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National Skin Centre

In research, National Skin Centre stands highest in Medicine (#5,636 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,285 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology — Dermatology is 84.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,337
of 28,054 · #16,244 all time
Rank in Singapore
#50
of 84
Research works
1.1k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is National Skin Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,636 of 10,443 13.9%104 #5853
Health SciencesDomain #7,285 of 11,982 13.9%110 #7809

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does National Skin Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 84.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 35.4 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.40× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.63× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.40× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Skin Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Hong Liang Tey, Chee Leok Goh and Chee‐Leok Goh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Skin Centre.

  1. 1 Hong Liang Tey Singapore · #197,662 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Chee Leok Goh Singapore · #204,901 worldwide 110 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Chee‐Leok Goh Singapore · #445,685 worldwide 77 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Goh Cl Singapore · #941,557 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Yik Weng Yew Singapore · #984,472 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Steven Tien Guan Thng Singapore · #1,001,849 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Rmf Yuen Singapore · #1,351,527 worldwide 5 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Hazel H. Oon Singapore · #1,457,342 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 KH Chan Singapore · #1,510,776 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Angeline Goh Singapore · #1,524,897 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at National Skin Centre

Which keywords describe research at National Skin Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Immune Dysregulation, Staphylococcus aureus, Filaggrin, Skin Microbiome, Inflammation and Wound Healing.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology36▲ 5.7×47 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 3.9×28 topics
  3. Diagnosis11▲ 7.5×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 4.5×18 topics
  5. Immune Dysregulation10▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Staphylococcus aureus10▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Filaggrin9▲ 121×1 topic
  8. Skin Microbiome9▲ 121×1 topic
  9. Treatment9▲ 4.7×15 topics
  10. Wound Healing8▲ 20×7 topics
  11. Risk Assessment8▲ 7.5×3 topics
  12. Photodynamic Therapy6▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Contact Allergy6▲ 213×1 topic
  14. Skin Sensitization6▲ 213×1 topic
  15. Autoantibodies6▲ 17×6 topics
  16. Regeneration6▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Genetics6▲ 5.4×6 topics
  18. Management6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  19. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  21. Antifungal Therapy5▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Autoimmune5▲ 66×2 topics
  23. Regulatory T Cells5▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Skin Cancer5▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Asthma5▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Rituximab5▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Immune System4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. TGF-ß4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. IL-174▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Inflammatory Cytokines4▲ 32×2 topics
  31. TH17 Cells4▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Wnt Signaling4▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Hypertrophic Scarring4▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Keloids4▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Stem Cells4▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Intravenous Immunoglobulin4▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Bullous Pemphigoid4▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Pemphigoid4▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Dermatophytes4▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Onychomycosis4▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does National Skin Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis and Dermatologic Treatments and Research.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…9Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 9 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 6 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 4 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders3Hair Growth and Disorders: 3 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 3 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 3 fractional worksmelanin and skin pigment…3melanin and skin pigmentation: 3 fractional works
DermatologyImmunologyPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 9 works
  2. 2 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 6 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 4 works
  4. 4 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 4 works
  5. 5 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 3 works
  8. 8 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 3 works
  9. 9 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 melanin and skin pigmentation Cell Biology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Skin Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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