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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling intratumoral heterogeneity in high-risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using single-cell spatial enhanced resolution omics-sequencing (Stereo-seq)	103
Protective effects of moisturizers on topical corticosteroid-induced and age-related eccrine sweating impairment in the murine footpad	57
Role of androgen signaling in androgen receptor-positive extramammary Paget's disease: Establishment of organoids and their biological analysis as a novel therapeutic target	56
Editorial board	49
Resident memory T cell contributes to the phenotype of inflammatory vitiligo	43
EDA-A2 increases lipid production in EDA2R-expressing human sebocytes	39
Chain length of covalently bound ceramides correlates with skin barrier function in healthy subjects	37
VEGFR-2-targeted photoimmunotherapy for psoriasis-like plaques in a mouse model	34
SIRT1 downregulation provokes immune-inflammatory responses in hair follicle outer root sheath cells and may contribute to development of alopecia areata	33
Transcriptome network analysis of inflammation and fibrosis in keloids	30
Downregulation of carnitine acetyltransferase by promoter hypermethylation regulates ultraviolet-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 expression in human dermal fibroblasts	29
Cross-sectional nationwide epidemiologic survey on quality of life and treatment efficacy in Japanese patients with congenital ichthyoses	25
Editor's Choice	25
Editorial board	24
DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood for psoriatic arthritis	23
Two cases of the intermediate phenotype of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa harboring the novel COL7A1 mutation c.3570G>A	23
Translation-dependent skin hyperplasia is promoted by type 1/17 inflammation in psoriasis	22
Genome-wide DNA methylation regulated by AHCY through SAM / SAH axis promotes psoriasis pathogenesis	22
IL-4-induced decrease in both the number and CTLA-4 expression of Treg impairs suppression of Th2 type inflammation in severe atopic dermatitis	20
Editorial board	19
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Immunogenicity of varicella-zoster virus vaccine by different routes of administration: Comparable vaccination efficacy of one-fifth dose intradermal vaccination to conventional subcutaneous vaccinati	18
Editorial board	18
Updated skin transcriptomic atlas depicted by reciprocal contribution of single-nucleus RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing	17
JSID’s Fellowship Shiseido Research Grant	16

Bead aggregation assays with desmoglein and desmocollin for the evaluation of disease activity in pemphigus	16
Rh family C glycoprotein contributes to psoriatic inflammation through regulating the dysdifferentiation and cytokine secretion of keratinocytes	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
Low-dose imiquimod induces melanogenesis in melanoma cells through an ROS-mediated pathway	15
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	15
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 promotes cutaneous wound healing by regulating keratinocytes and fibroblasts migration and collagen production in fibroblasts in a mouse model	15
The role of HMGB1 in inflammatory skin diseases	15
50th JSID	14
Does noncontact phased-array ultrasound promote hair regrowth?	14
Mass spectrometry -based proteomic analysis of the skin of patients with localized scleroderma	14
Editorial board	14
Editor's Choice	14
Benvitimod inhibits MCM6-meditated proliferation of keratinocytes by regulating the JAK/STAT3 pathway	13
Prevalence of FOXA1 and ERBB2 activating mutations in extramammary Paget’s disease: A retrospective multicenter analysis of 99 cases from Japanese and Taiwanese cohorts	13
Retraction Notice to “Generalized verrucosis and abnormal T cell activation due to homozygous TAOK2 mutation”	12
Clinicopathological digital image analyses before and after thermal stimulation subdivide acquired idiopathic generalized anhidrosis into inflammatory and non-inflammatory type	12
Type 2 cytokine-JAK1 signaling is involved in the development of dry skin-induced mechanical alloknesis	12
LEKTI domain 6 displays anti-inflammatory action in vitro and in a murine atopic dermatitis model	12
Editorial board	12
Dual effect of tacrolimus on mast cell–mediated allergy and inflammation through Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2	12
Editorial board	11
Presence of melanin and melanocytes in the human lower lip vermilion	10
SPARC promotes production of type IV and VII collagen and their skin basement membrane accumulation	10
Decreased mitochondrial function in UVA-irradiated dermal fibroblasts causes the insufficient formation of type I collagen and fibrillin-1 fibers	10
miR-25–5p in exosomes derived from UVB-induced fibroblasts regulates melanogenesis via TSC2-dominated cellular organelle dysfunction	10
Editorial board	10
Metabolome analyses of skin dialysate: Insights into skin interstitial fluid biomarkers	10
Immune signatures across different stages of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma	10
Editor's Choice	10
Heparinoid and phospho-pyridoxal preserve tight junction integrity in human skin under oxidative stress	10
Ketoconazole alleviates UVB-induced photoaging by suppressing ROS generation and mitochondrial dysfunction in dermal fibroblasts and ex vivo porcine skin models	9
Recombinant human thioredoxin ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like dermatitis in mice	9
Stratum corneum pH and ceramides: Key regulators and biomarkers of skin barrier function in atopic dermatitis	9
Salivary metabolomics for skin cancer screening	9
High α-diversity of skin microbiome and mycobiome in Japanese patients with vitiligo	9
Eribulin promotes dendritic cell activation and migration in the murine tumor microenvironment	9
Transcriptional regulation of Mlph and Rab27a by PAX3-NF-κB interaction in melanosome transport of melanocytes	9
Evaluation of the immune colloidal gold technique for BP180-NC16A-specific antibodies in the quick diagnosis and monitoring of bullous pemphigoid	9
49th JSID conference ad	9
Investigation of the keratinocyte transcriptome altered in high-glucose environment: An in-vitro model system for precision medicine	8
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	8
Editorial board	8
Overexpression of FOXM1 drives mycosis fungoides progression by regulating the cell cycle	8
Melatonin mitigates UV-induced tumorigenesis and suppresses hearing function deterioration in Xpa-deficient mice	8
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	8
Big data-driven target identification by machine learning: DRD2 as a therapeutic target for psoriasis	8
Announcements	8
RN7SL1 overexpression promotes cell proliferation in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma via miR-34a-5p/MYCN axis	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
Multi-omics approach identifies PI3 as a biomarker for disease severity and hyper-keratinization in psoriasis	8

Welcome Message	7
Editor's Choice	7
Protective effect of autophagy in particulate matter-induced hair loss	7
JSID2024-1	7
Blockade of CD122 on memory T cells in the skin suppresses sclerodermatous graft-versus-host disease	7
Enhancement of skin barrier function and augmentation of epidermal cell-cell interactions by galactomyces ferment filtrate	7
Identification of genetic mutations of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma using whole exome sequencing in non-Caucasian population	7
Cold shock therapy promotes hair growth in association with upregulation of cold-inducible RNA-binding protein and vascular endothelial growth factor	6
SPARC promotes fibroblast proliferation, migration, and collagen production in keloids by inactivation of p53	6
Editorial board	6
Editors Choice	6
Necrosulfonamide promotes hair growth and ameliorates DHT-induced hair growth inhibition	6
Editorial board	6
Understanding the systemic burden of disease in hidradenitis suppurativa from plasma lipidomic analysis	6
Ceramide profiling of stratum corneum in Sjögren–Larsson syndrome	6
Editorial board	6
Editorial board	6
Editors Choice	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
17β-Estradiol promotes LL37-induced rosacea-like skin inflammation via G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 30	6
Editorial board	6
Bath-psoralen plus UVA therapy changes inflammatory proteomic signatures for systemic effects beyond the skin	6
Novel GSK-3 kinase inhibitor Pym-5 induces GSK-3β rather than GSK-3α-dependent melanogenesis in murine melanoma cells	5
The effect of a topical vitamin D3 analog on repigmentation in mice with rhododendrol-induced leukoderma	5
Comparison of skin barrier abnormalities and epidermal ceramide profiles among three ω-O-acylceramide synthesis-deficient mouse strains	5
Semaxanib, a VEGF inhibitor, suppresses melanogenesis by modulating CRTC3 independently of VEGF signaling	5
Anti-inflammatory effects of differential molecular weight Hyaluronic acids on UVB-induced calprotectin-mediated keratinocyte inflammation	5
Regulation of melanogenesis via ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy by 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl succinate dimethylamide and tranexamic acid	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
Mucopolysaccharide polysulfate increases local skin blood volume through nitric oxide production	5
Impact of Fli1 deletion on B cell populations: A focus on age-associated B cells and transcriptional dynamics	5
Councilor’s Meeting/General Assembly of Members at the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (JSID)	5
Combined effect of Neurotropin® and methylcobalamin on postherpetic neuralgia in mice infected with herpes simplex virus type-1	5
C-C motif chemokine receptor 7 (CCR7) in the spinal cord inhibits chronic itch through the neuropeptide NPY	5
IGFBP-7 secreted by adipose-derived stem cells inhibits keloid formation via the BRAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway	5
DNA repair ability in a patient with voriconazole-related squamous cell carcinoma that required differential diagnosis from xeroderma pigmentosum	5
Lack of cutis verticis gyrata is associated with c.1279_1290del12 of SLCO2A1 in 43 Japanese patients with pachydermoperiostosis	5
Salvianolic acid B ameliorate alopecia by simultaneously targeting Wnt/β-catenin and mTORC2/Akt signaling	5
Editorial board	5