Pemphigus and pemphigoid research by dermatologists and stomatologists: A scientometric and comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

Pemphigus and pemphigoid are systemic bullous autoimmune diseases affecting skin and/or mucosal membranes with the life-threatening nature, especially pemphigus vulgaris. The papers published by dermatologists and stomatologists preferentially represent their concerns of a mucocutaneous disease.

Materials and methods

The objective of this study was to compare the scientometric characteristics of pemphigus and pemphigoid publications by dermatologists and stomatologists in the Scopus database.

Results

There are 9276 and 760 papers published by dermatologists and stomatologists, respectively. The annual number of the publications by dermatologists stably raised from 218 to 526 during 2007-2022; while the number by stomatologists raised with a small am

SUBMITTER: Zhou S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10547994 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature