OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Curation of OCA2 Variants of Uncertain Significance From Chinese Oculocutaneous Albinism Patients Based on Multiplex Assays	90
UVA Irradiation Promotes Melanoma Cell Proliferation Mediated by OPN3 Independently of ROS Production	54
Pathogenic Germline Variants in Uveal Melanoma Driver and BAP1‐Associated Genes in Finnish Patients with Uveal Melanoma	50
Novel Variants in Medium and Low Penetrance Predisposing Genes in a Hungarian Malignant Melanoma Cohort With Increased Risk	47
X and Y Differences in Melanoma Survival Between the Sexes	41
Risk factors for sentinel lymph node metastasis in Korean acral and non‐acral melanoma patients	40
Emerging therapeutic strategies for metastatic uveal melanoma: Targeting driver mutations	33
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In Memoriam: Soldano Ferrone MD, PhD (1940–2023)	23
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Protein‐based classification of melanoma differentiation subtypes	22
Three‐dimensional imaging for the analysis of human epidermal melanocytes	22
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Identification and functional assays of single‐nucleotide variants of opsins genes in melanocytic tumors	18
Varicella‐zoster virus in actively spreading segmental vitiligo skin: Pathological, immunochemical, and ultrastructural findings (a first and preliminary study)	16
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20th Anniversary of the Society for Melanoma Research: Celebrating two decades of progress in melanoma research	16
Survival benefit of sentinel lymph node biopsy in Asian melanoma patients	15
Cytoglobin functions as a redox regulator of melanogenesis in normal epidermal melanocytes	15
Identification and characterization of the compound heterozygous variants of TYR gene in a northern Chinese family with Oculocutaneous albinism type 1	15
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Laser capture microdissection provides a novel molecular profile of human primary cutaneous melanoma	14
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MITF E318K: A rare homozygous case with multiple primary melanoma	12
How a membrane transporter keeps melanocytes in the red	11
Retrospective review of outcomes associated with metastatic melanoma patients treated with 1st‐line BRAF‐targeted therapy	11
MITF deficiency and oncogenic GNAQ each promote proliferation programs in zebrafish melanocyte lineage cells	11
Effects of EGFR‐TKI on epidermal melanin unit integrity: Therapeutic implications for hypopigmented skin disorders	10
In Memoriam: Rajasekharan (Shyam) Somasundaram (1956–2021)	10
Induced pluripotent stem cells reprogramming overcomes technical limitations for highly pigmented adult melanocyte amplification and integration in 3D skin model	10
Characterization of PRAME immunohistochemistry reveals lower expression in pediatric melanoma compared to adult melanoma	10
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Dysbiosis of skin microbiome in melasma patients	9
The OSUMMER lines: A series of ultraviolet‐accelerated NRAS‐mutant mouse melanoma cell lines syngeneic to C57BL/6	9
CD52 mRNA expression predicts prognosis and response to immune checkpoint blockade in melanoma	9
Low‐Dose Baricitinib Plus Narrow‐Band Ultraviolet B for the Treatment of Progressive Non‐Segmental Vitiligo: A Prospective, Controlled, Open‐Label Study	8
Nrf2 protein in melanoma progression, as a new means of treatment	8
The MFSD12 p.Tyr182His common variant is sufficient to alter mouse agouti coat color	7
Circadian clock protein BMAL1 regulates melanogenesis through MITF in melanoma cells	7
Proceedings from the Melanoma Research Foundation Mucosal Melanoma Meeting (December 16, 2022, New York, USA)	7
Molecular skin fluorescence imaging: A tool for evaluating early melanoma development	6
Trained immunity in the pathogenesis of vitiligo	6
Molecular heterogeneity of quiescent melanocyte stem cells revealed by single‐cell RNA‐sequencing	6
BMI1 is required for melanocyte stem cell maintenance and hair pigmentation	6
Melanoma literacy among the general population of three western US states	6
2‐Mercaptonicotinoyl glycine, a new potent melanogenesis inhibitor, exhibits a unique mode of action while preserving melanocyte integrity	5
Synonymous but Significant: New Findings of Pathological Variants in Hermansky–Pudlak Syndrome	5
A Focused review on the pathophysiology of post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation	5
Connecting the dots: Melanoma cell of origin, tumor cell plasticity, trans‐differentiation, and drug resistance	5
Let’s talk about sex: A biological variable in immune response against melanoma	5
The Skin Microbiome: A New Key Player in Melanoma, From Onset to Metastatic Stage	5
Unsuspected consequences of synonymous and missense variants in OCA2 can be detected in blood cell RNA samples of patients with albinism	4
Eosinophils and melanoma: Implications for immunotherapy	4
Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity of multiple lentigines and precise diagnosis in four Chinese families with multiple lentigines	4
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25th International Pigment Cell Conference, Bilbao, Spain IPCC 2023	4
Genetic predisposition to long telomeres is associated with increased mortality after melanoma: A study of 2101 melanoma patients from hospital clinics and the general population	4
Zebrafish as a new model for rhododendrol‐induced leukoderma	4
Prediagnostic serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D and leptin in relation to melanoma‐specific death and overall death	4
Brief history of the Society for Melanoma Research: A community of clinicians, researchers, and friends	4
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Characteristics and outcomes of advanced melanoma patients with complete response and elective discontinuation of first‐line anti‐programmed death‐1 monotherapy: A real‐world multicentre observational	4
Progress in melanoma treatment: Patient's perspectives	4
Age and urban–rural disparities in cutaneous melanoma mortality rates in the United States during the COVID‐19 pandemic	3
A B‐cell or a key player? The different roles of B‐cells and antibodies in melanoma	3
The Melanocyte and Nerve Fiber Cross‐Talk, Facilitated Also by Semaphorin‐4A, Enhances UV‐B‐Induced Melanogenesis	3
Impact of a SLC24A5 variant on the retinal pigment epithelium of a Japanese patient with oculocutaneous albinism type 6	3

Cell‐intrinsic melanin fails to protect melanocytes from ultraviolet‐mutagenesis in the absence of epidermal melanin	3
Modeling of pigmentation disorders associated with MITF mutation in Waardenburg syndrome revealed an impaired melanogenesis pathway in iPS‐derived melanocytes	3
Vitiligo non‐responding lesions to narrow band UVB have intriguing cellular and molecular abnormalities that may prevent epidermal repigmentation	3
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ToF‐SIMS imaging reveals changes in tumor cell lipids during metastatic progression of melanoma	3
Clinical and pathological characteristics of familial melanoma with germline TERT promoter variants	3
AP‐3 complex subunit delta gene, ap3d1, regulates melanogenesis and melanophore survival via autophagy in zebrafish (Danio rerio)	3
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Generation of Pmel‐dependent conditional and inducible Cre‐driver mouse line for melanocytic‐targeted gene manipulation	3
Consideration of possible effects of vitamin D on established cancer, with reference to malignant melanoma	3
Beta‐Blockers and Cutaneous Melanoma Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Random‐Effects Meta‐Analysis	3
Tape stripping and lipidomics reveal skin surface lipid abnormity in female melasma	3
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The Yucatan miniature swine as a model for post‐inflammatory hyperpigmentation	3