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George Cotsarelis publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Cotsarelis sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 141 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

George Cotsarelis D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Cotsarelis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

George Cotsarelis is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on dermatology and related subfields. Their research primarily addresses topics such as hair growth and disorders, dermatologic treatments, wound healing, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, and the cellular biology of skin.

Their research portfolio includes notable recent publications such as:

  • The Alopecia Areata Consensus of Experts (ACE) study: Results of an international expert opinion on treatments for alopecia areata, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • Activation of TRPA1 nociceptor promotes systemic adult mammalian skin regeneration, 2020, Science Immunology
  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin induces adipose loss through sebum hypersecretion, 2021, Science
  • The Alopecia Areata Consensus of Experts (ACE) study part II: Results of an international expert opinion on diagnosis and laboratory evaluation for alopecia areata, 2020, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • Guidelines for clinical trials of frontal fibrosing alopecia: consensus recommendations from the International FFA Cooperative Group (IFFACG), 2021, British Journal of Dermatology

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Arben Nace
  • Jerry Shapiro
  • Maria Hordinsky
  • Paradi Mirmirani
  • Bianca Maria Piraccini

George Cotsarelis has published numerous papers in highly regarded journals. Their main publication venues include:

  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • JAMA Dermatology
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials

Their work spans several specialized fields of study within medicine, notably:

  • Urology
  • Dermatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Rehabilitation
  • Epidemiology

The main topics covered in their research involve:

  • Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • Wound Healing and Treatments
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

They have been recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, an indication of their standing in the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Label-retaining cells reside in the bulge area of pilosebaceous unit: Implications for follicular stem cells, hair cycle, and skin carcinogenesis

    George Cotsarelis;Tung Tien Sun;Robert M. Lavker

  • Existence of slow-cycling limbal epithelial basal cells that can be preferentially stimulated to proliferate: implications on epithelial stem cells.

    George Cotsarelis;Shih Zen Cheng;Gang Dong;Tung Tien Sun

  • The biology of hair follicles.

    Ralf Paus;George Cotsarelis

  • beta-Catenin controls hair follicle morphogenesis and stem cell differentiation in the skin.

    Joerg Huelsken;Regina Vogel;Bettina Erdmann;George Cotsarelis

  • Capturing and profiling adult hair follicle stem cells

    Rebecca J Morris;Yaping Liu;Lee Marles;Zaixin Yang

  • Stem cells in the hair follicle bulge contribute to wound repair but not to homeostasis of the epidermis.

    Mayumi Ito;Yaping Liu;Zaixin Yang;Jane Nguyen

  • Wnt-dependent de novo hair follicle regeneration in adult mouse skin after wounding

    Mayumi Ito;Zaixin Yang;Thomas Andl;Chunhua Cui

  • Deletion of the Developmentally Essential Gene ATR in Adult Mice Leads to Age-Related Phenotypes and Stem Cell Loss

    Yaroslava Ruzankina;Carolina Pinzon-Guzman;Amma Asare;Tony Ong

  • Enrichment for living murine keratinocytes from the hair follicle bulge with the cell surface marker CD34.

    Carol S Trempus;Rebecca J Morris;Carl D Bortner;George Cotsarelis

  • THE C8/144B MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY RECOGNIZES CYTOKERATIN 15 AND DEFINES THE LOCATION OF HUMAN HAIR FOLLICLE STEM CELLS

    Stephen Lyle;Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou;Yaping Liu;David E. Elder

  • Epithelial Stem Cells: A Folliculocentric View

    George Cotsarelis

  • Regulatory T Cells in Skin Facilitate Epithelial Stem Cell Differentiation

    Niwa Ali;Niwa Ali;Bahar Zirak;Robert Sanchez Rodriguez;Mariela L. Pauli

  • Reengineering chimeric antigen receptor T cells for targeted therapy of autoimmune disease.

    Christoph T. Ellebrecht;Vijay G. Bhoj;Arben Nace;Eun Jung Choi

  • Regeneration of fat cells from myofibroblasts during wound healing

    Maksim V. Plikus;Maksim V. Plikus;Christian F. Guerrero-Juarez;Mayumi Ito;Yun Rose Li

  • Sox9 is essential for outer root sheath differentiation and the formation of the hair stem cell compartment.

    Valerie P.I. Vidal;Marie-Christine Chaboissier;Susanne Lützkendorf;George Cotsarelis

  • Keratin 15 Promoter Targets Putative Epithelial Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle Bulge

    Yaping Liu;Stephen Lyle;Zaixin Yang;George Cotsarelis

  • The human hair follicle immune system: cellular composition and immune privilege

    T. Christoph;S. Müller-Röver;S. Müller-Röver;H. Audring;D. J. Tobin

  • Review of hair follicle dermal cells

    Chao Chun Yang;George Cotsarelis

  • Single-cell analysis reveals fibroblast heterogeneity and myeloid-derived adipocyte progenitors in murine skin wounds.

    Christian F. Guerrero-Juarez;Priya H. Dedhia;Suoqin Jin;Rolando Ruiz-Vega

  • Summary of North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS)-sponsored Workshop on Cicatricial Alopecia, Duke University Medical Center, February 10 and 11, 2001

    Elise A. Olsen;Wilma F. Bergfeld;George Cotsarelis;Vera H. Price

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Lavker
Robert M. Lavker Northwestern University
Tung-Tien Sun
Tung-Tien Sun New York University
Maksim V. Plikus
Maksim V. Plikus University of California, Irvine
Sarah E. Millar
Sarah E. Millar University of Pennsylvania
Garret A. FitzGerald
Garret A. FitzGerald University of Pennsylvania
Antonella Tosti
Antonella Tosti University of Miami
Xiaowei Xu
Xiaowei Xu University of Pennsylvania
David E. Elder
David E. Elder Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Carl D. Bortner
Carl D. Bortner National Institutes of Health

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