OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Legal Medicine is 3. 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
Homicide-suicide as domestic violence: A case report with a little literature review	30
Traumatic axonal injury: Clinic, forensic and biomechanics perspectives	25
Suicide by sodium nitrite: Autopsy case report	23
Alteration of bronchiolar club cells and pneumocytes as markers of fatal pulmonary toxicity from systemic agents: Considerations on a group of autopsy samples	17
Sex estimation using foramen magnum measurements, discriminant analyses and artificial neural networks on an eastern Turkish population sample	17
The screening and validation process of miR-223-3p for saliva identification	16
Editorial Board	16
Is there a lesser value type of violence? Older people abuse: “The silence of the lambs”	14
Detection of diatoms in a case of mud aspiration at a coastal area	14
Lethal hemopericardium caused by infection of mitral annular calcification: An autopsy case report	14
Population affinity estimation on a Spanish sample: Testing the validity and accuracy of cranium and mandible online software methods	13
Medicolegal study of Egyptian unnatural female deaths in the childbearing period during 2019–2020	13
Deciduous teeth development in fetuses using postmortem computed tomography image analysis	12
Splenic peliosis associated with spontaneous rupture and massive bleeding	12
Bioinformatics analysis of sequential gene expression profiling after skin and skeletal muscle wound in mice	12
Premolar maturity index (IPM) for indicating legal age 12 years in a sample of south Indian children – A digital pantomographic study	12
Homicides and suicides by firearm in Marseille: An 8-year review	11
A bizarre case of fatal main renal artery partial laceration without primary kidney injury due to a single stab wound in the chest	11
Analyses of physical factors that contribute to the blood carboxyhemoglobin saturation in autopsy cases of house fire fatalities	11
Electrocuted to death: A case of an autoerotic fatality with body wrapping, anal masochism, and low abdomen mechanical stimulation	10
Analysis on unidentified cases in which dental information was collected from 2014 to 2019 in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan	10
Assessment of Triage DOA®, Status DS10, and DRIVEN-FLOW® M8-Z on-site drug screening kits for postmortem urine	10
When DNA profiling is not enough? A case of same-sex siblings identification by odontological assessment after gas explosion-related building collapse	10
Before blaming SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for unexpected death from atrial myocarditis, rule out alternative pathophysiologies	10
Assessing age-related heart changes by comparing cases of sudden death during bathing and control cases in Japan	9

A quick method of determining the age of 8 years old: Based on the first premolars on Eastern Chinese population	9
Editorial Board	9
When fire burns the evidence – Lesson 1: It is not always what it seems	8
Atypical suicide by single incising cut to the throat without hesitation marks: Case report and review of the literature	8
The relevance of taurodontism in forensic dental age estimation	8
Non-Fatal accidental strangulation in a stroke patient	8
Proximal femur in biological profile estimation – Current knowledge and future directions	8
Massive bleeding from an infected pseudoaneurysm in an arteriovenous graft that resulted in death: A case report	8
Post-mortem transmission risk of infectious disease: A systematic review	8
Causes of death of forensic autopsy cases tested positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan	7
Medico-legal indicators and cut-offs in different age classes through quantitative analysis of epiphyseal fusion segments on knee CT scans	7
Expanding bullets and ballistic gelatin – A restricted expansion experiment	7
An unusual case of corpse concealment driven by emotional distress	7
Effect of FURIN SNP rs17514846 on coronary atherosclerosis in human cardiac specimens: An autopsy study of 106 cases	7
Editorial Board	7
Micro-CT processing’s effects on microscopic appearance of human fetal cardiac samples	7
The influence of fixing condition on myoglobin stainability of striated muscle as a tool for forensic diagnosis	7
Sudden cardiac death, altitude & physical activity: A retrospective analysis from the highest Italian region (Aosta valley)	7
Pediatric poisoning deaths in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review	7
Significance of detecting postmortem serum IgE in frozen corpses for the diagnosis of anaphylaxis in forensic	7
Population and forensic analysis of 9 non-CODIS markers in Slovak population	6
Fatal Dieulafoy lesion with IgG4-related disease: An autopsy case report	6
Biometric sex assessment from the femur and tibia in a modern Greek population	6
Descriptive analyses of differentially expressed proteins during intrapuparial stage based on the label-free proteomics technique between Chrysomya megacephala and Synthesiomyia nudiseta	6
Allele frequencies of 31 autosomal short tandem repeat (auSTR) loci obtained using the Precision ID GlobalFiler™ NGS STR Panel v2 in 322 individuals from the Japanese population	6
Precise and comprehensive determination of multiple body fluids by applying statistical cutoff values to a multiplex reverse transcription-PCR and capillary electrophoresis procedure for forensic purp	6
Deaths associated with newly launched SARS-CoV-2 vaccination	6
Effect of machine-washing semen-stained fabrics on the persistence of human spermatozoa DNA: A systematic review of five articles	6
Validation and forensic application of a new 19 X-STR loci multiplex system	6
Reporting beetles in a mummified human corpse in Malaysia: Necrobia rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) and Dermestes maculatus De Geer, 1774 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)	6
Genetic investigation of 124 SNPs in a Myanmar population using the Precision ID Identity Panel and the Illumina MiSeq	6
Sudden death due to a novel nonsense mutation in Marfan syndrome	6
Krabbe’s disease; A rare case report	6
Medico-legal assessment of acid attack (Vitriolage) injuries in Egypt: Fate, outcomes and permanent infirmity	6
Wound age estimation based on chronological changes in chitinase 3-like protein 1 expression	6
The usefulness of postmortem computed tomography angiography for subdural hematoma caused by rupture of the cortical artery: A report of two autopsy cases and a literature review	6
Prevalence of secondary brain injuries and association with trauma circumstances in neuropathologically examined medico-legal autopsy cases with primary head trauma	6
The proportion of false-positives in positive Seratec® prostate-specific antigen SemiQuant test results in postmortem screening for seminal fluid	5
Cut or burnt? – Categorizing morphological characteristics of heat-induced fractures and sharp force trauma	5
Unusual Lichtenberg figures in a lightning strike’s victim: Case report and literature review	5
Fatal anaphylaxis due to alpha-gal syndrome after initial cetuximab administration: The first forensic case report	5
Determination of AB-FUBINACA and 5F-NPB-22 in rats exposed to “Bonsai” via inhalation and analysis of seized product	5
A case of a motor vehicle collision suspected as associated with development of angiosarcoma	5
Correlation study between anatomopathological data and levels of blood morphine concentrations in heroin-related deaths	5
Sudden death due to Crohn’s colitis: An autopsy case report	5
Identification and quantification of diphenhydramine, haloperidol, and its metabolite, reduced haloperidol in a saponified brain specimen that was immersed in the sea water for more than 10 years	5
The relationship between a comprehensive index of prosperity and suicide rates in former Soviet countries, including a comparison with European and Asian countries: Discussion from a new perspective	5
Effects on oral tissues of asphyxiation caused by cervical compression: The pink teeth phenomenon in Kato’s studies (1941)	5
Deep learning in sex estimation from knee radiographs – A proof-of-concept study utilizing the Terry Anatomical Collection	5
The changes in tissue histomorphology and quality of DNA in healthy human autopsied tissues stored at −20 °C and −150 °C	5

Carbon monoxide related deaths: A Verona case series. When cooperation becomes compulsory	5
Sudden death of a child associated with invasive non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae infection with underlying IgG2 subclass deficiency	5
Massively parallel sequencing data of 31 autosomal STR loci obtained using the Precision ID GlobalFiler NGS STR Panel v2 for 82 Japanese population samples	5
Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic relationship analysis of Chinese Yulin Han population using 59 Y-STR loci of two novel Y-STR typing systems	5
Development of Piophila megastigmata (Diptera: Piophilida) at seven constant temperatures	5
A study on the possible neurotoxic effects of CUMYL-4CN-BINACA in Sprague Dawley rats	5
Toluene abuse as a contributing factor in a case of fatal autoerotic asphyxia	4
Mechanism of transverse fracture of the skull base caused by blunt force to the mandible	4
Editorial Board	4
“Body stuffing” and “Body packing” – Forensic control of human excrements in police custody in Hamburg, Germany	4
The effect of ethanol or long-time reaction on the diatom test in water samples using sodium hypochlorite	4
Sex estimation from the hyoid bone measurements in an adult Eastern Turkish population using 3D CT images, discriminant function analysis, support vector machines, and artificial neural networks☆	4
Deck-chair sign as a diagnostic clue for insidious T-cell lymphoma: An autopsy case of mycosis fungoides	4
Autopsy findings in fire deaths in relation to manner of death: Analysis of autopsy records in Friuli, Italy (1993–2020)	4
Gaslighting in alleged assault ascertained as Munchausen syndrome transcending to malingering in highly counterintuitive self inflicted acid burns	4
A lethal case of massive hemorrhage after percutaneous liver biopsy in a patient with thrombasthenia	4
Can skin histology be a useful tool for ancestry assessment in forensic settings? Ancestry assessment based on melanin pigment	4
Fatal necrotizing fasciitis in illegal abortion and the negligence tort	4
What about cerebral venous sinus thrombosis? A series of three autopsy cases	4
Fatal postoperative malignant hyperthermia following rhinoplasty in a patient with one variant of the ryanodine receptor 1 (RYR1) gene	4
A case of necrotizing fasciitis following intra-articular injections – Iatrogenic or spontaneous?	4
Incomplete decapitation with exenteration of the brain in a motorcyclist run over by a semitrailer	4
Cross-species amplification from non-human primate DNAs in commercial human DNA assay kits	4
Bone and Tooth: Substrates for determining Drowning: A new diagnostic procedure in forensic medicine Practice?	4
Association of a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs27434) in the ERAP1 gene with plural tissue weight	4
Characteristics and outcomes of homicidal and accidental stab wounds in emergency hospitals: A medicolegal comparative study	4
Self-induced hemopericardium using a syringe needle: A rare method of suicide	4
Evaluation of the detectability of early mandible fracture healing findings in terms of vitality aspect by using micro-CT technology in postmortem interval	4
Cardiac sudden death in a young cannabis user	4
Multidirectional analysis for a colchicine poisoning case revealed detail cause of death and its mechanism	4
Unexpected death in a young child associated with anomalous aortic origin of the left main coronary artery without physical exertion: A case of an anomalous coronary artery with highly abundant elasti	4
Assessment of consistency of minimum post-mortem intervals estimated by thermal summation-based methods in medico-legal cases associated with blowflies	4
Efficiency analysis of VersaPlex™ 27PY system in Central Indian Population: First report from Indian population	4
Fatal cardiac dysfunction in a child with Williams syndrome	4
Editorial Board	4
A suicide case by hanging without fixing the end of the rope	3
Immunohistochemical analysis of thrombomodulin expression in myocardial tissue from autopsy cases of ischemic heart disease	3
An autopsy case report of aortic dissection after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination: correspondence	3
Allelic and haplotype diversity of 12 X-chromosomal short tandem repeats in Koreans, with an analysis of anomalous profiles	3
Objective skull fracture evaluation by using the postmortem 3D-CT skull fracture score in fatal falls	3
The down-regulation of STC2 mRNA may serve as a biomarker for death from mechanical asphyxia	3
Whole-exome sequencing and electrophysiological study reveal a novel loss-of-function mutation of KCNA10 in epinephrine provoked long QT syndrome with familial history of sudden cardiac death	3
Removal effect of DNA contamination by hydrogen peroxide plasma compared to ethylene-oxide gas	3
Assessment of blood 2-aminothiazoline-4-carboxylic acid concentrations: Age and sex differences, and correlation with carboxyhemoglobin in fire victims	3
Development of a deep-learning algorithm for age estimation on CT images of the vertebral column	3
Rapid determination of five common toxic alkaloids in blood by UPLC–MRM–IDA–EPI: Application to poisoning case	3
Rumor has it: A narrative review on the use of skeletal non-metric traits and variants for personal identification	3
Analysis of various radiological age-assessment methods in children, adolescents and young adults regarding the differences between the sexes and sides of the body – A comparative review	3
Toxicological investigation of 25 aconitine-induced deaths from 2005 to 2023	3
Giant intracranial arteriovenous malformation as a possibility of epileptic seizures in a case of drowning	3
Sudden death in SARS-CoV-2 associated polyradiculitis is unlikely due to affection of the phrenic nerve	3
Rare cases of nitrite poisoning by accidental ingestion: Clinical and medico-legal aspects	3
Age estimation of Hispanic children in the United States: Development and validation of dental reference dataset based on two staging systems	3
Diagnostic meaning of urinary ethyl glucoside concentrations in relationship to alcoholic beverage consumption	3
Resolving the recombination pattern of 38 X-STRs from Chinese Han three-generation pedigrees	3
Background characteristics and neuropathology findings of medico-legal autopsy cases with and without β-amyloid precursor protein positive diffuse traumatic axonal injury	3
Fatal consequence after MiraDry® treatment: Necrotizing fasciitis complicated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome	3
Rediscovering the value of images in supporting personal identification of missing migrants	3
Objective evaluation of changes in serum transmittance over time using a portable color digitizer	3
Regression analysis of nasal shape from juvenile to adult ages for forensic facial reconstruction	3
Forensic diagnostics of the range of rifled firearm calculated by back spatter over clothing	3
Ethylene glycol poisoning may be associated with elevated post-mortem vitreous glucose level	3
Disease-knowledge-related suicide by cutting subclavian catheters in a woman undergoing haemodialysis: case report and review of the literature	3
Evaluating legal age of 18 years through observation of third molars using Gambier et al. method in an orthopantomographic sample of subadults from South India	3
Letter to the Editor regarding the Article “Complex suicides involving the use of firearms and hanging: A retrospective study and review of the literature”	3
Effective diagnosis of cervical fracture using postmortem computed tomography and autopsy findings	3
Validation of a novel fluorescent probe-based real-time PCR assay to detect saliva-specific unmethylated CpG sites for saliva identification	3
Two medicolegal autopsy cases of multinodular and vacuolating neuronal tumor revealed by postmortem MRI	3
Immunohistochemical and molecular study for differential diagnosis between freshwater and saltwater drowning	3
Sex estimation from humeral and femoral head diameters using CT-scans of living Finns	3
Sudden cardiac death related to left coronary artery anomalies including hypoplasia and anomalous origin with retro-aortic course	3
Review on forensic importance of myiasis: Focus on medicolegal issues on post-mortem interval estimation and neglect evaluation	3
Corrigendum to “Investigation of the applicability of virtual gastroscopy based on postmortem computed tomography to detect changes in the stomach, along with reports of three rare cases” [Legal Med.	3