OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Experimental Dermatology is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Hair follicle immune privilege and its collapse in alopecia areata	120
What causes hidradenitis suppurativa ?—15 years after	89
Vitamin D receptor(s): In the nucleus but also at membranes?	82
Skin pigmentation and its control: From ultraviolet radiation to stem cells	74
Itch intensity in prurigo nodularis is closely related to dermal interleukin‐31, oncostatin M, IL‐31 receptor alpha and oncostatin M receptor beta	63
Hypertrophic scars and keloids: Overview of the evidence and practical guide for differentiating between these abnormal scars	58
Keloid disorder: Fibroblast differentiation and gene expression profile in fibrotic skin diseases	57
Wound healing applications of creams and “smart” hydrogels	53
Prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases in collagen synthesis	49
COVID‐19 and Vitamin D: A lesson from the skin	49
Stratum corneum lipidomics analysis reveals altered ceramide profile in atopic dermatitis patients across body sites with correlated changes in skin microbiome	46
Optoacoustic imaging of the skin	44
The dermal sheath: An emerging component of the hair follicle stem cell niche	41
Understanding the significance of cytokines and chemokines in the pathogenesis of alopecia areata	40
Single‐cell transcriptomic analysis of small and large wounds reveals the distinct spatial organization of regenerative fibroblasts	38
Cellular and molecular mechanisms in fibrosis	38
The inflammation in cutaneous lichen planus is dominated by IFN‐ϒ and IL‐21—A basis for therapeutic JAK1 inhibition	35
MRGPRX2 signals its importance in cutaneous mast cell biology: Does MRGPRX2 connect mast cells and atopic dermatitis?	35
Redirecting drug repositioning to discover innovative cosmeceuticals	34
Decreased suppression of CD8⁺ and CD4⁺ T cells by peripheral regulatory T cells in generalized vitiligo due to reduced NFATC1 and FOXP3 proteins	34
Characterization of circular RNA transcriptomes in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis reveals disease‐specific expression profiles	33
Target molecules for future hidradenitis suppurativa treatment	33
Skin organoids: A new human model for developmental and translational research	33
SASP‐induced macrophage dysfunction may contribute to accelerated senescent fibroblast accumulation in the dermis	32
Stem cell‐intrinsic mechanisms regulating adult hair follicle homeostasis	31

The renin‐angiotensin system in cutaneous hypertrophic scar and keloid formation	30
Proteomic analysis from skin swabs reveals a new set of proteins identifying skin impairment in atopic dermatitis	30
Skin colour and vitamin D: An update	30
Biomarkers in melanoma and non‐melanoma skin cancer prevention and risk stratification	29
Mouse models of atopic dermatitis: a critical reappraisal	29
In vivo diagnosis of skin cancer with a portable Raman spectroscopic device	29