Skin Protection and Aging
Skin Protection and Aging is a research topic within Dermatology. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 20.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms of skin aging and photodamage, focusing on the effects of UV radiation, oxidative stress, skin cancer, photoaging, antioxidants, collagen production, sunscreen use, matrix metalloproteinases, DNA damage, and topical protection.
- UV Radiation
- Oxidative Stress
- Skin Cancer
- Photoaging
- Antioxidants
- Collagen Production
- Sunscreen Use
- Matrix Metalloproteinases
- DNA Damage
- Topical Protection
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% 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 Skin Protection and Aging research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 992 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 992 works
- 3 India 410 works
- 4 South Korea 362 works
- 5 Brazil 301 works
- 6 United Kingdom 227 works
- 7 Japan 212 works
- 8 France 210 works
- 9 Germany 205 works
- 10 Indonesia 175 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 Skin Protection and Aging research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Skin Protection and Aging research, followed by L'Oréal (France) and Jiangnan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 28 works
- 2 L'Oréal (France)France 22 works
- 3 Jiangnan UniversityChina 18 works
- 4 University of MiamiUnited States 17 works
- 5 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 16 works
- 6 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 7 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 16 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 16 works
- 9 Harvard UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 10 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Skin Protection and Aging?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Skin Protection and Aging include Elisabete Weiderpass, André G. Uitterlinden and Nicholas G. Martin.
- 1 Elisabete Weiderpass France 6k citations
- 2 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands 4.4k citations
- 3 Nicholas G. Martin Australia 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Skin Protection and Aging research done?
The largest centres of Skin Protection and Aging research in 2022–2025 are Seoul (South Korea), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Clichy.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ClichyFR · 22.4 works144×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Skin Protection and Aging than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Skin Protection and Aging?
Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Białystok, Medical University of Lodz and Beijing Technology and Business 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 | Medical University of BiałystokPoland | 70.1 | 47.3% | 15.6× | 8 | +283.3% |
| 2 | Medical University of LodzPoland | 64.9 | 30.1% | 11.9× | 11 | +215.6% |
| 3 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina | 64.6 | 34.5% | 12.3× | 16 | +70.5% |
| 4 | Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea | 54.6 | 29.9% | 6.5× | 15 | +85.3% |
| 5 | Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoland | 54.4 | 31.0% | 8.9× | 9 | +118.7% |
| 6 | Gachon UniversitySouth Korea | 53.1 | 41.2% | 7.3× | 10 | +21.9% |
| 7 | Jeju National UniversitySouth Korea | 51.4 | 31.6% | 14.3× | 9 | -6.8% |
| 8 | Southern Medical UniversityChina | 50.1 | 31.8% | 5.4× | 12 | +125.3% |
| 9 | Fudan UniversityChina | 48.4 | 34.8% | 1.9× | 13 | +180.4% |
| 10 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 48.2 | 22.9% | 2.6× | 28 | +45.2% |
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 Protection and Aging research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Skin Protection and Aging.
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.