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Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Valeria Garcia‐Flores
Washington University in St. Louis
2
José V. V. Isola
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
3
Bailey A. T. Weatherbee
Perinatal Institute
4
Magda Marečková
University of Oxford
5
Carolina Lliberos
Monash University
6
Marcos A. Fonseca
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
7
Thomas M. Rawlings
University of Cambridge
8
Ivana Winkler
German Cancer Research Center
9
Xiaocui Zheng
XinHua Hospital
10
Tyana T. Joseph
Morehouse School of Medicine

Papers

1
A single-cell atlas of the aging mouse ovary
Nature Aging|2024
167 cit.
2
An integrated single-cell reference atlas of the human endometrium
Nature Genetics|2024
144 cit.
3
The cycling and aging mouse female reproductive tract at single-cell resolution
Cell|2024
107 cit.
4
Publication in Frontiers in Immunology (2024) [95 citations, W4391445743]
Frontiers in Immunology|2024
95 cit.
5
Deciphering maternal-fetal cross-talk in the human placenta during parturition using single-cell RNA sequencing
Science Translational Medicine|2024
63 cit.
6
Oncogenic Pathways and Targeted Therapies in Ovarian Cancer
Biomolecules|2024
31 cit.
7
Distinct pathways drive anterior hypoblast specification in the implanting human embryo
Nature Cell Biology|2024
22 cit.
8
Homeostatic Macrophages Prevent Preterm Birth and Improve Neonatal Outcomes by Mitigating In Utero Sterile Inflammation in Mice
The Journal of Immunology|2024
10 cit.
9
New models of implantation: towards a whole better than the sum of parts
Human Reproduction|2025
2 cit.
10
Dissociation of Placental Tissues for Single-Cell Techniques
Methods in molecular biology|2024
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Roser Vento‐Tormo
Wellcome/MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
2
Margherita Y. Turco
Friedrich Miescher Institute
3
Jun R. Huh
Harvard University
4
Yeong Shin Yim
Translational Therapeutics (United States)
5
Helen Wong
Rapt Therapeutics (United States)
6
Yanli Pang
Peking University
7
Omer Ali Bayraktar
Wellcome Sanger Institute
8
Saori Nishio
Hokkaido University Hospital
9
Changtao Jiang
Peking University
10
Andrea G. Edlow
Massachusetts General Hospital

Papers

1
Cell2location maps fine-grained cell types in spatial transcriptomics
Nature Biotechnology|2022
1.2k cit.
2
Single-cell roadmap of human gonadal development
Nature|2022
485 cit.
3
Spatial multiomics map of trophoblast development in early pregnancy
Nature|2023
292 cit.
4
Gut symbionts alleviate MASH through a secondary bile acid biosynthetic pathway
Cell|2024
275 cit.
5
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 1 Year in Infants of Mothers Who Tested Positive for SARS-CoV-2 During Pregnancy
JAMA Network Open|2022
235 cit.
6
Gut bacteria alleviate smoking-related NASH by degrading gut nicotine
Nature|2022
211 cit.
7
Microbial-host-isozyme analyses reveal microbial DPP4 as a potential antidiabetic target
Science|2023
166 cit.
8
Effects of Androgen Excess-Related Metabolic Disturbances on Granulosa Cell Function and Follicular Development
Frontiers in Endocrinology|2022
150 cit.
9
An integrated single-cell reference atlas of the human endometrium
Nature Genetics|2024
144 cit.
10
Systemic and ovarian inflammation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Journal of Reproductive Immunology|2022
114 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Sudhansu K. Dey
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2
Bert W. O’Malley
Baylor College of Medicine
3
Carlos Simón
Universitat de València
4
Linda C. Giudice
University of California, San Francisco
5
Kenneth S. Korach
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
6
Thomas E. Spencer
University of Missouri Health System
7
Susan J. Fisher
University of California, San Francisco
8
Edgardo D. Carosella
University of London Institute in Paris
9
Ashley Moffett
University of Cambridge
10
Jack L. Strominger
Harvard University

Papers

1
Estrogen Resistance Caused by a Mutation in the Estrogen-Receptor Gene in a Man
New England Journal of Medicine|1994
2.5k cit.
2
Sequence and Characterization of a Coactivator for the Steroid Hormone Receptor Superfamily
Science|1995
2.4k cit.
3
Mice lacking progesterone receptor exhibit pleiotropic reproductive abnormalities.
Genes & Development|1995
1.9k cit.
4
Molecular mimicry in T cell-mediated autoimmunity: Viral peptides activate human T cell clones specific for myelin basic protein
Cell|1995
1.5k cit.
5
Multiple Female Reproductive Failures in Cyclooxygenase 2–Deficient Mice
Cell|1997
1.4k cit.
6
Steroid receptor coactivator-1 is a histone acetyltransferase
Nature|1997
1.3k cit.
7
Combinations of Maternal KIR and Fetal HLA-C Genes Influence the Risk of Preeclampsia and Reproductive Success
The Journal of Experimental Medicine|2004
1.1k cit.
8
Mechanism of action of penicillins: a proposal based on their structural similarity to acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|1965
996 cit.
9
Tissue Distribution and Quantitative Analysis of Estrogen Receptor-α (ERα) and Estrogen Receptor-β (ERβ) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in the Wild-Type and ERα-Knockout Mouse
Endocrinology|1997
965 cit.
10
Preeclampsia is associated with failure of human cytotrophoblasts to mimic a vascular adhesion phenotype. One cause of defective endovascular invasion in this syndrome?
Journal of Clinical Investigation|1997
939 cit.

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