OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Dermatologica Sinica is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Hepatic failure as a rare cause of death in Cowden syndrome: A case report and literature review	96
Advances in acne treatment	42
Malignant triton tumor: A rare subtype of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor – A 20-year retrospective review	13
Dermatological management in special population affected by psoriasis: A case report of an amputated transgender with psoriasis treated with apremilast	13
Periodontitis and psoriasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Pharmacogenomics of cutaneous adverse drug reactions as implication for precision medicine	9
Vellus hair follicle diseases	8
Psoriasis following isotretinoin therapy: Paradoxical effect or a Koebner phenomenon?	7
Yellow nail syndrome treated with itraconazole and vitamin E: A case report	6
Risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients taking Janus kinase inhibitors for inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with myelodysplastic syndrome showing multiple ulcers on the lips and oral mucosa	6
Soft-tissue leiomyosarcoma on the parietal area with angiosarcoma	6
A novel mutation identified in an X-linked ichthyosis patient with mis-splicing	5
Comparative analysis of collagen-stimulating effects of poly-L-lactic acid, poly-D, L-lactic acid, and polycaprolactone subcutaneous injections in porcine model	5
Successful treatment with everolimus for microcystic lymphangioma of the tongue caused by a somatic PIK3CA mutation	5
Palmoplantar psoriasis emerging during nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia	5
Efficacy of alprostadil in chilblain lupus erythematosus	5
Transcriptomic profiling and classification of skin melanoma based on ultraviolet response	5
Recalcitrant cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Medicopsis romeroi successfully treated by oral terbinafine: A case report	5
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as extensive pseudovesicular papuloplaques	5
Physician visits for psoriasis and reduced risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: A nationwide study in Taiwan	5
Corrigendum: Efficacy and safety of cysteamineisobionicamide complex in postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: A 16 week, randomized, doubleblinded, vehiclecontrolled trial	4
Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics in skin research: From molecular complexity to clinical translation	4
Localized bullous pemphigoid with noncollagenous 16A domain negative, antibullous pemphigoid 180 autoantibody after an orthopedic surgery with implant	4
Subcutaneous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans mimicking hematoma in a young man: A case report and literature review	4

An unusual case of lymphoma-type adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma mimicking systemic lupus erythematosus with Epstein–Barr virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection	4
Primary cutaneous cribriform tumor in uncommon locations	4
Combination simple wet gauze technique placating children and calcofluor white staining microscopy enhances the diagnostic capability in kerion	4
Cutaneous mucinosis of infancy: A case report	4
Acrocyanosis and retiform purpura as the first manifestation of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a child: A case report	4
Role of WW domain-containing oxidoreductase in regulating lipid production via AKT signaling in immortalized human sebocytes	4
Levels of evidence and study designs: A brief introduction to dermato-epidemiologic research methodology	4
Bilateral linear pigmentary purpuric dermatosis	4
Subcutaneous Sweet syndrome as an initial presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia – A case report	4
Multiple congenital smooth muscle hamartoma: A case report	4
Evolving frontiers in dermatologic science and clinical care	3
Human hair follicle epithelial stem cells: Implication on hair diseases pathogenesis and therapeutics	3
Phenotypic differences in clinical manifestations of generalized pustular psoriasis and severe plaque psoriasis in tropical Taiwan	3
Terra firma-forme dermatosis in a patient with trisomy 21: Dermoscopic and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence dermatoscopy observations	3
Recent advances in treatment of prurigo nodularis	3
Treatment of recalcitrant pemphigoid vegetans in an elderly patient with rituximab	3
Effects of high and low irradiance excimer light in repigmenting vitiligo: A single-center cross-sectional study	3
The reduced expression of trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 in primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma	3
Basement membrane zone proteins in wound healing: Insights from epidermolysis bullosa models	3
Anti-inflammatory effect of hydrogen sulfide donor sodium-sulfide in an experimental mouse model of contact hypersensitivity	3
Flipping the classroom: A comparative analysis of in-person versus online learning in scabies education for medical students	3
Compound glycyrrhizin promotes hair growth in C57BL/6 mice by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	3
Bidirectional association between bullous pemphigoid and Parkinson’s disease: A nationwide population-based study	3
Management of pirfenidone-induced skin photosensitivity with upadacitinib	3
Mortality and cause of death in patients with dermatologic diseases: An 11-year record-based observational study	3
Using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) to rate the certainty of evidence of study outcomes from systematic reviews: A quick tutorial	3
Primary extramammary Paget’s disease with colon cancer	2
Mental health outcomes in acne patients treated with isotretinoin versus oral antibiotics: A retrospective study	2
Scoring systems for pemphigus	2
The pathological function of neutrophils in pemphigoid diseases	2
Heterogeneous cutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccination and infection	2
Use of local thermal therapy as an adjunct to topical ketoconazole therapy for cutaneous protothecosis	2
Verrucous inverse psoriasis: A novel variant of psoriasis	2
A report of stable segmental vitiligo with exacerbations following Oxford–AstraZeneca and MVC-COV1901 COVID-19 vaccinations	2
Fish oil supplements for treatment of psoriasis: An overview of systematic reviews	2
Psoriasis and pustular psoriasis: Expanding horizons from molecular pathogenesis to clinical practice	2
A rare case of apixaban-induced psoriasiform drug eruption: A case report	2
Celebrating the 42nd anniversary of Dermatologica Sinica	2
SYVN1 promotes keloid fbroblast viability, migration, and M2 macrophage polarization via downregulating SFRP1 protein expression through the mediation of ubiquitination	2
HOX transcript antisense intergenic RNA is differentially expressed in hypertrophic scar tissues and regulates the biological function of scar fibroblasts through sponging miR-30a-5p	2
Short-term effectiveness of biologic therapy for erythrodermic psoriasis: A single-center study	2
How to prevent mask-related adverse skin reactions	2
Role of methotrexate in biologics use with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis	2
Large cell transformation outweighs CD30 expression as a prognostic factor in Taiwanese patients with mycosis fungoides: A retrospective study from a referral center in Southern Taiwan	2
Granulomatous mycosis fungoides on the wrist of a middle-aged man	2
Prevalence, clinical features, and treatment pattern of patients with coexistence of lupus erythematosus and psoriasis: A retrospective study in a single center in Taiwan	2
Anatomical distribution of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Taiwanese population	2
Corrigendum: Concomitant protothecosis and Corynespora cassiicola infection: A case report	2
Randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of oral minoxidil 1.25 mg versus 2.5 mg versus topical 5% minoxidil in androgenetic alopecia	2
Dermoscopy and imaging findings of disseminated cutaneous gout: A rare manifestation of a common disease	2

Risk of thyroid diseases in patients with psoriasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies	2
The efficacy of ChatGPT: Responding to atopic dermatitis patient inquiries in traditional Chinese using a generative artificial intelligence model	2
Histone deacetylases: Emerging targets in dermatology	2
Scoring systems for pemphigus	2
Kaposi’s sarcoma occurring in a glioblastoma multiforme on temozolomide	2
Pustular drug eruption by atezolizumab mediated by helper T cells with PD-L1 overexpression in keratinocytes	2
Bridging the skin and gut: Microbial insights into acne, rosacea, and their systemic links	2
Efficacy and safety of cysteamine-isobionicamide complex in postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: A 16-week, randomized, double-blinded, vehicle-controlled trial	2