Top cited articles in dissecting cellulitis of the scalp: A bibliometric analysis

作者：Rahul Masson, Elaine Ma, Sarah Park, Caitlyn Dagenet, Ashley B. Crew, Meagan Hughes, Vivian Y. Shi, Jennifer L. Hsiao · 发表于：Skin Research and Technology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1111/srt.13509 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments、Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders、Omental and Epiploic Conditions

Dear Editor, Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) is a chronic, recalcitrant skin condition that disproportionately affects African-American men.1 There is a lack of bibliometric data regarding DCS publications. Herein, we examined the characteristics of top cited DCS articles and evaluated DCS research trends over time. In January 2023, the Web of Science database was used to identify DCS-related publications using the following search terms: “dissecting cellulitis” OR “perifolliculitis capitis abscedens” OR “dissecting folliculitis” OR “Hoffman disease”. Two independent authors (R.M. and E.M.) analyzed relevant articles for year of publication, authorship, country of origin, study topic, and study design. Any discrepancies were discussed to consensus with a third reviewer (J.L.H.). The database search resulted in a total of 324 articles. Table 1 shows the 50 most-cited articles. Most (70%, 35/50) of the highly cited papers were published between 2000–2019. The top cited article (cited 149 times) was a general narrative review on primary cicatricial alopecias published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) in 2005. The article with the highest average citations per year (10.8) was a narrative review on trichoscopy published in the Journal of Dermatological Case Reports in 2011. The most highly cited study topic was DCS treatments, followed by diagnostic techniques and narrative review articles (Figure 1). Of the 26 articles that discussed treatment...