British Journal of Dermatology

Top Research Topics at British Journal of Dermatology?

The journal investigates studies in Dermatology, Pathology, Immunology, Internal medicine and Surgery. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Dermatology, it also covered topics in Randomized controlled trial and MEDLINE. The study on Pathology presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Melanoma.

In the Immunology research discussed, Antibody and Immunopathology are all tackled. Topics in Internal medicine explored in British Journal of Dermatology were investigated in conjunction with research in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Oncology. Psoriasis research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Psoriasis Area and Severity Index.

• Dermatology (35.07%)
• Pathology (21.39%)
• Immunology (11.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The epidemiology of skin cancer. (1069 citations)
• A systematic review of worldwide incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer. (1030 citations)
• The U.K. Working Party's Diagnostic Criteria for Atopic Dermatitis. I. Derivation of a minimum set of discriminators for atopic dermatitis. (878 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at British Journal of Dermatology:

The most cited papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Dermatology, Pathology, Surgery, Internal medicine and Immunology. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Dermatology that incorporate concepts from other fields like Adverse effect, Randomized controlled trial and Chemotherapy. The most cited papers focus on Internal medicine but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Psoriasis which is concerned with Disease.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• Disease
• Diabetes mellitus

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

British Journal of Dermatology primarily tackles Dermatology, MEDLINE, Internal medicine, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In British Journal of Dermatology, Hidradenitis suppurativa and Disease are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Dermatology research. MEDLINE research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Text mining, Intensive care medicine, Family medicine and Atopic dermatitis.

The Internal medicine works featured in it incorporate elements from Psoriasis, Melanoma and Oncology. The journal focuses on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as well as the interrelated topic of 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak. Research on 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak presented in British Journal of Dermatology concerns the broader topic of Virology.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• The differing pathophysiologies that underlie COVID-19 associated perniosis and thrombotic retiform purpura: a case series. (43 citations)
• Tralokinumab for moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis: results from two 52‐week, randomized, double‐blind, multicentre, placebo‐controlled phase III trials (ECZTRA 1 and ECZTRA 2)* (40 citations)
• Tralokinumab plus topical corticosteroids for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: results from the double-blind, randomized, multicentre, placebo-controlled phase III ECZTRA 3 trial. (34 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in British Journal of Dermatology (based on the number of publications) are:

• Martin M. Black (166 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Christopher E.M. Griffiths (161 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 6 more than at the previous edition,
• John A. McGrath (152 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• P.C.M. van de Kerkhof (130 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Takashi Hashimoto (126 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in British Journal of Dermatology (based on the number of publications) are:

• St. John's University (531 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• St Thomas' Hospital (492 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (354 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Copenhagen (332 papers) published 13 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Manchester (331 papers) published 27 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 14.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 22.07% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.71% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.95% of all publications and 52.27% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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