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Dermatology research

Dermatology is a subfield of Medicine. Science Explorer counts 282k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: field of medicine dealing with the hair, nails, skin, and its diseases.

Research works
282k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
42k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
13
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Dermatology research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Epidemiology, Filaggrin, Skin Microbiome, Histopathological Study, Oxidative Stress, UV Radiation. Gaining share since 2009–13: COVID-19, Dermatologic Manifestations, Acne Inversa, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Histopathological Study. Losing share: Inflammatory Disease, Prurigo Pigmentosa, Contact Allergy, Skin Sensitization.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology12k▼ 0.80×3 topics
  2. Filaggrin11k◆ 1.09×1 topic
  3. Skin Microbiome11k◆ 1.09×1 topic
  4. Histopathological Study7,837▲ 1.40×2 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress7,324◆ 1.01×1 topic
  6. UV Radiation7,324◆ 1.01×1 topic
  7. Hypertrophic Scarring6,684◆ 1.02×1 topic
  8. Keloids6,684◆ 1.02×1 topic
  9. Treatment6,654◆ 0.89×2 topics
  10. Adnexal Neoplasms5,750▼ 0.74×1 topic
  11. Extramammary Paget's Disease5,750▼ 0.74×1 topic
  12. COVID-195,349▲ 3.4×1 topic
  13. Dermatologic Manifestations5,349▲ 3.4×1 topic
  14. Contact Allergy5,134▼ 0.70×1 topic
  15. Skin Sensitization5,134▼ 0.70×1 topic
  16. Dermal Fillers4,924◆ 1.03×1 topic
  17. Hyaluronic Acid4,924◆ 1.03×1 topic
  18. Cutaneous Lymphomas4,693◆ 0.98×1 topic
  19. Mycosis Fungoides4,693◆ 0.98×1 topic
  20. Acne Vulgaris4,166▲ 1.21×1 topic
  21. Rosacea4,166▲ 1.21×1 topic
  22. Obesity2,768◆ 0.92×1 topic
  23. Skin Physiology2,768◆ 0.92×1 topic
  24. Chemotherapy2,578▼ 0.84×1 topic
  25. Dermatological Toxicity2,578▼ 0.84×1 topic
  26. Inflammatory Disease2,488▼ 0.62×1 topic
  27. Prurigo Pigmentosa2,488▼ 0.62×1 topic
  28. Acne Inversa1,923▲ 1.81×1 topic
  29. Hidradenitis Suppurativa1,923▲ 1.81×1 topic

Which countries lead Dermatology research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and Germany rank highest in Dermatology. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (12k and 6.4k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 12.9% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2 China · #4 all time 23.2% top 10% · 6.4k works
  3. 3 Germany · #2 all time 16.9% top 10% · 2.1k works
  4. 4 Italy · #6 all time 22.3% top 10% · 1.9k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #3 all time 15.0% top 10% · 1.9k works
  6. 6 South Korea · #14 all time 19.3% top 10% · 1.7k works
  7. 7 India · #15 all time 6.3% top 10% · 4.1k works
  8. 8 France · #5 all time 11.8% top 10% · 1.8k works
  9. 9 Spain · #11 all time 11.2% top 10% · 1.9k works
  10. 10 Poland · #17 all time 18.5% top 10% · 916 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 43 countries ranked in Dermatology. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Dermatology

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 12k works
  2. 2 China 6.4k works
  3. 3 India 4.1k works
  4. 4 Germany 2.1k works
  5. 5 Brazil 2k works
  6. 6 Japan 2k works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 1.9k works
  8. 8 Spain 1.9k works
  9. 9 Italy 1.9k works
  10. 10 France 1.8k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 32.8%China: 17.8%India: 11.3%Germany: 5.7%6 others listed: 32.3%33%largest
United States12k · 32.8%China6,415 · 17.8%India4,082 · 11.3%Germany2,051 · 5.7%6 others listed12k · 32.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Dermatology research?

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (China) ranks first in Dermatology on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by University of Miami and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China · Beijing · #47 all time 18.5% top 10% · 222 works
  2. 2 University of Miami United States · Coral Gables · #8 all time 21.6% top 10% · 188 works
  3. 3 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai United States · New York · #16 all time 17.0% top 10% · 146 works
  4. 4 Yonsei University South Korea · Seoul · #58 all time 26.4% top 10% · 108 works
  5. 5 Harvard University United States · Cambridge · #1 all time 19.3% top 10% · 148 works
  6. 6 Northwestern University United States · Evanston · #6 all time 17.7% top 10% · 118 works
  7. 7 University of Michigan United States · Ann Arbor · #3 all time 14.5% top 10% · 120 works
  8. 8 University of Naples Federico II Italy · Naples · #77 all time 33.9% top 10% · 84 works
  9. 9 University of Copenhagen Denmark · Copenhagen · #13 all time 30.7% top 10% · 74 works
  10. 10 Sichuan University China · Chengdu 27.2% top 10% · 99 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 71 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Dermatology.

Top 100 Dermatology institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 222 works
  2. 2 University of MiamiUnited States 188 works
  3. 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 148 works
  4. 4 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States 145 works
  5. 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 136 works
  6. 6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 136 works
  7. 7 Yale UniversityUnited States 133 works
  8. 8 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 132 works
  9. 9 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 124 works
  10. 10 University of MichiganUnited States 120 works

Who are the leading researchers in Dermatology?

Among the most productive authors in Dermatology, Aziz Sheikh, Michael F. Holick and Axel Hauschild rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom · #17 worldwide 5.8k citations · 274 works
  2. 2 Michael F. Holick United States · #647 worldwide 2.8k citations · 167 works
  3. 3 Axel Hauschild Germany · #760 worldwide 2.2k citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Hywel C Williams United Kingdom · #1,208 worldwide 1.9k citations · 173 works
  5. 5 Caroline Robert France · #1,339 worldwide 3.3k citations · 242 works
  6. 6 Roderick J. Hay United Kingdom · #1,354 worldwide 4k citations · 83 works
  7. 7 Dirk Schadendorf Germany · #1,381 worldwide 4.4k citations · 277 works
  8. 8 Elie A. Akl Canada · #1,891 worldwide 18k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Stefano Pileri Italy · #1,934 worldwide 1.4k citations · 110 works
  10. 10 Elaine S. Jaffe United States · #1,940 worldwide 2k citations · 152 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,716 highest-output authors in Dermatology. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Dermatology researchers

Where is Dermatology research done?

The largest centres of Dermatology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Woodcliff Lake, Clichy and Sinchon-dong.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.1k works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 848 works
  3. 3 New York United States 736 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 680 works
  5. 5 Paris France 597 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 589 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 579 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 556 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 535 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 442 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Woodcliff LakeUS · 29.8 works43×
  2. ClichyFR · 53.3 works40×
  3. Sinchon-dong24.4 works37×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dermatology than the world average.

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Dermatology research by country

The best places for Dermatology research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Dermatology?

Among universities, judged by research, Wroclaw Medical University, Yonsei University College of Dentistry and University of Miami score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 24.05%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Wroclaw Medical University: 79, 29.7%Yonsei University College of Dentistry: 24, 47.6%University of Miami: 188, 21.6%Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: 146, 17.0%Sechenov University: 106, 5.2%Iran University of Medical Sciences: 49, 28.9%Gdańsk Medical University: 55, 18.4%Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 46, 25.9%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 222, 18.5%Southern Medical University: 72, 27.7%Yonsei University Co…Wroclaw Medical Univ…University of MiamiIcahn School of Medi…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland 67.529.7%10.1×79 +136.0%
2Yonsei University College of Dentistry?? 66.647.6%36.9×24 +86.1%
3 University of MiamiUnited States 60.321.6%7.3×188 +84.7%
4 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States 50.617.0%5.6×146 +77.0%
5 Sechenov UniversityRussia 49.85.2%6.4×106 +290.8%
6 Iran University of Medical SciencesIran 49.828.9%3.5×49 +290.1%
7 Gdańsk Medical UniversityPoland 49.218.4%8.3×55 +74.4%
8 Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 48.625.9%5.4×46 +139.3%
9 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 48.418.5%4.3×222 +32.9%
10 Southern Medical UniversityChina 48.027.7%3.8×72 +122.1%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Dermatology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments, Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects and Dermatologic Treatments and Research.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments+166%
  2. Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects+99%
  3. Dermatologic Treatments and Research+84%
  4. Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques+80%
  5. Dermatology and Skin Diseases+80%
  6. Skin Protection and Aging+79%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Dermatology include?

Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 46k fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 32k fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging31kSkin Protection and Aging: 31k fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions29kCancer and Skin Lesions: 29k fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 27k fractional worksCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research: 20k fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 20k fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology Studies History: 17k fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 16k fractional worksSkin Diseases and Diabetes: 13k fractional worksChemotherapy-related skin toxicity: 13k fractional worksDermatological and COVID-19 studies: 12k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.