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 gath...

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Published inScientific data Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 487 - 9
Main Authors Lu, Yan, Xiao, Kaida, Pointer, Michael, He, Ruili, Zhou, Sicong, Nasseraldin, Ahmed, Sueeprasan, Suchitra, Gao, Cheng, Li, Changjun, Sohaib, Ali, He, Yuanyuan, Mizokami, Yoko, Wang, Mengmeng, Romero, Esther Perales, Zardawi, Faraedon, Gill, Lesley, Liao, Ningfang, Wuerger, Sophie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.03.2025
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631/477/2811
639/301/54/994
Archives & records
Colorimetry
Data Descriptor
Datasets
Ethnicity
Female
Gender
Genotype & phenotype
Hemoglobin
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Laboratories
Male
Measurement techniques
Minority & ethnic groups
Multiculturalism & pluralism
multidisciplinary
Phenotype
Phenotypes
Product development
Protocol
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Skin
Skin Pigmentation
White people
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/s41597-025-04857-5