OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Forensic and 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Does peer consultation between forensic physicians reduce inter-doctor variation when issuing medical death certifications?	29
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney	27
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective	26
Ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness	25
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination	24
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)	24
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?	20
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature	15
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 2022	13
Early postmortem biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical alterations in skeletal muscles of rats exposed to boldenone undecylenate: Forensic implication	12
Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]	12
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature	12
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview	12
Sternal aspirate sampling of Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) and Cyanobacteria in suspected drowning cases	12
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	12
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation	11
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics	11
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners	11
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers	10
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review	10
Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review	9
Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation	9
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism	9
Editorial Board	8
Investigating the phenomenon of overkill in Greece: A forensic psychiatric autopsy study between 2005 and 2020	8

Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute	8
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature	8
Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review	8
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges	7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	7
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review	7
Editorial Board	7
Homicidal sharp force cases: An 11-year autopsy-based study	7
A medical child abuse case with spurious bleeding; importance of collecting the evidence	7
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report	7
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis in skeletonized human remains of forensic importance	7
Age related changes in thyroid and cricoid cartilages: An autopsy based radiological analysis	7
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US	6
Editorial Board	6
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review	6
A review of sexual transmitted infection rates among sexually assaulted patients that present for care	6
Estimation of the post-mortem interval; added value of mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle	6
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration	6
Decomposition variability between the scene and autopsy examination and implications for post-mortem interval estimations	6
Editorial Board	6
Analysis of non-metric dental traits for ethnicity identification in a mixed population of Uttar Pradesh	6
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning	6
Professional legislation knowledge of dentists and psychological effects of negligence	6
Severe poisoning after smoking a mixture of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) and alpha-pyrolidinoisohexaphenone (α-PiHP)	6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review	6
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy	6
Beyond the distance between juridic and scientific decision-making process: An evidence-based prediction algorithm for professional liability assessment in healthcare-associated infections	6
Elemental composition of hair as a marker for forensic human identification	6
Assaults in schools: Findings using a national data base	5
Paediatrician experience of management of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy	5
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model	5
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease	5
Is it time for other practitioners to certify death?	5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation	5
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in women: A 10 years study in Tunisia	5
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations	5
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan	5
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement	5
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study	5
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports	5
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi	5
The specifics of homicide-suicide in France	5
Alcimedes	5
Commentary - Forensic & Legal Medicine in the UK in 2021	4
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios	4
Evaluation of medical malpractice claims in obstetric ultrasonography: Opinion of The Council of Forensic Medicine in Turkey	4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective	4
“Touch microbiome” as a potential tool for forensic investigation: A pilot study	4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–2021	4

Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach	4
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	4
Subendocardial hemorrhages in a case of crush asphyxia	4
Sleep, waking and sleep inertia in sexual assault: A retrospective descriptive study	4
Effects of antibiotics ceftriaxone and levofloxacin on the growth of Calliphora vomitoria L. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and effects on the determination of the post-mortem interval	4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases	4
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death	4
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature	4
Comment to the article: Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females	4
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	4
Pathology of fatal diffuse brain injury in severe non-penetrating head trauma	4
The hidden world of a sexual offence examiner	4
Temporomandibular joint trauma and disability assessment - A longitudinal exploratory study	4
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver	4
Failure to provide evidential breath specimens in females	4
Comment on Tomsia M. et al. Article “sodium nitrite detection in costal cartilage and vitreous humor - Case report of fatal poisoning with sodium nitrite”	4
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation	4
Editorial Board	4
A subjective analysis of participants’ views in a study of experimental modelling of imposed airway obstruction in infants and children	4
Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study	4
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating	3
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland	3
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident	3
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain	3
A preliminary study to quantify the efficacy of 3D data acquisition for human bone replication	3
Toxico-epidemiology of acute poisoning; an exploratory study from a tertiary care hospital in South India along with global comparisons and solutions	3
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review	3
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review	3
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine	3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault	3
Developmental changes of the facial skeleton from birth to 18 years within a South African cohort (A computed tomography study)	3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice	3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	3
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department	3
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)	3
Quality standards in forensic medicine	3
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine	3
The hidden aspect of carotid lesions in traffic accidents: A little-known phenomenon	3
To investigate the pattern of neck injuries and the role of toxicology in cases of hanging and manual/homicidal ligature strangulation in Ireland between 2016 – 2020: A retrospective review and analys	3
Editorial Board	3
Sexual Safety in English mental health in-patient beds: has nothing been learned?	3
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers	3
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers	3
Petechiae and subconjunctival hemorrhages in a child after a visit to the dentist	3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning	3
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	3
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory	3
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law	3
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution	3
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation	3
Bilateral arachnoid cyst-associated subdural fluid collections in an infant following TBI	3
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles	3
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases	3
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study	3
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland	3
Sodium azide/nitrite suicides in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2022	3