OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Investigative Dermatology is 40. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
649 Novel antioxidant complex clinically helps improve the appearance of aged skin by targeting the damaging effects of air pollution	112
LB1024 Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) seed plant exosome-like nanovesicles promote in vitro cellular regeneration of human dermal hair follicle, endothelial and fibroblast cells	110
806 Results from VIITAL: A phase 3, randomized, intrapatient-controlled trial of an investigational collagen type VII gene–corrected autologous cell therapy, EB-101, for the treatment of recessive dys	92
Association of Primary Cicatricial Alopecia with Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease	91
Genetic Tools for Cell Lineage Tracing and Profiling Developmental Trajectories in the Skin	87
Antifungal Resistance on the Rise	84
597 Interim results of a phase I/II, closed label, randomized pilot study for the safety and efficacy of TolaSure gel, 5% w/w targeting aggregated mutant keratin in severe epidermolysis bullosa simple	78
LB872 Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Global Immune Responses during Progression of Murine Epidermal Neoplasms	76
LB1054 Assessment of wound healing treatments with long term skin culture methods and a novel wounding device	74
LB955 Rheumatoid diseases associated with hidradenitis suppurativa: A systematic review and meta-analysis	67
LB957 Use of Mohs micrographic surgery for the treatment of keratinocyte carcinomas in the elderly	65
223 Ten-year fatal risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in psoriasis	62
261 Using facial skin artificial intelligence (AI) to capture eczema patients’ response to therapy— a single-center prospective study	59
826 Clinical, cell-type, and architectural characterization of AFX and PDS using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics	55
323 Thematic analysis of manuscript review process in dermatology core outcome set (COS) research: Study protocol	55
796 Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals crosstalk between T cells and endothelial cells in a patient with intravascular T-cell lymphoma	54
249 Oral gabapentin for scalp pruritus in patients with lichen planopilaris	53
838 Immunotherapy-responsive preclinical model of Merkel cell carcinoma in immune-competent mice	52
233 National trends in appropriate mohs micrographic surgery utilization for specialty site melanomas versus trunk and extremities from 2001-2022	51
LB951 Dupilumab treatment causes normalization of neuroimmune mediator gene and protein expression in the skin of Atopic Dermatitis	51
194 Association between dietary vitamin A intake and cutaneous melanoma and keratinocyte carcinoma	50
239 Stress and pruritus: Is there a link?	46
428 Functional genotype classification groups distinguish disease severity in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa	46
593 Mutational landscape of melanoma among different racial and ethnic groups	46
760 An extract of Hyacinthus orientalis bulbs activates oxytocin receptor signaling and delivers well-being benefits by improving skin sensoriality	46

255 Rosacea and gastrointestinal disease: A case-control study in the All of Us database	45
804 Human hair follicles operate core elements of a functional peripheral equivalent of the central hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis	45
752 Inflammation-centric view of dermatologic itch – dissecting the roles of IL-4, IL-13, and IL-31	45
801 TEC family kinase inhibitors as a novel class of therapeutics in alopecia areata	44
500 Whiteboard-based video education for melanoma within the Hispanic population	44
580 Keratinocyte SR-B1 expression and targeting by synthetic high-density lipoprotein-like nanoparticles in inflammatory skin disease	43
769 System xCT as dermal fibrosis potentiator and new therapeutic target in systemic sclerosis	42
687 Dysfunctional extracelluar matrix and inflammation underlie wound healing defects in a mouse model of Classical Ehlers Danlos syndrome	42
LB986 Sun protective behaviors and time spent outdoors in sexual minority men: A cross-sectional study	42
565 hiPSC-derived skin organoids as tools for disease modelling: characterization of the epidermal-dermal junction	41
113 Flare frequency and patient characteristics in generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) - A multicenter observational study	41
LB980 UVB irradiation empowered neutrophils with transmigratory and proinflammatory abilities to mediate acute lupus flares with skin and kidney inflammation	41
717 Comparative lipidomics profiling of epidermal triglycerides and phospholipids in borage oil vs safflower oil fed guinea pigs	40
540 A Novel Ex Vivo Assay Platform to Pre-Clinically Evaluate Candidate Hypo- or Hyperpigmentation-Inducing Agents in Human Epidermis	40
195 Dupilumab treatment monitoring in severe atopic dermatitis by reflectance confocal microscopy and optical coherence tomography	40
231 H3K27 acetylation modulation to prevent UVA-induced photoaging	40