"Dermatology" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A medical specialty concerned with the skin, its structure, functions, diseases, and treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D003880
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.225
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Dermatology".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Dermatology".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Dermatology" by people in this website by year, and whether "Dermatology" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dermatology" by people in Profiles.
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Wollina U, Hoenig LJ, Walter S, Parish LC. The church spire sign. Clin Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 43(3):423-426.
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Lambert WC, Parish LC, Cohen PR, Gaspari A, Gagna CE. Editors and Journals: Part III-"Sto Tavo (Who Is In Charge)?" Skinmed. 2024; 22(5):361-364.
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Hoenig LJ, Reich R, Parish LC. The dermatologist who delivered a future American President. Clin Dermatol. 2025 May-Jun; 43(3):440-443.
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Wetstone RA, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC, Grant-Kels JM. Commemoration of seven accomplished Jewish women in dermatology from Europe and Canada. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 43(2):259-272.
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Cohen PR, Cohen BJ, Parish LC, Hoenig LJ. Send in the clowns: A special tribute to medical clowning and clown eponyms in dermatology. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 43(1):100-104.
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McGrath JA. Publications in the BJD: the impact of being read (and?cited). Br J Dermatol. 2024 09 18; 191(4):475-476.
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Parish LC, Lambert WC. Dermatology One Hundred Years Ago. Skinmed. 2024; 22(4):245-246.
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Walter S, Parish LC. Jewish women dermatologists who escaped the perils of National Socialism: Triumph over adversity. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 42(6):625-636.
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Hoenig LJ, Parish LC. Three dermatologists who were nominated for a Nobel Prize: Albert Neisser, Erich Hoffmann, and Aaron B. Lerner. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 43(2):253-258.
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McGrath JA. Pioneers in Dermatology and Venereology: An interview with Professor John McGrath. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Aug; 38(8):1465-1468.