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Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine
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Photodermatology Photoimmunology and Photomedicine

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Immunology 246 5 7 3
Medicine 2267 24 47 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 47
Documents by Best Scientists*: 74
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.685
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine?

The journal explores disciplines such as Dermatology, Erythema, Surgery, Pathology and Photodynamic therapy. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Dermatology, apply to Photosensitivity as well. The study on Photosensitivity presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Phototoxicity.

Erythema research is concerned with Minimal erythema dose in particular. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine focuses on PUVA therapy as well as the interrelated topic of Psoralen.

  • Dermatology (47.73%)
  • Erythema (11.54%)
  • Surgery (8.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Molecular mechanisms of UV-induced apoptosis. (269 citations)
  • Photoaging of human skin. (265 citations)
  • Photoprotective effect of superoxide-scavenging antioxidants against ultraviolet radiation-induced chronic skin damage in the hairless mouse. (231 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Dermatology, Erythema, Skin cancer, Pharmacology and Surgery. Issues in Dermatology were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Photoprotection and Photodynamic therapy. While work presented in the most cited articles provide substantial information on Erythema, it also covers topics in Photosensitivity, Sunburn, Melanin and Skin type.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine primarily focuses on research topics in Dermatology, Photodynamic therapy, Vitiligo, Erythema and Narrow band uvb. It focuses on Dermatology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Quality of life and Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis. Photoallergic Contact Dermatitis research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Photopatch test and Photoallergens.

The studies in Photodynamic therapy featured incorporate elements of Actinic keratosis, Adverse effect and Antimicrobial. The Psoriasis study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Atopic dermatitis.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for recurrent herpes labialis in chronic graft-versus-host disease: A case report. (4 citations)
  • Epidermal barrier changes in patients with psoriasis: The role of phototherapy. (3 citations)
  • Presence of intralesional melanocytes as a histopathological feature of actinic keratosis based on in vivo harmonic generation microscopy in Asians. (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 Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Hans Christian Wulf (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry W. Lim (50 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lesley E. Rhodes (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sally H. Ibbotson (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Peter A. Philipsen (22 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 Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ninewells Hospital (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henry Ford Hospital (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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, 10.14% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.87% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.55% of all publications and 66.13% 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

  • Effects of visible light on mechanisms of skin photoaging.

    Aunna Pourang;Aaron Tisack;Nneamaka Ezekwe;Angeli E Torres

    (2021)
    54 Citations
  • The importance of the minimum dosage necessary for UVC decontamination of N95 respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Shanthi Narla;Alexis B. Lyons;Indermeet Kohli;Indermeet Kohli;Angeli E. Torres

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • DNA repair enzymes in sunscreens and their impact on photoageing-A systematic review.

    Hanna Luze;Sebastian Philipp Nischwitz;Iris Zalaudek;Robert Müllegger

    (2020)
    35 Citations
  • Photoprotection by clothing: A review

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Photobiomodulation for the management of hair loss

    Angeli Eloise Torres;Henry W Lim

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Comparison of racial distribution of photodermatoses in USA academic dermatology clinics: A multicenter retrospective analysis of 1080 patients over a 10-year period.

    Remi Hamel;Tasneem F. Mohammad;Adam Chahine;Andrew Joselow

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Dupilumab for the treatment of chronic actinic dermatitis

    Nayha Patel;Nayha Patel;Sasank Konda;Henry W. Lim

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Evaluation of the minimal erythema dose for UVB and UVA in context of skin phototype and nature of photodermatosis.

    Michèle Welti;Egle Ramelyte;Reinhard Dummer;Laurence Imhof

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • The effects of infrared radiation on the human skin

    (2023)
    13 Citations

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