Gerald Gimpl, Falk Fahrenholz · Physiological Reviews Review Apr 2001 3,115
5 The Diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome during Adolescence Selma Feldman Witchel, Sharon E. Oberfield, Robert L. Rosenfield et al. · Hormone Research in Paediatrics Open access 2015 3,108
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Where is Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research done?

The largest centres of Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 63 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 43 works
  3. 3 ShanghaiChina 40 works
  4. 4 GuangzhouChina 34 works
  5. 5 ParisFrance 29 works
  6. 6 IstanbulTürkiye 27 works
  7. 7 TokyoJapan 27 works
  8. 8 BostonUnited States 23 works
  9. 9 SeoulSouth Korea 22 works
  10. 10 NanjingChina 21 works
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Where is the best place to study Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Cambridge, Harvard University and Imperial College London score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 17%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Imperial College Lon…University of Cambri…University of OtagoHarvard University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 75.022.8%5.3×13 +44.4%
2Harvard UniversityUnited States 70.914.4%4.2×28 -8.8%
3Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 66.229.2%5.8×12 -33.0%
4University of OtagoNew Zealand 61.215.2%19.5×12 -36.9%
5University of CopenhagenDenmark 49.913.8%5.3×10 +13.0%
6Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 49.513.2%2.6×16 +49.2%
7Peking UniversityChina 47.717.3%2.8×12 +36.4%
8Kent State UniversityUnited States 46.815.1%36.1×9 +158.0%
9University of California San DiegoUnited States 43.418.5%4.7×10 -48.6%
10University of MichiganUnited States 42.510.5%4.6×15 -34.8%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, country by country

Is Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2008. The fastest-growing topics are Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0074% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones10.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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