Dermatology and Skin Diseases
Dermatology and Skin Diseases is a research topic within Dermatology. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 21.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on atopic dermatitis, exploring topics such as the role of filaggrin mutations, the skin microbiome, immune dysregulation, pruritus, and the use of dupilumab in treatment. It also delves into the impact of Staphylococcus aureus and the role of TSLP in allergic inflammation.
- Filaggrin
- Skin Microbiome
- TSLP
- Eczema
- Immune Dysregulation
- Pruritus
- Dupilumab
- Epithelial Barrier
- Th2 Cytokines
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% 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 Dermatology and Skin Diseases research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 1.6k works
- 3 India 655 works
- 4 Germany 537 works
- 5 Japan 500 works
- 6 South Korea 424 works
- 7 United Kingdom 411 works
- 8 Italy 361 works
- 9 France 326 works
- 10 Spain 272 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 Dermatology and Skin Diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai publishes the most Dermatology and Skin Diseases research, followed by University of Miami and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States 55 works
- 2 University of MiamiUnited States 48 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 39 works
- 4 Northwestern UniversityUnited States 38 works
- 5 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 37 works
- 6 George Washington UniversityUnited States 35 works
- 7 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 30 works
- 8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 9 Harvard UniversityUnited States 27 works
- 10 Yale UniversityUnited States 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Dermatology and Skin Diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Dermatology and Skin Diseases include Aziz Sheikh.
- 1 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom 5.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Dermatology and Skin Diseases research done?
The largest centres of Dermatology and Skin Diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tarrytown and Lübeck.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TarrytownUS · 22.6 works63×
- LübeckDE · 22.2 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dermatology and Skin Diseases than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Dermatology and Skin Diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Miami, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Wroclaw Medical University 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 | University of MiamiUnited States | 77.5 | 31.2% | 10.1× | 48 | +230.4% |
| 2 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 72.2 | 27.0% | 11.4× | 55 | +123.5% |
| 3 | Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland | 66.3 | 34.1% | 16.6× | 24 | +118.5% |
| 4 | George Washington UniversityUnited States | 65.3 | 16.9% | 10.3× | 35 | +177.4% |
| 5 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 61.6 | 37.0% | 10.6× | 23 | — |
| 6 | Northwestern UniversityUnited States | 60.3 | 24.9% | 5.7× | 38 | +259.8% |
| 7 | University of LübeckGermany | 58.2 | 28.2% | 14.2× | 21 | +27.8% |
| 8 | Nippon Medical SchoolJapan | 56.3 | 48.3% | 17.5× | 10 | -2.8% |
| 9 | Queen's University BelfastUnited Kingdom | 53.8 | 58.4% | 2.8× | 9 | +134.6% |
| 10 | Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States | 52.8 | 24.2% | 8.5× | 26 | +34.4% |
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 and Skin Diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Dermatology and Skin Diseases.
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.