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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Usability of the mandibular gonial angle measured retrospectively from computed tomography sections in sex estimation	31
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney	31
Ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness	28
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?	25
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)	25
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature	22
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 2022	16
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	14
Artificial intelligence in forensic mental health: A review of applications and implications	13
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview	13
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination	13
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners	12
Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]	12
Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review	12
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective	12
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature	11
Early postmortem biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical alterations in skeletal muscles of rats exposed to boldenone undecylenate: Forensic implication	11
Sternal aspirate sampling of Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) and Cyanobacteria in suspected drowning cases	11
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics	10
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation	10
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers	10
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism	9
Severe poisoning after smoking a mixture of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) and alpha-pyrolidinoisohexaphenone (α-PiHP)	8
Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation	8
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review	8

Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review	8
Editorial Board	7
Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a clue in the reconstructive identification of skeletons. Epidemiology of an autopsy population at Limoges University Hospital (France)	7
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US	7
Editorial Board	7
Determining the specificity of the 36-InDelplex panel among species	7
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report	7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	7
Decomposition variability between the scene and autopsy examination and implications for post-mortem interval estimations	7
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature	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
A medical child abuse case with spurious bleeding; importance of collecting the evidence	7
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review	7
Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute	7
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges	7
PTSD Assessments in Sexual Assault Trials in Taiwan: Interdisciplinary	6
Editorial Board	6
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review	6
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy	6
Estimation of the post-mortem interval; added value of mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle	6
Homicidal sharp force cases: An 11-year autopsy-based study	6
Editorial Board	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
A review of sexual transmitted infection rates among sexually assaulted patients that present for care	6
Correlation of Vitreous and Serum Biochemical Markers with Postmortem Interval and Cold Storage Duration: A Prospective Observational Study	6
Blood extravasations in the vaginal and rectal mucosa: probably underdiagnosed findings in female victims of sexual homicide	6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review	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
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease	5
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in women: A 10 years study in Tunisia	5
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement	5
Systematic review on age assessment using Schmeling and Kellinghaus scoring of the medial end of the clavicle by various diagnostic imaging techniques	5
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports	5
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan	5
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model	5
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations	5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation	5
Assaults in schools: Findings using a national data base	5
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration	5
Paediatrician experience of management of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy	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
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study	5
The washing away of evidence: The effect of different washing treatments on body fluid identification and DNA profiling from stained clothing fabrics	5
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation	4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Pathology of fatal diffuse brain injury in severe non-penetrating head trauma	4
Temporomandibular joint trauma and disability assessment - A longitudinal exploratory study	4

Distinguishing injury patterns in pedestrian motor vehicle collisions from fall-from-height impacts. Medico-legal implications	4
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver	4
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach	4
Commentary - Forensic & Legal Medicine in the UK in 2021	4
“Touch microbiome” as a potential tool for forensic investigation: A pilot study	4
Subendocardial hemorrhages in a case of crush asphyxia	4
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	4
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–2021	4
Sleep, waking and sleep inertia in sexual assault: A retrospective descriptive study	4
Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study	4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases	4
Is it time for other practitioners to certify death?	4
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios	4
Alcimedes	4
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature	4
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death	4
A subjective analysis of participants’ views in a study of experimental modelling of imposed airway obstruction in infants and children	4
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers	4
Failure to provide evidential breath specimens in females	4
Editorial Board	4
The hidden world of a sexual offence examiner	4
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	4
Quantitative estimation of TNF-α and IL-3 by using ELISA from human lung tissue in fatal asphyxial deaths	3
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective	3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning	3
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution	3
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	3
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine	3
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory	3
Editorial Board	3
The hidden aspect of carotid lesions in traffic accidents: A little-known phenomenon	3
Validation of an in-house Dutch Forensic Death Coding system (FDC)	3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law	3
Sexual Safety in English mental health in-patient beds: has nothing been learned?	3
Evaluation of medical malpractice claims in obstetric ultrasonography: Opinion of The Council of Forensic Medicine in Turkey	3
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland	3
Hepatovascular manifestation of Takayasu arteritis presenting as sudden cardiac death	3
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland	3
Sodium azide/nitrite suicides in the Netherlands between 2015 and 2022	3
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)	3
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating	3
Toxico-epidemiology of acute poisoning; an exploratory study from a tertiary care hospital in South India along with global comparisons and solutions	3
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation	3
Effects of deferred prosecution on psychological well-being in individuals with substance use disorders	3
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident	3
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review	3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	3
Unidentified: Simulation-based education in forensic odontology	3
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases	3
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers	3
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain	3
Letter to the Editor regarding the article “Neck vascular lesions in hanging cases: A literature review”	3
Loss of Wharton's jelly and fibrosis in umbilical cord stricture area: A case report	3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice	3
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study	3
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	3
Ear-ly Warnings: The diagnostic accuracy of Frank's sign in fatal coronary artery disease – A forensic pathology study	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
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department	3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault	3
A preliminary study to quantify the efficacy of 3D data acquisition for human bone replication	3
Investigating the Extent of Medical Malpractice in Cosmetic Surgeries During the First Half of 2019 in the Tehran Forensic Commission	3
Developmental changes of the facial skeleton from birth to 18 years within a South African cohort (A computed tomography study)	3
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review	3
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine	3
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles	3
Quality standards in forensic medicine	3
Petechiae and subconjunctival hemorrhages in a child after a visit to the dentist	3