Skin and Cellular Biology Research
Skin and Cellular Biology Research is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 15.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the biology, pathology, and molecular mechanisms related to keratins, intermediate filaments, and associated disorders such as epidermolysis bullosa, Netherton syndrome, and ichthyoses. It covers topics including keratin expression in human tissues, mutations in genes encoding serine protease inhibitors, the role of vimentin in cell adhesion and migration, and the structure and functions of keratin proteins in various epithelia.
- Keratins
- Intermediate Filaments
- Epidermolysis Bullosa
- Vimentin
- Netherton Syndrome
- Desmin
- Skin Disorders
- Neurofilaments
- Cornified Envelope
- Cell Adhesion
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Skin and Cellular Biology Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (503 and 396 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 503 works
- 2 China 396 works
- 3 India 206 works
- 4 Japan 135 works
- 5 Germany 128 works
- 6 France 120 works
- 7 United Kingdom 113 works
- 8 Italy 98 works
- 9 Spain 93 works
- 10 Türkiye 62 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Skin and Cellular Biology Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Yale University publishes the most Skin and Cellular Biology Research research, followed by Stanford University and University of Freiburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Yale UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 3 University of FreiburgGermany 11 works
- 4 Northwestern UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 5 University Medical Center FreiburgGermany 11 works
- 6 InsermFrance 10 works
- 7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 10 works
- 9 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 10 works
- 10 Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Skin and Cellular Biology Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Skin and Cellular Biology Research include Thomas Schwarz and John Q. Trojanowski.
- 1 Thomas Schwarz United States 3.1k citations
- 2 John Q. Trojanowski United States 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Skin and Cellular Biology Research research done?
The largest centres of Skin and Cellular Biology Research research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Freiburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FreiburgDE · 22.7 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Skin and Cellular Biology Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Skin and Cellular Biology Research?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Freiburg, Yale University and Northwestern 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 FreiburgGermany | 68.5 | 10.7% | 11.8× | 11 | +90.1% |
| 2 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 58.0 | 12.3% | 4.5× | 12 | +127.7% |
| 3 | Northwestern UniversityUnited States | 57.6 | 25.0% | 6.2× | 11 | -22.5% |
| 4 | Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom | 43.9 | 6.0% | 8.9× | 9 | +36.7% |
| 5 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 42.5 | 0.1% | 11.5× | 10 | +115.7% |
| 6 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 33.7 | 11.0% | 3.5× | 11 | -23.4% |
| 7 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 30.8 | 7.1% | 5.2× | 10 | -13.0% |
| 8 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 24.0 | 9.7% | 3.9× | 10 | +21.5% |
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 Skin and Cellular Biology Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Skin and Cellular Biology Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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