OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Clinical and Experimental Dermatology is 26. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Prompt response of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to cemiplimab in a kidney transplant patient receiving treatment with everolimus	93
Vascular malformations of the female and male genitalia: type and distribution patterns revealed by magnetic resonance imaging	70
Erythropoietic protoporphyria and afamelanotide: a patient’s perspective	62
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A suspicious skin nodule with dilated chest veins: the importance of a full skin examination	59
Comment on: ‘Monitoring for methotrexate‐induced liver fibrosis in many UK dermatology centres is out of date and needs reform’	51
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A blistering eruption of the head and neck in an 18‐year‐old	44
An unusual case of tertiary syphilis	44
Ominous‐appearing papulonodules in the genitocrural area	41
Obstinate leg ulceration secondary to prolidase deficiency, treated with 5% topical proline	41
Clustered yellow papules in the posterior axilla of a middle‐aged woman	41
Simplifying assessment of dimensions of oral lesions using a syringe and ‘impression planimetry’ with printer paper	39
A well‐defined, firm, yellowish‐orange alopecic plaque with multiple whitish papules on the scalp	39
Intralymphatic histiocytosis-like changes in orofacial granulomatosis	37
Assessment of knowledge and comfort prescribing common systemic medications within an academic medical dermatology clinic: a cross-sectional survey study	36
Self-healing cutaneous nodules with fever and arthritis: worrisome presentation of a benign disorder	36
Comment on 'A prospective real world study evaluating serum levels of arginine and cysteine in females with chronic telogen effluvium: do we really need blanket prescription with amino acid supplement	35
Review of dermoscopic features in hypopigmentary disorders	33
Cryosurgery as adjuvant treatment for cutaneous sporotrichosis in two patients with diabetes mellitus type 2	33
‘Growing up with a red nose’: a patient’s perspective on rosacea	31
Effect of secukinumab on inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal naevus with a somatic mutation in CARD14	29
A case of human T-lymphotropic virus-1-associated lichenoid dermatitis	28
The impact of appendectomy on the occurrence of alopecia areata: a retrospective cohort study	28
Prevalence and association of psoriasis with seborrhoeic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	27

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