OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences is 1. 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
Journal performance – 2021	21
Volume 54, Issue 4	18
How does the exogenous contamination of drowning medium affect the diatom test in the diagnosis of drowning?	16
The merits of women	8
The shifting narrative of uncertainty: a case for the coherent and consistent consideration of uncertainty in forensic science	7
Wounding potential of muzzle-loaded projectiles discharged from unmodified blank pistols	6
Office bearers of the Australian academy of forensic sciences	6
Understanding and comparing digital traces	5
Unmasking the digital deception - a comprehensive survey on image forgery and detection techniques	5
Wrongful convictions in Australia: addressing issues in the criminal justice system	5
A case of Gloriosa superba poisoning	5
Limits and pitfalls in a lethal infant cocaine intoxication	5
Taphonomy of human burials on beacon Island: archaeological observations informing forensic interpretations	5
Comparing endpoint and real-time PCR for forensic body fluid identification	4
A soil-based approach on human taphonomy from five Portuguese public cemeteries	4
Multidimensional foot measurements-based sex estimation for Taiwanese population in foot length overlapping interval	4
Evaluation of digital panoramic images to support off-site bloodstain pattern analysis	4
Validation of the Microreader™ 36A ID System for forensic genetic casework and database construction	4
Misidentifications of alphanumeric characters in serial number restorations	4
Intersections of forensics and Indigenous peoples for future bi-cultural research	3
Is there any relationship between pubertal growth spurt and dental or bone age estimation methods?	3
The application of statistical and novel unsupervised machine learning methodology to forensic hair analysis	3
Histology slide is non-repeatable, non-reproducible and unreliable in estimating post-mortem heart wall thickness	3
The potential of bioacoustics for surveying carrion insects	3
Post-mortem movement and skeletal disarticulation after death	3

Guns for hire? The independence of forensic scientists and why it matters	3
Face reality - consider face touching behaviour on subsequent DNA analysis	3
Post-mortem intervals estimation by determination of insect diversity	3
Discriminant function analysis of craniometric data for distinguishing Japanese and Filipino crania	3
Vulpes in Fabula: when human becomes prey – case report and overview on animal predation	3
Forensic microbiology and geographical location: a systematic review	3
Application of forensic post-mortem techniques in a rapid autopsy to facilitate cancer research - an illustrative case report	2
An evaluation of novice, expert and supervised machine learning model classifications for forensic hair analysis	2
Triaging of hair samples using fluorescent in situ detection	2
Degrading DNA profiles to a specific level using UV exposure	2
Regression equations for stature reconstruction from the lower limb bones of contemporary White South Africans	2
Advice from the editorial staff to those authors preparing a submission to the Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences	2
Sex estimation using adult femora and humeri trained on a Portuguese reference sample, and tested on Portuguese and South African samples	2
Genotype characteristics of Y-chromosome in the Balkan population: review of haplogroup frequencies	2
Age estimation by hand and wrist radiographs using the Greulich and Pyle method in a southern Thailand population	2
Decomposition in an artificial lentic environment: approaches to post-mortem interval estimation	2
A comparative evaluation of forensic STR kits and their tolerance to PCR inhibitors	2
Seasonal variation in cutaneous seat belt markings in fatal vehicle crashes	2
Improving the detection of spermatozoa microscopically from routine sexual assault examinations	2
Volume 56, Issue 4	2
Using a large-scale cyanoacrylate fuming chamber for latent fingermark detection in vehicles	2
Classification of Malaysian individuals using Fordisc 3 based on four craniofacial measurements	2
Fatal bleeding following scalp laceration: an uncommon cause of death in adults	2
A preliminary evaluation of the utility of insects and algae for PMI estimation in confined, still-water environments	2
Muzzle energy density evaluation of airguns via witness-plate deformations	2
Insights into disaster victim identification on African immigrants: a case study on fingerprint analysis	2
Forensic analysis of planned and unplanned complex suicides: a case series	2
Collaborative Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) training for Australian military and civilian police: an overview of Exercise Zeus	2
Changes in the morphometric characteristics of tattoos in human remains	2
Controlling new psychoactive substances in New Zealand	2
Applying general adversarial networks in convolutional neural networks of the 2D whole os coxae image classification for sex estimation in a Thai population	1
Impact of airflow on the transfer of DNA from dried biological material	1
Interference from combustion residues of polystyrene-butadiene involving ‘alkylbenzenes’ in molecules on gasoline identification	1
Volume 55, Issue 4	1
The feasibility of age estimation based on MRI and radiographs of the knee joint in the Chinese population of Han nationality	1
Quantifying the loss of pulmonary fluid from dissecting the lung at post-mortem	1
Evaluation of alternate image capturing devices for recording fingermarks at crime scenes	1
Role of glandular hormones in estimating time passed since death: histological and biochemical examination (an experimental study)	1
Establishing a baseline for background and purchaser DNA in new unwashed underwear for the purpose of evaluative reporting	1
Reviewing the devices of those subject to Sexual Harm Prevention Orders (SHPOs): iOS opportunities, limitations and strategies	1
Investigative opportunities from smart heating technology: a preliminary evaluation	1
Evaluation of an ancestry prediction strategy for historical military remains using a World War II-era sample and pedigrees with family-level admixture	1
Biological sex estimation with femoral dimensions: a study of an adult sample from the osteological collection of Granada (Spain)	1
Size and shape variations of the human scapula bone using a geometric morphometric method for sex estimation	1
The application of template matching and novel unsupervised and supervised machine learning methodology to forensic hair analysis	1
They are not destined to fail: a systematic examination of scores on embedded performance validity indicators in patients with intellectual disability	1
Latent DNA detection	1
Forensic document examination: where to from here?	1
Development of a novel technique with a pigtail catheter and high-pressure injector for coronary postmortem computed tomography angiography	1
3D dental records in Australian dental practice – a hidden gold mine for forensic identification	1

Two interesting banknote cases	1
Comparison of the Applied Biosystems® SeqStudio™ and 3500 Genetic Analyzers	1
Same source profiling of 3D printed firearms using deposition striae: a discussion	1
Effect of hydrophilic and hydrophobic treatments on bloodstain patterns of drip stains on knitted cotton and polyester fabrics	1
Forensic science in the criminal justice system: the good, the bad and the academy	1
Considering ‘technically possible’ alternative meanings for data traces found during a digital forensic examination	1
DNA mixture interpretation using linear regression and neural networks on massively parallel sequencing data of single nucleotide polymorphisms	1
Fingermark development on living and dead subjects: analysis of thermal paper transfers with different methods	1
Optimization of flow cytometry methods to differentiate epithelial cell origin	1
Enhanced Matrix Removal-Lipid (EMR-L): a novel approach for efficient clean-up in systemic toxicological analysis of drugs and pesticides	1
Comparison of the ForenSeq Signature Prep and ForenSeq MainstAY kits to traditional capillary electrophoresis kits for STR profile analysis from various DNA sources	1
Volume 56, Issue 3	1
Comparing drowning (unintentional and intentional) and immersion deaths, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: a 6-year retrospective study	1
Factors affecting female external genital findings in child sexual assault victims	1
The role of coroner in natural deaths in the elderly in New South Wales, Australia – can this change for the better?	1
The effects of hydrated lime and bleach on carrion decomposition and associated insect succession	1
Volume 57, issue 1	1
‘From the editor’s desk’: closing out volume 53	1
The nature and impact of occupational trauma exposure among staff working in a forensic medical and scientific service: a qualitative interview study	1
Assessing the accuracy of the anatomical method for stature estimation in White South African males	1