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SKiN Health

In research, SKiN Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,725 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,836 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology (Dermatology is 66.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,341
of 22,385 · #10,165 all time
Rank in Canada
#145
of 305
Research works
634
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
SKiN Health

What is SKiN Health 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 #2,725 of 9,902 11.7%101 #3825
MedicineField #2,836 of 8,541 11.9%93 #4097

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SKiN Health 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 SKiN Health work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at SKiN Health is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 120 fractional works · 61.3% of its workMedicine: 110 fractional works · 56.4% of its workDermatology: 34 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 18.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 7.5% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 14.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSKiN Health195fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences14%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11056.4%
    2. Health Professions63.3%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology157.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology136.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.3%
    5. Neuroscience20.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities94.6%
    2. Social Sciences94.6%
    3. Psychology73.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering62.9%
    2. Computer Science21.1%
    3. Materials Science10.8%
    4. Environmental Science10.7%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Energy00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does SKiN Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 66.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 34.2 works67×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.45× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.93× its world share, 110 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.59× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.45×15 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.56×2 works
  3. Medicine2.93×110 works
  4. Nursing1.81×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.59×9 works
  6. Veterinary1.38×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×13 works
  8. Health Professions1.24×6 works
  9. Dentistry1.19×1 works
  10. Psychology1.16×7 works
  11. Neuroscience0.57×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×2 works
  14. Social Sciences0.36×9 works
  15. Chemistry0.27×1 works
  16. Energy0.27×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.22×2 works
  18. Engineering0.19×6 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.15×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.14×2 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SKiN Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Mahla Abdolahnejad, Collin Hong and Alain Michon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SKiN Health.

  1. 1 Mahla Abdolahnejad Canada · #2,162,563 worldwide 99 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Collin Hong Canada · #2,628,532 worldwide 69 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Alain Michon Canada · #3,034,587 worldwide 185 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Erika L. Crowley Canada · #3,248,642 worldwide 287 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 C Hodgson Canada · #3,427,837 worldwide 270 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 G Carlier Canada · #6,254,148 worldwide 329 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Helena Collier Canada · #6,545,473 worldwide 45 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at SKiN Health

What are the most cited papers from SKiN Health?

The most cited paper from SKiN Health is "Pyroptosis: mechanisms and diseases" (Pian Yu, Xu Zhang, Nian Liu et al., 2021), with 2,406 citations. Next come "Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis" (1,280) and "Ferroptosis in cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies" (864).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pyroptosis: mechanisms and diseases Pian Yu, Xu Zhang, Nian Liu et al. · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy Open access 28 Mar 2021 2,406
2 Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis Lawrence F. Eichenfield et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Open access 27 Nov 2013 1,280
3 Ferroptosis in cancer: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies Qian Zhou, Yu Meng, Daishi Li et al. · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy Open access 7 Mar 2024 864
4 Alopecia areata update Abdullah Alkhalifah, Adel Alsantali, Eddy Wang et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 15 Jan 2010 735
5 The mechanisms of lysophosphatidylcholine in the development of diseases Panpan Liu, Wu Zhu, Chao Chen et al. · Life Sciences Open access 18 Feb 2020 591
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SKiN Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Quality of Life, Immune Dysregulation, Wound Healing, TGF-ß, Filaggrin and Skin Microbiome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.3×55 topics
  2. Treatment14▲ 5.9×26 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 3.3×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 4.8×20 topics
  5. Immune Dysregulation11▲ 69×2 topics
  6. TGF-ß10▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Wound Healing10▲ 20×7 topics
  8. Filaggrin10▲ 104×1 topic
  9. Skin Microbiome10▲ 104×1 topic
  10. Immune System10▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Regulatory T Cells10▲ 43×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis10▲ 5.3×17 topics
  13. Inflammatory Cytokines10▲ 56×2 topics
  14. IL-1710▲ 137×1 topic
  15. TH17 Cells10▲ 137×1 topic
  16. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Genetics7▲ 5.2×12 topics
  18. Skin Cancer7▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Regeneration6▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Hypertrophic Scarring6▲ 115×1 topic
  21. Keloids6▲ 115×1 topic
  22. Autoantibodies6▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Matrix Metalloproteinases6▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Antioxidants6▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Photodynamic Therapy6▲ 12×4 topics
  26. DNA Damage5▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Immunosuppressive Therapy5▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Photoaging5▲ 86×1 topic
  29. UV Radiation5▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Complications5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  31. Autoimmune5▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.8×12 topics
  33. Prevalence5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  34. Cosmetic Surgery5▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Wnt Signaling4▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Stem Cells4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions4▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Epidermal Niche4▲ 102×1 topic
  39. Hair Follicle4▲ 102×1 topic
  40. Anatomy4▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does SKiN Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Skin Protection and Aging.

Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 10 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 10 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 6 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 5 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 4 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatme…3Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 3 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksLexicography and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional works
DermatologyImmunologyUrologyPathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 10 works
  2. 2 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 10 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 6 works
  4. 4 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 5 works
  5. 5 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 4 works
  6. 6 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 3 works
  7. 7 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 3 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Lexicography and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  10. 10 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.6%domestic only50.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SKiN Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% 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 SKiN Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%SKiN Health0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SKiN Health 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 counting10%20%SKiN Health10.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2015.

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