Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
Contact Dermatitis and Allergies is a research topic within Dermatology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 16.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on skin sensitization and contact allergy research, particularly related to fragrance ingredients, occupational dermatitis, patch testing, allergic contact dermatitis, and the safety assessment of cosmetic products. It covers topics such as risk assessment, epidemiology, and toxicological endpoints in the context of skin sensitization.
- Skin Sensitization
- Contact Allergy
- Fragrance Ingredients
- Occupational Dermatitis
- Patch Testing
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Cosmetic Products
- Risk Assessment
- Epidemiology
- Toxicological Endpoints
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (932 and 251 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 932 works
- 2 Germany 251 works
- 3 France 239 works
- 4 China 213 works
- 5 Japan 203 works
- 6 India 199 works
- 7 United Kingdom 179 works
- 8 Spain 141 works
- 9 Italy 114 works
- 10 Brazil 91 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lund University publishes the most Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research, followed by University of Michigan and Research Institute for Fragrance Materials.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lund University Sweden 34 works
- 2 University of Michigan United States 30 works
- 3 Research Institute for Fragrance Materials United States 28 works
- 4 University of Pennsylvania United States 28 works
- 5 Oregon Health & Science University United States 27 works
- 6 University of Arizona United States 27 works
- 7 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 27 works
- 8 Columbia University Irving Medical Center United States 27 works
- 9 University of Würzburg Germany 25 works
- 10 Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Japan 22 works
Where is Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research done?
The largest centres of Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Paris (France), Tokyo (Japan) and Lund (Sweden). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Woodcliff Lake, Hamamatsu and Osnabrück.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 65 works
- 2 Paris France 62 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 58 works
- 4 Lund Sweden 47 works
- 5 London United Kingdom 46 works
- 6 Philadelphia United States 45 works
- 7 São Paulo Brazil 39 works
- 8 Copenhagen Denmark 39 works
- 9 Madrid Spain 37 works
- 10 Beijing China 36 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Woodcliff LakeUS · 28.2 works572×
- HamamatsuJP · 21.9 works44×
- OsnabrückDE · 21.3 works39×
- WurzburgDE · 26.9 works19×
- LundSE · 47.0 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Contact Dermatitis and Allergies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Contact Dermatitis and Allergies?
Among universities, judged by research, Lund University, University of Würzburg and University of Arizona 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lund University Sweden | 66.7 | 7.0% | 15.5× | 34 | +98.9% |
| 2 | University of Würzburg Germany | 62.0 | 0.2% | 29.4× | 25 | +434.7% |
| 3 | University of Arizona United States | 60.8 | 0.3% | 11.3× | 27 | +636.4% |
| 4 | Oregon Health & Science University United States | 60.3 | 1.8% | 23.8× | 27 | +189.1% |
| 5 | University of Copenhagen Denmark | 58.9 | 40.7% | 5.9× | 15 | +23.6% |
| 6 | Osnabrück University Germany | 57.5 | 21.6% | 46.6× | 18 | +56.0% |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 56.7 | 1.5% | 8.2× | 28 | +483.9% |
| 8 | Hamamatsu University School of Medicine Japan | 56.6 | 0.1% | 109.8× | 22 | +724.7% |
| 9 | University of Michigan United States | 50.6 | 1.9% | 5.9× | 30 | +485.5% |
| 10 | University of Tennessee at Knoxville United States | 47.7 | 0.7% | 13.7× | 20 | — |
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 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Contact Dermatitis and Allergies.
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.