The International Skin Spectra Archive (ISSA): a multicultural human skin phenotype and colour spectra collection
This paper presents the International Skin Spectra Archive (ISSA), a multicultural human skin phenotype dataset, containing 15,256 records of both spectral and colorimetric data derived from 2,113 subjects. These measurements, collected between 2012 and 2024, come from eleven different datasets gathered by international laboratories across eight countries, all adhering to a uniform measurement protocol to ensure data consistency. The ISSA dataset addresses the inherent challenges in measuring human skin colour due to its complex structure and covers a wide variability in skin characteristics such as geography, ethnicity, age, gender, and body location. Providing a broad spectrum of human skin data, the ISSA dataset will advance our understanding of skin colour variations and their biological, cultural, and environmental influences. It will also serve as a crucial resource for scientific research and technological development across various fields where diverse and precise spectral and colour data of real human skin are essential.
Authors
- Lillian J. Gill
- Michael Pointer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-1753)
- Ningfang Liao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3627-6896)
- Ali Sohaib
- Suchitra Sueeprasan
- Esther Perales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5346-1703)
- Ruili He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6249-3918)
- Cheng Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-2914)
- Kaida Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7197-7159)
- Faraedon Zardawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3650-3817)
- Yoko Mizokami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7678-5463)
- Sophie Wuerger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-5813)
- Sicong Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2637-4831)
- Yan Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9848-3308)
- Mengmeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8699-4496)
- Changjun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9942-7690)
- Yuanyuan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1359-789X)
- Ahmed Nasseraldin
Institutions
- Jiangnan University (CN)
- University of Science and Technology Liaoning (CN)
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Beijing Institute of Technology (CN)
- University of Alicante (ES)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- Chiba University (JP)
- Utsunomiya University (JP)
- Dar Al-Hekma University (SA)
- University of Sulaimani (IQ)
- Nordson (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Data
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04857-5
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.03