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Journal of Dermatological Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Biology and Biochemistry 367 71 106 17
Medicine 1284 70 111 19

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 191
Documents by Best Scientists*: 207
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 115
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.082
Impact Factor: 4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Dermatological Science?

The journal investigates studies in Immunology, Cell biology, Molecular biology, Cancer research and Pathology. Presentations on Immunology include those discussing Atopic dermatitis, Psoriasis, Immune system, Inflammation and Antigen. The Atopic dermatitis study featured falls within the larger field of Dermatology.

The Cell biology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Keratinocyte. Discussions in Journal of Dermatological Science are anchored in the subject of Molecular biology and the similar topic of Gene. The main emphasis of Journal of Dermatological Science is the subject of Cancer research, focusing on Melanoma.

It centers on topics in Pathology, with a focus on Immunohistochemistry.

  • Immunology (18.76%)
  • Cell biology (17.59%)
  • Molecular biology (15.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • WOUND HEALING EFFECT OF ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS: A CRITICAL ROLE OF SECRETORY FACTORS ON HUMAN DERMAL FIBROBLASTS (666 citations)
  • Role of antioxidants in the skin: anti-aging effects (360 citations)
  • TGF-β-induced SMAD signaling and gene regulation : consequences for extracellular matrix remodeling and wound healing (358 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Dermatological Science:

The most cited papers primarily focus on research topics in Immunology, Molecular biology, Pathology, Internal medicine and Cell biology. The journal articles go beyond the discussion of Molecular biology and connect it with closely related disciplines like

  • Keratinocyte together with Epidermis (botany),
  • Biochemistry that intertwine with fields like Photoaging.. The studies on Pathology discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Wound healing and Melanoma.

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

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Dermatological Science mostly deals with topics like Cancer research, Cell biology, Immunology, Psoriasis and Dermatology. Issues in Cancer research were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Apoptosis, Downregulation and upregulation, Cell growth and Bleomycin. The tackled Cell biology research is interrelated with Human skin which concerns subjects like Melanin and Keratinocyte.

The journal investigates Immunology research which frequently intersects with Signal transduction. While Psoriasis is the focus of Journal of Dermatological Science, it also provided insights into the studies of Imiquimod, Interleukin 17, Immune system and Pathogenesis. Concepts in Pharmacology, as well as related topics in Inflammation, are covered in the Immune system research presented in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A new deep learning approach integrated with clinical data for the dermoscopic differentiation of early melanomas from atypical nevi (7 citations)
  • Possible treatment for UVB-induced skin injury: Anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective role of metformin in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes. (3 citations)
  • A microbiome study to explore the gut-skin axis in hidradenitis suppurativa. (3 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.

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

  • Hideoki Ogawa (138 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshiki Tokura (120 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Hiroshi Shimizu (115 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Takashi Hashimoto (99 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Sadao Imamura (97 papers) absent 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

  • Juntendo University (165 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Kyoto University (152 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Tokyo (140 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Osaka University (137 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Keio University (129 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 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, 5.66% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.00% of all publications and 49.00% 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.

Top Publications

  • Atopic dermatitis: Role of the skin barrier, environment, microbiome, and therapeutic agents.

    Thomas Luger;Masayuki Amagai;Brigitte Dreno;Marie Ange Dagnelie

    (2021)
    144 Citations
  • The current landscape of psoriasis genetics in 2020.

    Kotaro Ogawa;Yukinori Okada

    (2020)
    113 Citations
  • The role of ceramides in skin homeostasis and inflammatory skin diseases.

    Qingyang Li;Hui Fang;Erle Dang;Gang Wang

    (2020)
    95 Citations
  • SJS/TEN 2019: From science to translation

    Wan Chun Chang;Riichiro Abe;Paul Anderson;Wanpen Anderson

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Transcriptome landscape of myeloid cells in human skin reveals diversity, rare populations and putative DC progenitors.

    Dan Xue;Tracy Tabib;Christina Morse;Robert Lafyatis

    (2020)
    48 Citations
  • Safety, tolerability and efficacy of repeated intravenous infusions of KHK4083, a fully human anti-OX40 monoclonal antibody, in Japanese patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis

    Hidemi Nakagawa;Hajime Iizuka;Osamu Nemoto;Munetake Shimabe

    (2020)
    47 Citations
  • Unique skin manifestations of COVID-19: Is drug eruption specific to COVID-19?

    (2020)
    47 Citations

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