Contact Dermatitis

Top Research Topics at Contact Dermatitis?

Contact Dermatitis focuses on Dermatology, Contact dermatitis, Allergic contact dermatitis, Allergy and Patch test. The studies on Dermatology discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Irritant contact dermatitis, Contact allergy, Cosmetics, Allergen and Patch testing. The concepts on Contact dermatitis presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Irritation, Surgery, Occupational medicine, Sensitization and Skin test.

While it focused on Allergic contact dermatitis, it was also able to explore topics like Traditional medicine and Organic chemistry. Contact Dermatitis focuses on Allergy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Toxicity and Immunopathology.

• Dermatology (55.49%)
• Contact dermatitis (46.02%)
• Allergic contact dermatitis (37.65%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Guidelines for transepidermal water loss (TEWL) measurement. A report from the Standardization Group of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis. (946 citations)
• European Society of Contact Dermatitis guideline for diagnostic patch testing – recommendations on best practice (651 citations)
• The epidemiology of contact allergy in the general population – prevalence and main findings (493 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Contact Dermatitis:

The most cited articles investigate areas of study like Contact dermatitis, Dermatology, Allergy, Allergic contact dermatitis and Patch test. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Contact dermatitis, it also covers topics in Surgery, Toxicity and Sensitization. The Dermatology research presented in the published articles focuses mostly on Irritation and, on occasion, topics in Transepidermal water loss and Erythema.

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

• Internal medicine
• Organic chemistry
• Surgery

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Contact Dermatitis primarily focuses on research topics in Dermatology, Allergic contact dermatitis, Patch test, Contact allergy and Contact dermatitis. Contact Dermatitis addresses concerns in Dermatology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Contact urticaria, Irritant contact dermatitis, Allergy and Patch testing. The work on Allergic contact dermatitis tackled in it brings together disciplines like Isobornyl acrylate, Cosmetics, Allergen, Sensitization and Methylisothiazolinone.

The work on Methylisothiazolinone addressed in it expands to the thematically related Methylchloroisothiazolinone. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Patch test, it also covered topics in Internal medicine, Epidemiology, Clinical significance and Atopic dermatitis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Increased occurrence of hand eczema in young children following the Danish hand hygiene recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. (9 citations)
• Concomitant positive patch test reactions in FreeStyle-allergic patients sensitized to isobornyl acrylate. (5 citations)
• Patch test results with the European baseline series and additions thereof in the ESSCA network, 2015-2018. (5 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 Contact Dermatitis (based on the number of publications) are:

• Jeanne D. Johansen (321 papers) published 20 papers at the last edition, 9 more than at the previous edition,
• Torkil Menné (295 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition,
• Magnus Bruze (294 papers) published 10 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Klaus Ejner Andersen (251 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Howard I. Maibach (200 papers) published 6 papers at the last 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 Contact Dermatitis (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Copenhagen (324 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (291 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Lund University (268 papers) published 25 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• St. John's University (247 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• University of California, San Francisco (237 papers) published 6 papers at the last 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, 14.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.98% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.79% of all publications and 50.57% 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.