OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Analytical Toxicology is 6. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Can PEth be detected with a cutoff of 20 ng/mL after single alcohol consumption?	63
Cork sheet as an efficient biosorbent for forensic toxicology: Application to vitreous humor analysis	56
Postmortem Analysis of Opioids and Metabolites in Skeletal Tissue	43
From promise to practice: why HRMS has yet to fully revolutionize forensic toxicology	38
Identification of 4F-MDMB-BICA using a molecular network strategy in a case of severe poisoning with coma	36
Fatal Rectal Injection of 3-MMC in a Sexual Context: Toxicological Investigations Including Metabolites Identification Using LC–HRMS	28
A comparison of vitreous fluid and blood matrices in postmortem drug analysis	26
A Fatal Case Report of Barium Chloride Toxicity	24
Analytical toxicology of the semi-synthetic cannabinoid hexahydrocannabinol studied in human samples, pooled human liver S9 fraction, rat samples and drug products using HPLC–HRMS-MS	23
UHPLC–MS-MS Determination of THC, CBD and Their Metabolites in Whole Blood of Light Cannabis Smokers	21
Exploring transdermal SARMs exposure: Analysis of the elimination profiles and metabolism for doping control purposes	20
2-Fluorodeschloroketamine consumption: About two deaths and a case of self-mutilation	19
Comment on ‘Estimates of Non-Alcoholic Food-Derived Ethanol and Methanol in Human’	17
Fatal Intoxications from a Combination of 4-Fluoroamphetamine and 25C-NBOMe	16
Suitability of SoToxa® Oral Fluid Screening Over Time: Re-Examination of Drugged Driving in Wisconsin	16
The impact of vaping ethanol-containing electronic cigarette liquids on roadside impairment investigations	15
A postmortem case report involving fentanyl, desalkylgidazepam, and bromazolam	14
Development and Validation of a DLLME–GC–MS-MS Method for the Determination of Benzotriazole UV Stabilizer UV-327 and Its Metabolites in Human Blood	14
LC–MS-MS quantification of Δ8-THC, Δ9-THC, THCV isomers and their main metabolites in human plasma	14
Correction to: Cross-reactivity of 24 cannabinoids and metabolites in blood using the Immunalysis Cannabinoids Direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	14
A novel screening workflow for nitazene analogs using LC-MS/MS precursor ion scan acquisition	14
The evolution of fentanyl-related substances: Prevalence and drug concentrations in postmortem biological specimens at the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Department	13
Estimation of Delta-8 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Concentrations in DUID Investigation Casework	13
The First Fatal Intoxication with 3-MeO-PCP in the UK and a Review of the Literature	13
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of five distinct commercially available hemp-derived topical cannabidiol products	13

Solriamfetol and m-chlorophenylpiperazine cause false positive amphetamine results on urine drug screening	13
Correction to: α-Pyrrolidinohexanophenone (α-PHP) vs. α-pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone (α-PiHP): A toxicological investigation about plasma concentrations and behavior in forensic routine cases	13
Preanalytical Factors Influencing the Stability of Ethanol in Antemortem Blood and Urine Samples	13
Correction to: UHPLC–MS-MS Determination of THC, CBD and Their Metabolites in Whole Blood of Light Cannabis Smokers	13
Automated extraction and LC–MS-MS analysis of 11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol isomers and prevalence in authentic urine specimens	12
Toxicological and demographic profiles of phencyclidine-impaired driving cases in Houston: updates from the 2019 to 2023 data	12
Detection of thiocyanate in postmortem blood of a fatal potassium thiocyanate-poisoning patient using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry	12
A False-Positive Gamma-Hydroxy Butyric Acid Urine Screening in a Patient with High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis Due to Ethylene Glycol Poisoning	12
Fatal concentrations of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs in postmortem femoral blood	11
Long-term stability of sufentanil quantified by UPLC–MS–MS in human plasma frozen for 11 years at −20°C	11
Deaths involving novel benzodiazepines in Victoria, Australia from 2018 to 2022	11
Supporting evidence for 5-acetamido-N-desethylmetonitazene as a potential metabolite rather than a degradation product	11
β′-Phenylfentanyl Metabolism in Primary Human Hepatocyte Incubations: Identification of Potential Biomarkers of Exposure in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology	11
Segmental analysis and long-term monitoring of vadadustat in equine hair for the purpose of doping control	10
A Comparison of High Drug Concentrations in Impaired Driving and Postmortem Casework in Harris County, TX	10
Can Umbilical Cord and Meconium Results Be Directly Compared? Analytical Approach Matters	10
Evaluation of sevoflurane interference with forensic blood ethanol analysis, including sevoflurane stability, and an authentic case	10
Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Inc.	10
Evaluating cross-reactivity of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in human whole blood by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)	10
∆8-THC, THC-O Acetates and CBD-di-O Acetate: Emerging Synthetic Cannabinoids Found in Commercially Sold Plant Material and Gummy Edibles	10
Fast and Sensitive Method for the Determination of 17 Designer Benzodiazepines in Hair by Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry	10
Medetomidine quantitation and enantiomer differentiation in biological specimens collected after fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses	10
The emergence of bromazolam in Jefferson County, AL: a case series	10
Fatal Intoxication by the Novel Cathinone 4-Fluoro-3-methyl-α-PVP	10
The Stability of Synthetic Cathinones and the Study of Potential Intake Biomarkers in the Biological Material from a Case of 3-CMC Poisoning	9
Insights into the human metabolism of hexahydrocannabinol by non-targeted liquid chromatography–high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry	9
Dubowski’s stages of alcohol influence and clinical signs and symptoms of drunkenness in relation to a person’s blood-alcohol concentration—Historical background	9
The metabolic profile of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist ADB-HEXINACA using human hepatocytes, LC–QTOF-MS and synthesized reference standards	9
Adsorption of Therapeutic and Recreational Drugs During Prolonged Storage of Plasma Samples in Gel Separator Tubes	8
Preparation and stability characterization of flavour ingredients in E-liquids for preclinical assessment of electronic nicotine delivering system products: a case study of 38 flavour ingredients in a	8
The rising trend of MDPHP consumption: an Italian snapshot	8
SIGNIFY™ ER tricyclic antidepressant false positives in diphenhydramine overdose cases	8
Increasing prevalence of designer benzodiazepines in impaired driving: A 5-year analysis from 2017 to 2021	8
Screening and confirmation of psilocin, mitragynine, phencyclidine, ketamine and ketamine metabolites by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	8
Analysis of cannabinoids and semi-synthetic cannabinoids in authentic breastmilk samples by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	8
Driving under the Influence of Amphetamine: Analytical Evaluation of Illegal or Prescription Drug Intake Using Chiral UHPLC–MS-MS	8
Cross-reactivity of 24 cannabinoids and metabolites in blood using the Immunalysis Cannabinoids Direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay	8
Toxicological Analysis of Intoxications with Synthetic Cathinones	8
Quantitation of hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) and metabolites in blood from DUID cases	8
Green Analytical Toxicology procedure for determination of ketamine, its metabolites and analogues in oral fluid samples using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME)	8
Interference of the novel designer benzodiazepine 4ʹ-chloro deschloroalprazolam with alprazolam analysis in toxicology and seized drug DUID casework	8
Ethanol stability from 9 years of a blind quality control program in blood alcohol analysis	8
Brain concentrations and brain–blood ratios of amitriptyline and nortriptyline in forensic postmortem cases	8
Toxicological evaluation, postmortem case descriptions, and pharmacological activity of N,N-dimethylpentylone and related analogs	8
Update on Urine Adulterants and Synthetic Urine Samples to Subvert Urine Drug Testing	7
Validation of an analytical method for quantitation of metonitazene and isotonitazene in plasma, blood, urine, liver and brain and application to authentic postmortem casework in New York City	7
Erratum to: Driving under the Influence of Flualprazolam: 10 Case Reports	7
Lethal carbon monoxide generated from small internal combustion engines	7
Quantification of daridorexant, lemborexant, and suvorexant in whole blood using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	7
Transesterification of Indazole-3-carboxamide Synthetic Cannabinoids: Identification of Metabolite Biomarkers for Diagnosing Co-abuse of 5F-MDMB-PINACA and Alcohol	7

Comparisons of blood alcohol concentrations between initial testing and reanalysis from unopened tubes preserved with 0.25% NaF following refrigerated storage up to 3.93 years	7
Identification of 5-aminometonitazene and 5-acetamidometonitazene in a postmortem case: are nitro-nitazenes unstable?	7
Increase of PEth after Single Consumption of Alcohol and Evaluation of a Volumetric DBS Filter Paper Device	7
Distribution of quetiapine between serum and whole blood in therapeutic drug-monitoring specimens	7
Designer Benzodiazepines Gidazepam and Desalkygidazepam (Bromonordiazepam): What Do We Know?	7
Correction to: Urinary Excretion Profile of Cannabinoid Analytes Following Acute Administration of Oral and Vaporized Cannabis in Infrequent Cannabis Users	7
Development of a Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Simultaneous Determination of 40 Drugs of Abuse in Human Urine: Application to Real Cases	7
Confirmation of cannabinoids in forensic toxicology casework by isomer-selective UPLC–MS-MS analysis in urine	7
Correction to: Drug detection in oral fluid and urine after single therapeutic doses of dexamphetamine, lisdexamphetamine, and methylphenidate in healthy volunteers	7
Toxicology testing in the USA: what the 2018 census of medical examiner and coroner offices tells us	7
Longitudinal trends in meconium drug detection in 46 US states between the years 2015 and 2020	7
North America laboratory survey data for drug testing in drug-impaired driving and traffic fatality investigations	6
Development and method validation of a sampling technique for a reproducible detection of synthetic cannabinoids in exhaled breath using an in vitro pig lung model	6
ANSI/ASB Standards 119, 120 and 121 Set Minimum Analytical Scope and Sensitivity for Subdisciplines of Forensic Toxicology	6
Postmortem concentrations for total blood carbon monoxide (TBCO) as a novel biomarker for carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings	6
Development of a Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Microextraction for Synthetic Cathinones in Biological Fluids Based on Principles of Green Analytical Toxicology	6
A fully validated LC–QTOF-MS screening workflow for the analysis of drugs in oral fluid	6
Fentanyl as a marker of illicit drug use in morphine-positive urine specimens from workplace drug testing	6
Performance of Hair Testing for Cocaine Use—Comparison of Five Laboratories Using Blind Reference Specimens	6
Pulverization Is a Crucial Step—A Comparative Study of Different Pretreatments in Hair Drug Testing	6
Four-year evaluation of drug-impaired driving drug concentrations	6
Society of Forensic Toxicologists, Inc.	6
Use of Liquid Chromatography--Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Quantify and Confirm the Fentanyl MetaboliteN-[1-(2-Phenethy-4-Piperidinyl)] Maloanilinic Acid in Equine Urine for Doping Control	6
Driving Impairment Cases Involving Flualprazolam	6
Green Analytical Toxicology for the Determination of Cocaine Metabolites	6
Potential exhaled breath biomarkers identified in chlorine-exposed mice	6
Reclassification of Pregabalin in the UK: Has It Made a Difference in Deaths?	6
Comprehensive LC–MS-MS analysis of THC isomers, analogs, homologs, and metabolites in blood and urine	6
The Detection of Δ9-THC, Δ8-THC, Δ10-THC and CBD in Hair Specimens	6
Chlorthalidone in vitro metabolite identification for documenting exposure in doping	6
Analysis, Stability and Distribution of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse over a Period of One Year in Formalin-Fixed Liver and Formalin Solutions	6