search_pubmed: Search PubMed with Multiple Genes and Terms
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search_pubmed

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Search PubMed with Multiple Genes and Terms

Description

Perform a PubMed search for multiple genes and terms.

Usage

search_pubmed(genes_list, terms_list, rank_method = "weighted", verbose = TRUE)

Arguments

`genes_list`	A list of gene IDs.
`terms_list`	A list of search terms.
`rank_method`	The method to rank results, either "weighted" or "total". Defaults to "weighted".
`verbose`	Logical flag indicating whether to display messages. Default is TRUE.

Value

A data frame with search results, including genes, terms, and their corresponding publication counts and ranks.

Examples

genes <- c("TP53", "BRCA1")
terms <- c("cancer", "tumor")
search_results <- search_pubmed(genes, terms, rank_method = "weighted", verbose = FALSE)
print(search_results)

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