OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology 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
Spontaneous retropharyngeal haematoma: a rare cause of upper airway obstruction	50
Autopsy case of fatal hypoglycemia following ingestion of a therapeutic dose of tramadol	49
Academic standing and publication	28
High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands	20
Acute alcohol intoxication and lethal neck flexion	19
Sudden death due to leukostasis in a subject with undiagnosed chronic lymphocytic leukemia	18
A cranio-encephalic trauma due to electric-scooter accident: could the wearing of a helmet reduce this risk?	17
The prognostic value of the Frank sign	16
Fox sign in a case of terminal stage pancreatic cancer and suggestions for diagnosis	15
An avenue to miscarriage: a case report	14
An analysis of child suicide from three centers (2008–2017)	14
Autopsy and its role in Franco’s dictatorship: a case of the last Republican mayor of the town Calera y Chozas (Toledo, Spain)	13
Characteristics of suicides of young people in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, from 2010 to 2016	12
A novel approach for rapid cell assessment to estimate DNA recovery from human bone tissue	12
mRNA microarray analysis for the identification of potential biomarkers for vital reaction in burned skin: a preliminary pilot study	12
Fatal course of undetected Ewing-like sarcoma in a 9-year-old boy with uncharacteristic clinical presentation	11
Fatal injuries due to direct helicopter propeller strike	10
Toxicological investigations in a death involving 2-MAPB	10
Highly cited forensic practitioners in the discipline legal and forensic medicine and the importance of peer-review and publication for admission of expert testimony	10
Gastro-esophageal pharmacobezoar	9
Postmortem diagnostics of assumed suicidal food anaphylaxis in prison: a unique case of anaphylactic death due to peach ingestion	9
Microbiomes in forensic botany: a review	9
Beyond the visible spectrum – applying 3D multispectral full-body imaging to the VirtoScan system	9
Cinematic rendering of a burst sagittal suture caused by an occipito-frontal gunshot wound	9
Colorectal barotrauma following compressed air spray to the perineum	9

Gunshot trauma in human long bones: towards practical diagnostic guidance for forensic anthropologists	9
Buried penis and morbid obesity	7
HIV contact notification in sexual assault cases—ethical, legal, and procedural challenges	7
Fatal Ogilvie’s syndrome after hip surgery and review of the literature	7
Post mortem computed tomography is highly sensitive for pyelonephritis. A radiologic-pathologic correlation series	7
Findings and inferences from full autopsies, minimally invasive autopsies and biopsy studies in patients who died as a result of COVID19 — A systematic review	7
Regarding “Fatal adrenal crisis due to Addison’s disease arising in the context of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1”	6
Recognition and confirmation of Fox sign	6
The intervertebral discs’ fibrocartilage as a DNA source for genetic identification in severely charred cadavers	6
Traumatic herniation of intestine through ruptured skin at the ankle	6
Characteristics of fatal insulin overdoses	6
Asphyxia caused by delayed subglottic stenosis after neck trauma	6
An examination of the intrapuparial development of Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) (Calliphoridae: Diptera) at three different temperatures	6
Causes of fatalities in motor vehicle occupants: an overview	5
A study into the viability of Synbone® as a proxy for Sus scrofa (domesticus) ribs for use with 7.62 × 51 mm Full Metal Jacket ammunition in ballistic testing	5
RiFNet: Automated rib fracture detection in postmortem computed tomography	5
Comparison of superficial wound documentation using 2D forensic photography, 3D photogrammetry, Botscan© and VR with real-life examination	5
A review of the causes and risk factors for sudden unexpected death in the young	5
A missed psoas abscess diagnosis: A forensic case report	5
Undiagnosed acromegaly as an underlying cause of sudden death	5
Mob justice fatalities in South Africa: a forensic mortuary study	5
Death of a young woman with cyclic vomiting: a case report	4
Various fatal complications of urolithiasis	4
Delivering harm reduction to the community and frontline medical practitioners through the South Australian Drug Early Warning System (SADEWS)	4
Ballistic trauma caused by military rifles: experimental study based on synthetic skull proxies	4
Fuel tank injury in a fatal motorcycle accident	4
Vertebral artery transection: an unusual lethal seat belt injury	4
Death by fecaloma	4
Publisher Correction: Gunshot trauma in human long bones: towards practical diagnostic guidance for forensic anthropologists	4
Post-mortem persistence of SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary study	4
Academic Referencing – a dying art	4
Fatal anogenital exenteration of the intestine	4
Patterned lividity – the ‘underwear sign’	4
Commentary on the “Entrapment within an ottoman storage bed: an unusual accidental asphyxial death”: the complex asphyxiation	4
Clandestine mummified remains	4
A comparative autopsy study of the injury distribution and severity between suicidal and accidental high falls	3
Correction to: Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 a	3
Cryptococcosis and unexpected death	3
Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 and TNF-α	3
Forensic identification of a fatal snakebite from Bungarus multicinctus (Chinese krait) by pathological and toxicological findings: a case report	3
Post-mortem CT lung findings at a medicolegal institute in SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive cases with autopsy correlation	3
Two fatal cases of acetone cyanohydrin poisoning: case report and literature review	3
Ectopic right thoracic kidney associated with Bochdalek hernia as the cause of diagnostic confusion	3
Author Correction: Regarding “Fatal adrenal crisis due to Addison’s disease arising in the context of autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1”	3
Vaginal injuries after consensual sexual intercourse — a survey among office-based gynecologists in Hamburg, Germany	3
Author Correction: Review of autopsy reports of deaths relating to fire in South Australia 2000–2015	3
Fatal intoxication with new synthetic cannabinoids 5F-MDMB-PICA and 4F-MDMB-BINACA—parent compounds and metabolite identification in blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid	3
Could herbal soup be a potentially unrecognized cause of hepatotoxicity at autopsy?	3
Ruptured femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in drug abuser mimicking homicidal inguinal stab wound	3
The human intervertebral disc as a source of DNA for molecular identification	3

Correction to: A practical guide to placental examination for forensic pathologists	3
Does Bak Kut Teh soup really cause hepatotoxicity?	3
Issues that arise in the assessment of pedestrian deaths	3