Bibliometric Analysis of PCOS and Pregnancy Outcomes Research, 2025

A bibliometric analysis of 410 publications from the Web of Science and 45 clinical trials from PubMed, collated by Zhenyu Shi and updated in May 2026. The data identifies leading contributors, institutions, authors, and research trends in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and pregnancy outcomes. China and the United States were the leading contributing countries.

Use Cases

• Identify leading research institutions and authors based on publication and citation counts mentioned in the results.
• Analyze research trends and hotspots, such as insulin resistance and metformin, from the bibliometric mapping.
• Explore emerging research frontiers like neonatal outcomes and metabolic syndrome management highlighted in the conclusion.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 410 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection and 45 PubMed clinical trials.
• Specific quantitative results are provided, such as China contributing 192 publications (46.8%).
• Identifies the most prolific author (Vanky, Eszter) and the most cited author (Legro, Richard S.).

Limitations

• The underlying dataset of 11.4 KB is very small, suggesting limited raw data scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the selected bibliographic databases.

Provenance

Source

Literature retrieved from Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed databases.

Collection Method

Bibliometric analysis conducted using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R software.

Time Range

Publications collated up to 10 May 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 05:41:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, with leading contributions from China and the United States.