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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney	32
Usability of the mandibular gonial angle measured retrospectively from computed tomography sections in sex estimation	31
Ability to consent to a sexual assault medical forensic examination in adult patients with serious mental illness	25
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?	22
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature	16
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States	15
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 2022	15
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview	13
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective	13
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination	13
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners	12
Artificial intelligence in forensic mental health: A review of applications and implications	12
Oral corpse messaging in drug trafficking victims: A scoping review	12
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)	12
Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review	11
Sternal aspirate sampling of Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) and Cyanobacteria in suspected drowning cases	11
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review	10
Early postmortem biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical alterations in skeletal muscles of rats exposed to boldenone undecylenate: Forensic implication	10
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature	10
Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]	10
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation	9
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics	9
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism	8
Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute	8
Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation	8

Severe poisoning after smoking a mixture of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) and alpha-pyrolidinoisohexaphenone (α-PiHP)	8
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers	8
Determining the specificity of the 36-InDelplex panel among species	8
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges	7
Editorial Board	7
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature	7
Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a clue in the reconstructive identification of skeletons. Epidemiology of an autopsy population at Limoges University Hospital (France)	7
Editorial Board	7
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report	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	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
Editorial Board	7
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis in skeletonized human remains of forensic importance	7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	7
Decomposition variability between the scene and autopsy examination and implications for post-mortem interval estimations	7
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review	7
Editorial Board	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
Analysis of non-metric dental traits for ethnicity identification in a mixed population of Uttar Pradesh	6
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy	6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review	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
Paediatrician experience of management of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy	5
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning	5
The washing away of evidence: The effect of different washing treatments on body fluid identification and DNA profiling from stained clothing fabrics	5
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement	5
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan	5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation	5
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review	5
A machine learning approach for automated injuries classification on postmortem images	5
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports	5
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations	5
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model	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
Correlation of vitreous and serum biochemical markers with postmortem interval and cold storage duration: A prospective observational study	5
Assaults in schools: Findings using a national data base	5
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in women: A 10 years study in Tunisia	5
The specifics of homicide-suicide in France	5
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease	5
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death	4
Editorial Board	4
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review	4
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios	4
Validation of an in-house Dutch Forensic Death Coding system (FDC)	4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective	4
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation	4

Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study	4
Alcimedes	4
Systematic review on age assessment using Schmeling and Kellinghaus scoring of the medial end of the clavicle by various diagnostic imaging techniques	4
The hidden world of a sexual offence examiner	4
Distinguishing injury patterns in pedestrian motor vehicle collisions from fall-from-height impacts. Medico-legal implications	4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review	4
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver	4
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine	4
Unidentified: Simulation-based education in forensic odontology	4
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–2021	4
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers	4
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study	4
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach	4
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases	4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases	4
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view	4
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers	4
Evaluation of medical malpractice claims in obstetric ultrasonography: Opinion of The Council of Forensic Medicine in Turkey	4
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature	4
Sexual Safety in English mental health in-patient beds: has nothing been learned?	4
A subjective analysis of participants’ views in a study of experimental modelling of imposed airway obstruction in infants and children	4
Commentary - Forensic & Legal Medicine in the UK in 2021	4
Subendocardial hemorrhages in a case of crush asphyxia	4
Which tissue to take? A retrospective study of the identification success of altered human remains	3
Hepatovascular manifestation of Takayasu arteritis presenting as sudden cardiac death	3
A preliminary study to quantify the efficacy of 3D data acquisition for human bone replication	3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning	3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law	3
Toxico-epidemiology of acute poisoning; an exploratory study from a tertiary care hospital in South India along with global comparisons and solutions	3
Effects of deferred prosecution on psychological well-being in individuals with substance use disorders	3
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine	3
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death	3
Femicide in Ireland 2012–2023	3
The effect of the presence or absence of skull fractures on intracranial lesion development in road traffic accidents	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
Developmental changes of the facial skeleton from birth to 18 years within a South African cohort (A computed tomography study)	3
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain	3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice	3
The hidden aspect of carotid lesions in traffic accidents: A little-known phenomenon	3
Quality standards in forensic medicine	3
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland	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
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)	3
Editorial Board	3
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department	3
The role of miRNA-21 and hypoxia inducible factor-1 in predicting post mortem interval in cardiac muscles of aluminum phosphide deaths	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
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation	3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault	3
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident	3
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating	3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification	3
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers	3
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study	3
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution	3
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles	3
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory	3
Association of Paraphenylenediamine (PPD), with suicidal attempts in Pakistan- A cross-sectional study	3
Petechiae and subconjunctival hemorrhages in a child after a visit to the dentist	3
Quantitative estimation of TNF-α and IL-3 by using ELISA from human lung tissue in fatal asphyxial deaths	3