OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Dermatological Science is 5. 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
Unveiling intratumoral heterogeneity in high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using single-cell spatial enhanced resolution omics-sequencing (Stereo-seq)	118
Role of androgen signaling in androgen receptor-positive extramammary Paget's disease: Establishment of organoids and their biological analysis as a novel therapeutic target	60
Downregulation of carnitine acetyltransferase by promoter hypermethylation regulates ultraviolet-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression in human dermal fibroblasts	49
Resident memory T cell contributes to the phenotype of inflammatory vitiligo	45
EDA-A2 increases lipid production in EDA2R-expressing human sebocytes	35
Corrigendum to ‘SJS/TEN 2019: From science to translation’ [J. Dermatol. Sci. 98/1 (2020) 2–12]	35
Transcriptome network analysis of inflammation and fibrosis in keloids	29
Racial differences in dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in patients with prurigo nodularis	29
Protective effects of moisturizers on topical corticosteroid-induced and age-related eccrine sweating impairment in the murine footpad	27
SIRT1 downregulation provokes immune-inflammatory responses in hair follicle outer root sheath cells and may contribute to development of alopecia areata	25
Editorial board	24
Editor's Choice	22
Editorial board	22
Editors Choice	22
Chain length of covalently bound ceramides correlates with skin barrier function in healthy subjects	22
Translation-dependent skin hyperplasia is promoted by type 1/17 inflammation in psoriasis	21
Editorial board	21
Two cases of the intermediate phenotype of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa harboring the novel COL7A1 mutation c.3570G>A	18
Genome-wide DNA methylation regulated by AHCY through SAM / SAH axis promotes psoriasis pathogenesis	18
DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood for psoriatic arthritis	18
Ultra high-frequency ultrasound with seventy-MHz transducer in hair disorders: Development of a novel noninvasive diagnostic methodology	18
Cross-sectional nationwide epidemiologic survey on quality of life and treatment efficacy in Japanese patients with congenital ichthyoses	18
IL-4-induced decrease in both the number and CTLA-4 expression of Treg impairs suppression of Th2 type inflammation in severe atopic dermatitis	17
Tumor suppressive effect of anti-PD-1 antibody against angiosarcoma in a mouse model	16
Immunogenicity of varicella-zoster virus vaccine by different routes of administration: Comparable vaccination efficacy of one-fifth dose intradermal vaccination to conventional subcutaneous vaccinati	16

Erratum to “Two cases of the intermediate phenotype of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa harbouring the novel COL7A1 mutation c.3570G>A” [J. Dermatol. Sci. 106(3) (2022) 193–195]	16
Editorial board	16
JSID’s Fellowship Shiseido Research Grant	15
The role of HMGB1 in inflammatory skin diseases	15
Rh family C glycoprotein contributes to psoriatic inflammation through regulating the dysdifferentiation and cytokine secretion of keratinocytes	15
Tertiary lymphoid structures correlate with better prognosis in cutaneous angiosarcoma	15
Updated skin transcriptomic atlas depicted by reciprocal contribution of single-nucleus RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing	14
Editors Choice	14
Editorial board	13
Editorial board	13
Photo-aging evaluation - In vitro biological endpoints combined with collagen density assessment with multi-photon microscopy	12
Dynamic visualization of melanosome endo/phagocytosis during melanin transfer using melanosomes pre-stained with carbocyanine dyes	12
Low-dose imiquimod induces melanogenesis in melanoma cells through an ROS-mediated pathway	12
Clinical and laboratory parameters predicting cancer in dermatomyositis patients with anti-TIF1γ antibodies	12
Editor's Choice	12
Editorial board	12
Effectiveness of brodalumab in achieving treatment satisfaction for patients with plaque psoriasis: The ProLOGUE study	12
Correlation between histidine decarboxylase expression of keratinocytes and visual analogue scale in patients with atopic dermatitis	12
Mass spectrometry -based proteomic analysis of the skin of patients with localized scleroderma	11
Clinicopathological digital image analyses before and after thermal stimulation subdivide acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis into inflammatory and non-inflammatory type	11
Benvitimod inhibits MCM6-meditated proliferation of keratinocytes by regulating the JAK/STAT3 pathway	11
Dual effect of tacrolimus on mast cell–mediated allergy and inflammation through Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2	11
TGFβ activating integrins β6 and β8 are dysregulated in inflammatory skin disease and cutaneous melanoma	11
Does noncontact phased-array ultrasound promote hair regrowth?	10
Differences in activation of β-catenin in outer root sheath cells between the type of JAK inhibitor: An alternative mechanism promoting hair growth by JAK inhibitors in alopecia areata	10
Editorial board	10
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 promotes cutaneous wound healing by regulating keratinocytes and fibroblasts migration and collagen production in fibroblasts in a mouse model	10
Acetylcholine-induced whealing in cholinergic urticaria – What does it tell us?	10
LEKTI domain 6 displays anti-inflammatory action in vitro and in a murine atopic dermatitis model	9
Editor's Choice	9
Stratum corneum pH and ceramides: Key regulators and biomarkers of skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis	9
Decreased mitochondrial function in UVA-irradiated dermal fibroblasts causes the insufficient formation of type I collagen and fibrillin-1 fibers	9
Melatonin mitigates UV-induced tumorigenesis and suppresses hearing function deterioration in Xpa-deficient mice	9
SPARC promotes production of type IV and VII collagen and their skin basement membrane accumulation	9
Identification and quantification of senescent cell types by lamin B1 and HMGB1 in Actinic keratosis lesions	9
Type 2 cytokine-JAK1 signaling is involved in the development of dry skin-induced mechanical alloknesis	9
Immune signatures across different stages of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma	9
Metabolome analyses of skin dialysate: Insights into skin interstitial fluid biomarkers	9
Presence of melanin and melanocytes in the human lower lip vermilion	9
Retraction Notice to “Generalized verrucosis and abnormal T cell activation due to homozygous TAOK2 mutation”	9
miR-25–5p in exosomes derived from UVB-induced fibroblasts regulates melanogenesis via TSC2-dominated cellular organelle dysfunction	9
Adiponectin-derived pentapeptide ameliorates psoriasiform skin inflammation by suppressing IL-17 production in γδT cells	9
Optimized 3D-printed template design for production of silicone skin chambers	9
High α-diversity of skin microbiome and mycobiome in Japanese patients with vitiligo	8
Circ_0062270 upregulates EPHA2 to facilitate melanoma progression via sponging miR-331-3p	8
49th JSID conference ad	8
Enhancement of skin barrier function and augmentation of epidermal cell-cell interactions by galactomyces ferment filtrate	8
Expression profile of periostin isoforms in systemic sclerosis	8
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) patients with selective IgG autoreactivity against BP230: Review of a rare but valuable cohort with impact on the comprehension of the pathogenesis of BP	8
RN7SL1 overexpression promotes cell proliferation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma via miR-34a-5p/MYCN axis	8

Investigation of the keratinocyte transcriptome altered in high-glucose environment: An in-vitro model system for precision medicine	8
Editors Choice	8
Presence of microfibril associated glycoprotein 4 and type V collagen and the possible absence of fibrillin-1 in bead-like structures in elastofibroma	8
Evaluation of the immune colloidal gold technique for BP180-NC16A-specific antibodies in the quick diagnosis and monitoring of bullous pemphigoid	8
Recombinant human thioredoxin ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis in mice	8
Editorial board	8
Multi-omics approach identifies PI3 as a biomarker for disease severity and hyper-keratinization in psoriasis	7
Protective effect of autophagy in particulate matter-induced hair loss	7
Editorial board	7
Editors Choice	7
Histological and molecular restoration of type VII collagen in Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa mouse skin by topical injection of keratinocyte-like cells differentiated from human adipose-d	7
Sex-specific association of SELL gene polymorphisms with pattern hair loss in the Thai population: A candidate gene association study and in silico functional characterization	7
Announcements	7
Hydroxychloroquine induces matrix metalloproteinase 1 expression and apoptosis in neurofibromatosis type 1 Schwann cells	7
Editorial board	7
Big data-driven target identification by machine learning: DRD2 as a therapeutic target for psoriasis	7
A new susceptibility index to predict the risk of severe herpes zoster-associated pain: A Japanese regional population-based cohort study, the Shizuoka study	7
Epidermal CD8+CD103+ skin resident memory T cells in psoriasis plaques are reduced in number but remain in the basement membrane zone after topical application of corticosteroid and vitamin D3	7
Overexpression of FOXM1 drives mycosis fungoides progression by regulating the cell cycle	7
Editorial board	7
Blockade of CD122 on memory T cells in the skin suppresses sclerodermatous graft-versus-host disease	6
JSID2024-1	6
SPARC promotes fibroblast proliferation, migration, and collagen production in keloids by inactivation of p53	6
Contribution to the peripheral vasculopathy and endothelial cell dysfunction by CXCL4 in Systemic Sclerosis	6
Necroptotic and apoptotic cell death in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis	6
Necrosulfonamide promotes hair growth and ameliorates DHT-induced hair growth inhibition	6
Corrigendum to “Decreased TET2/5-hmC reduces the integrity of the epidermal barrier via epigenetic dysregulation of filaggrin in psoriatic lesions” [J. Dermatol. Sci. 113 (2024) 103–112]	6
Identification of genetic mutations of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using whole exome sequencing in non-Caucasian population	6
Ceramide profiling of stratum corneum in Sjögren–Larsson syndrome	6
Editor's Choice	6
Cold shock therapy promotes hair growth in association with upregulation of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein and vascular endothelial growth factor	6
Relationship between Type 2 diabetes mellitus and aggressiveness of melanoma	6
Effect of universal varicella vaccination and behavioral changes against coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the incidence of herpes zoster	6
Semaxanib, a VEGF inhibitor, suppresses melanogenesis by modulating CRTC3 independently of VEGF signaling	5
Novel GSK-3 kinase inhibitor Pym-5 induces GSK-3β rather than GSK-3α-dependent melanogenesis in murine melanoma cells	5
Editorial board	5
Editors Choice	5
IGFBP-7 secreted by adipose-derived stem cells inhibits keloid formation via the BRAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway	5
Councilor’s Meeting/General Assembly of Members at the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (JSID)	5
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ-mediated upregulation of catalase helps to reduce ultraviolet B-induced cellular injury in dermal fibroblasts	5
Understanding the systemic burden of disease in hidradenitis suppurativa from plasma lipidomic analysis	5
Editors Choice	5
Immune cell therapy against disseminated melanoma by utilizing induced pluripotent stem cell-derived myeloid cell lines producing interferon-beta or interleukin-15/interleukin-15 receptor alpha	5
Invention of automated numerical algorithm adopting binarization for the evaluation of scalp hair coverage: An image analysis providing a substitute for phototrichogram and global photography assessme	5
Anti-inflammatory effects of differential molecular weight Hyaluronic acids on UVB-induced calprotectin-mediated keratinocyte inflammation	5
Time kinetics of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer formation by narrowband and broadband UVB irradiation	5
Editorial board	5
Editorial board	5
Bath-psoralen plus UVA therapy changes inflammatory proteomic signatures for systemic effects beyond the skin	5
Editorial board	5