OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 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
Winchester Service Grade Ammunition	24
A Pediatric Case of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to NKX2-5 Mutation	14
Federal Premium® BallistiClean® Ammunition	14
Postmortem Tanning	14
Case Study of Autopsy Findings in a Population of Post-COVID-19 Vaccination in Thailand	12
The Scalpel Is Passed	11
AJFMP 2022 Reviewer Thank You	9
Updates in Forensic Pathology Education	8
Pilot Application of SEM/EDX Analysis on Suspected Cigarette Burns in a Forensic Autopsy Case of Child Abuse	8
Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense Penetrator Ammunition	7
Fatal Iron Tablet Aspiration	7
A Novel Delayed Complication of Button Battery Ingestion Diagnosed on Postmortem Imaging	6
Suicide by Gaseous Displacement of Atmospheric Oxygen With Carbon Dioxide From Dry Ice Sublimation	6
Fatalities of Pedestrians Lying on the Road	6
Using Forensic Toxicology to Enhance Medicolegal Death Investigations	6
A Case of Fatal Exsanguination by a Japanese Short Sword	6
Determination of the Force Required to Produce Stab “Wounds” in Fruit Compared With Cadaveric Chest Tissue	5
Analysis of Pedestrian Fractures in Collisions Between Small Cars and Pedestrians Based on Surveillance Videos	5
Terminal Ileum Perforation	5
Umbilical Cord Tissue	4
Dental Age Assessment of United States Black and White Children	4
Hydatid Disease, an Uncommon Etiology of Death in Forensic Practice	4
Pneumatic Impedance of Spit Socks and N95 Masks	4
Utility of a Handheld Blood Ketone Meter as a Postmortem Indicator of Diabetic Ketoacidosis	4
Work of Eels Setting a Dilemma for Forensic Pathologist	4

Increased Heart Weight as an Independent Factor for Sudden Death	4
An Autopsy Case Report of Homicide by Methanol Intoxication With Pinkish Bilateral Putamina	3
Spontaneous Multiple Arterial Dissection in a COVID-19–Positive Decedent	3
Unilateral Thalamic Hemorrhages After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	3
A 5-Year Retrospective Study on Infant Homicide Presenting as Cot Death	3
Autopsy-Based Comparative Study of Gross and Histopathological Findings at Bone Fracture Surfaces Before and After Death	3
Gross Heart Dimensions From Postmortem Computed Tomography and Postmortem Examination Measurements	3
Cardiac Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Small to Medium Caliber Arteries	3
Fatal Sea Snake Envenomation	3
In Memoriam	3
Self-Chiropractic Cervical Spinal Manipulation Resulting in Fatal Vertebral Artery Dissection	3
Characteristics of Deaths With Evidence of Pathological Hoarding in Cook County 2017 to 2018	3
Forensic Neuropathologic Phenotypes of Fungal Central Nervous System Infections	3
Utility of CDC Screening Guidelines and Autopsy Findings in Identifying Decedents Who Die of SARS-CoV-2 Infection	3
Postmortem Interval Estimation With Corneal Endothelial Cell Density	3
Suicide by an Electric Power Drill and Spade Drill Bit	2
A Standardized Protocol for the Safe Retrieval of Infectious Postmortem Human Brain for Studying Whole-Brain Pathology	2
Metastatic Cardiac Tumor Mimicking Coronary Artery Aneurysm on Postmortem Computed Tomography	2
Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Complex (Multimodality) Suicides in New York City	2
Acute Organophosphate Poisoning Case Review With Consideration of Off-Gassing During Postmortem Examination	2
Jellybean-Induced Intoxication	2
Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Infected Bone Graft Source	2
Ruptured Aortic Valve Aneurysm Caused by Infective Endocarditis in a SARS-CoV-2–Positive Autopsy Case	2
Forensic Pathologists and Clinical Trauma Reviews	2
Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis Using Postmortem Computed Tomography and Postmortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging	2
Postmortem Computed Tomography Features of Necrotizing Epiglottis	2
Case Report of Lethal Concentrations of the Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids Diphenhydramine and Melatonin	2
Autoerotic Death by Electrocution	2
AJFMP 2024 Reviewer Thank You	2
Suicidal Iron and Paracetamol Overdose	2
Cervical Epidural Abscess	2
Suicide by Ethyl Methacrylate Ingestion	2
Getting Crunchy With COVID-19	2
Updated AJFMP 2023 Reviewer Thank You	2
Relapsing Polychondritis as a Cause of Sudden and Unexpected Death With Central Nervous System Involvement	2
Oral Cavity Fluid as an Alternative Postmortem Matrix	2
Firearm Fatalities in the Pediatric Population	2
Barriers to Family History Collection and Family Medical Screening Recommendation in the Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry	2
Tracheobronchial Thrombus	2
Accidental Deaths Involving Trees	1
What Has the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry Learned About Consenting Families for DNA Banking and/or Genomic Research?	1
Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata	1
Unusual Causes of Death Due to Constipation	1
Perforation of the Heart During Elective Removal of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter	1
Circumstances and Pathological Findings in Civilian Helicopter-Related Fatalities	1
False-Positive Rate for Suspected Drug-Related Deaths Following Full Autopsy	1
A Comparative Investigation of Equine-Related and Bovine-Related Human Fatalities in Oklahoma	1
The Forensic Perspective of Infectious Endocarditis	1
Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalitis	1
Fentanyl Deaths in Infants and Children	1

TASER 7 and TASER 10 Probe Penetration Into Human Skull Simulants	1
Accuracy of Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine Measurements in Postmortem Serum and Pericardial Fluid Compared With Antemortem Data	1
Assessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths	1
Alcohol-Induced Sudden Cardiac Death in a Teenager With PPA2 Gene Mutations	1
How (Cautious) Social Media Use May Improve Education and Pipeline Efforts of a Growing Postpandemic Forensic Pathologist Workforce Shortage	1
Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries at Medicolegal Autopsy	1
An Autopsy Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Pediatric Decedent With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex	1
Neuropathologic Features in Chronic Methamphetamine Use	1
Radiological Imaging in Forensic Pathology	1
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	1
Forensic Analysis of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination: An On-Site Study of the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre	1
Fatal Moans and Bones in Crohn's	1
A Fatal Case of an Undiagnosed Ruptured Aneurysm of the Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva	1
Electrocution Due to Fractal Wood Burning	1
When the Hidden Issue of Elder Abuse Leads to Death	1
Wischnewsky Spots in a Death From Diabetic Ketoacidosis	1
A Survey of Fetal Deaths as Reported to a Medical Examiner's Office	1
Illustrated Forensic Pathology	1
Is That Innocent to Touch the Adipose Tissue?	1
Estimation of Time Since Death Using Biochemical Markers in Synovial Fluid	1
Suicide by Gunshot Wound to the Posterior Head and Neck: A Retrospective Case Series and Review of the Literature	1
Technical Note	1
Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Disseminated Aspergillosis After Tongue Piercing	1
A Chain of Events Leading to Posttraumatic Subacute Meningitis	1
Ruptured Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Causing Hemorrhage Into a Pancreatic Pseudocyst	1
Lethal Self-Administration of Atracurium: A Rarely Reported Case with Review of Literature	1
Extremity Injuries in Pillion Riders of Fatal 2-Wheeler Road Traffic Accidents	1
Two Cases of Fatal Inhalation of Easily Available “Recreational” Substances	1
Multiorgan Crystal Deposition in Acute Ethylene Glycol Toxicity	1
Complex (Multimodality) Suicides in New York City	1
The Relationship Between Earlobe Creases and the Presence, Extent, and Severity of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis	1
Catastrophic CPR-Related Injuries in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	1
Renal Tubular Epithelial Subnuclear Vacuolization in Hypothermia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis—A Retrospective Autopsy Study	1
Forensic DNA Typing From Femurs and Bones of the Foot	1
Issues With Snake Identification	1
Non–Firearm-related Homicides at the Medical University of South Carolina, 2013–2018	1
A Survey of Forensic Pathologists Regarding Medicolegal Investigation of Perinatal and Stillborn Deaths	1
Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy—An Autopsy Case Report	1
Forensic Pathological Analysis of Death Due to Pulmonary Thromboembolism	1
Are Postmortem Cannabinoid Concentrations Forensically Reliable?	1
Green Tip 5.56 × 45-mm (NATO M855) Ammunition	1
Histopathological Findings in a Fatal Case of Paraquat Poisoning	1
“Lung in the Skull”	1
A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Setting of Exogenous Testosterone	1
An Interesting Case of Severe Hyponatremia	1
Factors Influencing the Pattern of Injuries in Falls From Height	1
A Narrative Review on the Clinical Relevance of Imaging the Circumventricular Brain Organs and Performing Their Anatomical and Histopathological Examination in Acute and Postacute COVID-19	1
Dysplastic Pulmonary Valve Infective Endocarditis With an Atrial Septal Defect—A Black Swan Event	1
Characteristics and Geographic Variation in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths in the District of Columbia	1
Kounis Syndrome Following a Wasp Sting	1
Homicide Manner-of-Death Classification in Arrest-Related Death	1
Fiocchi/SinterFire	1
Binucleated Myocytes and Heart Weight	1
Systemic AA Amyloidosis Associated With Intravenous Injection of Oral Prescription Opioids—An Autopsy Case Report	1
Fetal Age Assessment From Primary Teeth and Long Bones	1
An Unexpected Death Due to a Subclinical Pheochromocytoma After an Induced Abortion	1
Detection and Estimation of Age of Injuries in Fresh Bodies Using Immunohistochemistry	1
New and Emerging “Nitazene” Analogues Appearing in Medicolegal Death Investigations	1
Child Sexual Abuse	1
Lightning Metallization Injury	1
Diagnosing the Legal Age of 12 Using Second (I2M) and Third (I3M) Molar Maturation Indices in Brazil	1
A Guide to the Postmortem Investigation of Starvation in Adults	1
Illustrated Forensic Pathology	1