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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Psoriasis following isotretinoin therapy: Paradoxical effect or a Koebner phenomenon?	54
Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed by skin biopsy of a cellulitis-like skin lesion	36
Hepatic failure as a rare cause of death in Cowden syndrome: A case report and literature review	13
Vellus hair follicle diseases	10
Dermatological management in special population affected by psoriasis: A case report of an amputated transgender with psoriasis treated with apremilast	9
Pharmacogenomics of cutaneous adverse drug reactions as implication for precision medicine	9
Advances in acne treatment	9
Recommendations on use of systemic treatments for immune-mediated dermatologic disorders in patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection: A rapid review	7
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm developed on a patient with myeloproliferative neoplasm: A case report	7
Soft-tissue leiomyosarcoma on the parietal area with angiosarcoma	6
Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma presenting as extensive pseudovesicular papuloplaques	6
Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with myelodysplastic syndrome showing multiple ulcers on the lips and oral mucosa	6
Successful treatment with everolimus for microcystic lymphangioma of the tongue caused by a somatic PIK3CA mutation	6
Yellow nail syndrome treated with itraconazole and vitamin E: A case report	6
Comparative analysis of collagen-stimulating effects of poly-L-lactic acid, poly-D, L-lactic acid, and polycaprolactone subcutaneous injections in porcine model	6
MiR-375 and miR-5691 exert anti-fibroproliferative effects on hypertrophic scar fibroblasts by suppressing thrombospondin 1 expression	5
Transcriptomic profiling and classification of skin melanoma based on ultraviolet response	5
Role of WW domain-containing oxidoreductase in regulating lipid production via AKT signaling in immortalized human sebocytes	5
Risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in patients taking Janus kinase inhibitors for inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Written descriptions versus photographs in dermatological case reports	5
Efficacy of alprostadil in chilblain lupus erythematosus	5
Multiple congenital smooth muscle hamartoma: A case report	4
The applications of real-time imaging with transillumination, ultrasound, and Doppler for thread lifting	4
Palmoplantar psoriasis emerging during nilotinib treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia	4
Corrigendum: Efficacy and safety of cysteamineisobionicamide complex in postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: A 16 week, randomized, doubleblinded, vehiclecontrolled trial	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
Localized bullous pemphigoid with noncollagenous 16A domain negative, antibullous pemphigoid 180 autoantibody after an orthopedic surgery with implant	4
Primary cutaneous cribriform tumor in uncommon locations	4
Recalcitrant cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Medicopsis romeroi successfully treated by oral terbinafine: A case report	4
Levels of evidence and study designs: A brief introduction to dermato-epidemiologic research methodology	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
Physician visits for psoriasis and reduced risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes: A nationwide study in Taiwan	4
A novel mutation identified in an X-linked ichthyosis patient with mis-splicing	4
Anti-inflammatory effect of hydrogen sulfide donor sodium-sulfide in an experimental mouse model of contact hypersensitivity	4
Recent advances in treatment of prurigo nodularis	3
Subcutaneous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans mimicking hematoma in a young man: A case report and literature review	3
Mortality and cause of death in patients with dermatologic diseases: An 11-year record-based observational study	3
Extramammary Paget's disease: A retrospective study in a medical center in Taiwan	3
YouTube as a source of information for hidradenitis suppurativa treatment	3
Treatment of recalcitrant pemphigoid vegetans in an elderly patient with rituximab	3
Acrocyanosis and retiform purpura as the first manifestation of catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome in a child: A case report	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
Terra firma-forme dermatosis in a patient with trisomy 21: Dermoscopic and ultraviolet-induced fluorescence dermatoscopy observations	3
Effects of high and low irradiance excimer light in repigmenting vitiligo: A single-center cross-sectional study	3
Subcutaneous Sweet syndrome as an initial presentation of acute myelogenous leukemia – A case report	3
Bilateral linear pigmentary purpuric dermatosis	3
Flipping the classroom: A comparative analysis of in-person versus online learning in scabies education for medical students	3
Evolving frontiers in dermatologic science and clinical care	3
Next-generation bioinformatics in dermatology research	3
A rare case of apixaban-induced psoriasiform drug eruption: A case report	2
Corrigendum: Concomitant protothecosis and Corynespora cassiicola infection: A case report	2
Corrigendum: A 10-case series of Merkel cell carcinoma in tropical Taiwan: Focusing on clinical outcomes and the interaction of oxidative stress and Merkel cell polyomavirus infections	2
Dermoscopy and imaging findings of disseminated cutaneous gout: A rare manifestation of a common disease	2
Aiming at a bright future	2
Bidirectional association between bullous pemphigoid and Parkinson’s disease: A nationwide population-based study	2
Management of pirfenidone-induced skin photosensitivity with upadacitinib	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
Alcohol consumption, aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 gene rs671 polymorphism, and psoriasis in Taiwan	2
The pathological function of neutrophils in pemphigoid diseases	2
Celebrating the 42nd anniversary of Dermatologica Sinica	2
Scoring systems for pemphigus	2
Basement membrane zone proteins in wound healing: Insights from epidermolysis bullosa models	2
Phenotypic differences in clinical manifestations of generalized pustular psoriasis and severe plaque psoriasis in tropical Taiwan	2
Primary extramammary Paget’s disease with colon cancer	2
Risk of thyroid diseases in patients with psoriasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies	2
Efficacy and safety of cysteamine-isobionicamide complex in postinflammatory hyperpigmentation: A 16-week, randomized, double-blinded, vehicle-controlled trial	2
Mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation as a clue to diagnose Addison disease – Two case reports	2
Anatomical distribution of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Taiwanese population	2
Short-term effectiveness of biologic therapy for erythrodermic psoriasis: A single-center study	2
Laser-induced mottled hypopigmentation successfully treated with a combined regimen of topical calcineurin inhibitors and fractional CO2 laser	2
Compound glycyrrhizin promotes hair growth in C57BL/6 mice by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin pathway	2
The reduced expression of trimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 27 in primary cutaneous mucinous carcinoma	2
Prevalence and associated factors of skin diseases among geriatric outpatients from a metropolitan dermatologic clinic in Thailand	2

Psoriasis and pustular psoriasis: Expanding horizons from molecular pathogenesis to clinical practice