Nail Diseases and Treatments
Nail Diseases and Treatments is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 9.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers the epidemiological trends, diagnosis, and management of fungal skin infections, with a focus on onychomycosis, dermatophytes, Malassezia, and associated conditions such as seborrheic dermatitis and tinea capitis. It also discusses antifungal susceptibility patterns, virulence traits, and the global burden of these infections.
- Onychomycosis
- Dermatophytes
- Malassezia
- Epidemiology
- Antifungal Therapy
- Diagnosis
- Nail Infections
- Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Tinea Capitis
- Virulence Traits
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +30% 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 Nail Diseases and Treatments research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (982 and 724 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 982 works
- 2 India 724 works
- 3 China 366 works
- 4 Brazil 306 works
- 5 Spain 176 works
- 6 Indonesia 174 works
- 7 France 167 works
- 8 Germany 153 works
- 9 United Kingdom 152 works
- 10 Italy 141 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 Nail Diseases and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cornell University publishes the most Nail Diseases and Treatments research, followed by Udayana University and Institute of Medical Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cornell UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 2 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 21 works
- 3 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 20 works
- 4 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 19 works
- 5 University of MiamiUnited States 17 works
- 6 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 17 works
- 7 Weill Cornell MedicineUnited States 16 works
- 8 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 14 works
- 9 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 12 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nail Diseases and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nail Diseases and Treatments include Roderick J. Hay, Hamid Badali and Thomas Schwarz.
- 1 Roderick J. Hay United Kingdom 4k citations
- 2 Hamid Badali Iran 3.3k citations
- 3 Thomas Schwarz United States 3.1k citations
- 4 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nail Diseases and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Nail Diseases and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), São Paulo (Brazil), Paris (France) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Delhi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DelhiIN · 26.0 works8.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nail Diseases and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nail Diseases and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Miami and Weill Cornell Medicine 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 | Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 61.2 | 3.0% | 12.4× | 20 | +255.2% |
| 2 | University of MiamiUnited States | 54.9 | 20.9% | 6.9× | 17 | +94.3% |
| 3 | Weill Cornell MedicineUnited States | 54.8 | 10.5% | 23.9× | 16 | — |
| 4 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 53.7 | 5.3% | 10.2× | 17 | +122.9% |
| 5 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 51.2 | 12.3% | 4.4× | 22 | +142.9% |
| 6 | University College of Medical SciencesIndia | 46.9 | 4.4% | 63.2× | 11 | +144.2% |
| 7 | Udayana UniversityIndonesia | 45.5 | 0.0% | 5.5× | 21 | +212.5% |
| 8 | Government Medical CollegeIndia | 44.0 | 0.0% | 21.6× | 10 | +237.3% |
| 9 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 39.3 | 4.1% | 6.3× | 20 | +38.9% |
| 10 | Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt | 38.8 | 4.8% | 5.2× | 10 | +318.5% |
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 Nail Diseases and Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nail Diseases and Treatments.
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.