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National Skin Centre

In research, National Skin Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,832 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,282 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology (Dermatology is 85.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,377
of 22,385 · #11,331 all time
Rank in Singapore
#39
of 61
Research works
1.1k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
National Skin Centre

What is National Skin Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,832 of 9,902 7.9%110 #4299
MedicineField #4,282 of 8,541 7.8%104 #4750

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Skin Centre sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does National Skin Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at National Skin Centre is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 122 fractional works · 69.0% of its workMedicine: 116 fractional works · 65.5% of its workDermatology: 39 fractional works · 22.3% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 22.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNational SkinCentre177fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11665.5%
    2. Health Professions42.3%
    3. Dentistry10.8%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2212.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology126.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
    1. Engineering52.7%
    2. Computer Science31.7%
    3. Materials Science21.1%
    4. Environmental Science20.9%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology10.8%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does National Skin Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 85.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 39.4 works85×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.35× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.53× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.31× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.53×12 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.31×3 works
  3. Medicine3.41×116 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.35×22 works
  5. Veterinary2.08×0 works
  6. Dentistry1.59×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.87×4 works
  8. Nursing0.32×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.31×2 works
  10. Psychology0.28×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.22×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.19×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  16. Engineering0.18×5 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  20. Energy0.07×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Skin Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven Tien Guan Thng, Yik Weng Yew and Joyce Lim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Skin Centre.

  1. 1 Steven Tien Guan Thng Singapore · #641,334 worldwide 2.8k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Yik Weng Yew Singapore · #716,051 worldwide 3.2k citations · 176 works
  3. 3 Joyce Lim Singapore · #860,858 worldwide 811 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Hazel Hwee Boon Oon Singapore · #931,454 worldwide 2.5k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Mark Boon Yang Tang Singapore · #962,045 worldwide 2.1k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Eileen Tan Singapore · #1,000,954 worldwide 1.7k citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Boon Kee Goh Singapore · #1,020,150 worldwide 977 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Chee‐Leok Goh Singapore · #1,035,291 worldwide 2.7k citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Hong Liang Tey Singapore · #1,038,407 worldwide 4.4k citations · 212 works
  10. 10 Chee‐Leok Goh Singapore · #1,160,603 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Skin Centre

What are the most cited papers from National Skin Centre?

The most cited paper from National Skin Centre is "Chronic wounds" (Vincent Falanga, R. Rivkah Isseroff, Athena M. Soulika et al., 2022), with 1,006 citations. Next come "New insights into the management of acne: An update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne Group" (847) and "Clinical Classification of Itch: a Position Paper of the International Forum for the Study of Itch" (765).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chronic wounds Vincent Falanga, R. Rivkah Isseroff, Athena M. Soulika et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 21 Jul 2022 1,006
2 New insights into the management of acne: An update from the Global Alliance to Improve Outcomes in Acne Group Diane M. Thiboutot et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 18 Apr 2009 847
3 Clinical Classification of Itch: a Position Paper of the International Forum for the Study of Itch Sonja Ständer, Elke Weißhaar, Thomas Mettang et al. · Acta Dermato Venereologica Open access 2007 765
4 Revised classification/nomenclature of vitiligo and related issues: the Vitiligo Global Issues Consensus Conference Khaled Ezzedine et al. · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research Open access 14 Mar 2012 697
5 The prevalence and clinical characteristics of pruritus among patients with extensive psoriasis Gil Yosipovitch, Anthony Goon, Joseph Tien Seng Wee et al. · British Journal of Dermatology Nov 2000 449
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Skin Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Immune Dysregulation, Inflammation, Staphylococcus aureus, Filaggrin, Skin Microbiome and Treatment.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology40▲ 5.6×53 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.9×29 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 7.2×13 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 4.6×19 topics
  5. Treatment12▲ 5.4×19 topics
  6. Immune Dysregulation11▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Staphylococcus aureus10▲ 76×2 topics
  8. Filaggrin10▲ 114×1 topic
  9. Skin Microbiome10▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Wound Healing9▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Risk Assessment8▲ 7.2×3 topics
  12. Photodynamic Therapy8▲ 19×4 topics
  13. Autoantibodies7▲ 17×8 topics
  14. Contact Allergy7▲ 203×1 topic
  15. Skin Sensitization7▲ 203×1 topic
  16. Regeneration6▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Genetics6▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Management6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  19. Pathogenesis6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  20. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Antifungal Therapy6▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Skin Cancer6▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Regulatory T Cells5▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Autoimmune5▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Asthma5▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Rituximab5▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Immune System5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. TGF-ß5▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  30. Inflammatory Cytokines5▲ 30×2 topics
  31. IL-174▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Prevention4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. TH17 Cells4▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Metastasis4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Stem Cells4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  36. Wnt Signaling4▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Hypertrophic Scarring4▲ 84×1 topic
  38. Keloids4▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Dermatophytes4▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Intravenous Immunoglobulin4▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does National Skin Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis and Dermatologic Treatments and Research.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…10Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 10 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 7 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 4 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 4 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging4Skin Protection and Aging: 4 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 4 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 4 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders3Hair Growth and Disorders: 3 fractional works
DermatologyImmunologyEpidemiologyPathology and Forensic Medicine1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 10 works
  2. 2 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 7 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 4 works
  4. 4 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 4 works
  5. 5 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  6. 6 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 4 works
  8. 8 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 4 works
  10. 10 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Skin Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 National Skin Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%National Skin Centre0.00070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Skin Centre 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, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025National Skin Centre7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2002.

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