OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Forensic Toxicology is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating the value of entomotoxicology in forensic toxicology casework using the first minipig model	41
Exposure to high concentrations of carbon dioxide during transporting a cadaver preserved with dry ice inside an ambulance vehicle	28
Bioinformatics-driven untargeted metabolomic profiling for clinical screening of methamphetamine abuse	26
Analysis of degradation products of nerve agents in biological fluids by ion chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	16
Synthetic Cannabinoid AB-FUBINACA Negatively Impacted the Male Fertility and Induced Testicular Toxicity	16
Identification of two novel imidazole-derived GABA agonists butomidate and tf-etomidate in e-cigarette liquids	15
Cannabidiol in urine is not a proof of CBD consumption—lesson learned from urine sample analysis in routine caseworks	13
A simple method for the determination of stimulant substances in postmortem blood: development, validation, and application in nearly 1000 forensic cases	12
Effects of temperature, humidity, light, and soil on drug stability in hair: a preliminary study for estimating personal profiles using micro-segmental analysis of corpse hair	12
Silymarin ameliorates diazinon-induced subacute nephrotoxicity in rats via the Keap1–Nrf2/heme oxygenase-1 signaling pathway	11
An unusual case of fatal hypothermia involving topical diphenhydramine	11
Development of a simple estimation method of serum caffeine concentration using a point-of-care test kit for urinary caffeine	11
Application of the transient matrix effect for determination of anabolic–androgenic steroids in biological samples by GC–MS/MS	10
Identification and characterization of novel synthetic cannabinoid ethyl-2-(1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxamido)-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (5F-EDMB-PICA)	10
Identifying a suspect powder as a cannabis concentrate through chemical analysis and DNA testing	10
Death due to unrecognized intoxication of nifedipine in an adult	9
Influence of long-term storage temperatures and sodium fluoride preservation on the stability of synthetic cathinones and dihydro-metabolites in human whole blood	8
Postmortem distribution of ropivacaine and its metabolite in human body fluids and solid tissues by GC–MS/MS using standard addition method	8
Investigation on toxicological usefulness of synovial fluids, as an alternative matrix: postmortem distribution/redistribution of triazolam and its predominant metabolite α-hydroxytriazolam in human b	7
Cross-reactivity of the epimers of 11-nor-9-carboxy-hexahydrocannabinol, metabolites of hexahydrocannabinol, with panel tests for urinary Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol metabolites	7
Identification of two lysergic acid diethylamide analogs, 1-(3-(trimethylsilyl) propionyl) lysergic acid diethylamide (1S-LSD) and 1-(2-thienoyl)-6-allyl-nor-d-lysergic acid diethylamide (1T-AL-LAD),	7
Analysis of 2,5-dimethoxy-amphetamines and 2,5-dimethoxy-phenethylamines aiming their determination in biological matrices: a review	7
Rapid detection of α-amanitin and β-amanitin in rat plasma by ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry and its application to the toxicokinetic study of Lepiota brunneoincarnat	7
Acute, chronic, and post-mortem toxicity: a review focused on three different classes of new psychoactive substances	7
Metabolic profiling of the synthetic cannabinoid APP-CHMINACA (PX-3) as studied by in vitro and in vivo models	6

Agonistic activity of fentanyl analogs and their metabolites on opioid receptors	6
Development of a rapid targeted and non-targeted analysis method for etomidate and its structural analogues by ambient flame ionization mass spectrometry	6
Newly emerging synthetic cannabinoid ADB-4en-PINACA: its identification and quantification in an authentic human hair sample by GC–MS/MS	6
The biological effects and thermal degradation of NPB-22, a synthetic cannabinoid	6
Acute and subacute toxic effects of CUMYL-4CN-BINACA on male albino rats	6
Enzymatic hydrolysis of ∆8-THC-O, ∆9-THC-O, 11-α-HHC-O, and 11-β-HHC-O by pooled human liver microsomes to generate ∆8-THC, ∆9-THC, 11-α-HHC, and 11-β-HHC	6
Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for verification of exposure to chemical threat agents	5
Evaluation of various internal standards for quantification of dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine in plasma: a fatal overdose case of a mid-teenager caused by personally imported and over-the-counte	5
Development and validation of an ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of 25 psychoactive drugs in cerumen and its application to real postmort	5
Analytical characterization and differentiation between threo- and erythro-4-fluoroethylphenidate	5
Histological paraffin-embedded block: a good alternative specimen to detect the use of opiates at least 20 years ago	5