Medicine Science and the Law

Papers
(The TQCC of Medicine Science and the Law is 2. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Updates on medically assisted suicide in Italy: Approval of first regional law in February 202537
Automatism: Are we throwing the baby out with the bathwater?28
Misconnected chest tube: An extremely unusual fatal complication of secondary pneumothorax23
Age estimation in the combined long bones and ribs by histomorphometry: Past, present, and future19
Time to address the reality of dying alone15
Sex estimation of the foramen magnum using computed tomography data in Malaysian juveniles15
Mental health care provision for segregated prisoners in England12
The impact of COVID-19 on clinical forensic medicine and forensic psychiatry: A literature review9
The “Right” to refuse treatment9
Suicide attempts and deaths by self-immolation: A population-based study in Fars (Iran), 2011–20199
Artefacts due to putrefactive gas production – an overview9
Evaluation of autopsied refugee deaths in Izmir, Turkey9
Women falling from heights in Turkey—can the Latin American model protocol help them?8
Work-related and non-work-related fatal road accidents: Assessment of psychoactive substance use in commuting8
The UK's Illegal Migration Bill: Human rights violated7
An examination of service user satisfaction in forensic mental health settings7
Changes in the characteristics of suicide in Japan in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of continued suicide prevention measures6
The need to histologically exclude the cystic atrioventricular node tumour6
Prison healthcare: The practical and ethical consequences of the current state of prisons6
Sex, stature, and age estimation from skull using computed tomography images: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives6
Comparison of sex determination using three methods applied to the greater sciatic notch of os coxae in a Thai population: Dry bone morphology, 2-dimensional photograph morphometry, and deep learning 6
Identifying focal points to prevent traffic accidents in Japan and specific measures proposed: Aspects common to Japan and South Korea and suggested preventive measures5
Corrigendum to Prison healthcare: The practical and ethical consequences of the current state of prisons5
Correction to a correction of a statistical error5
Consent for sexual acts and rape offences: A dangerous international difformity5
A methodological comparison of discriminant function analysis and binary logistic regression for estimating sex in forensic research and case-work5
Fatal gunshot trauma of a child: A case from colonial Cyprus5
Supporting people with immigration issues in the context of the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 20055
Role of forensic medicine in addressing the war crimes: Perspective from Russia-Ukraine conflict during the COVID-19 pandemic5
The ephemeral self: The legitimacy of an advance euthanasia directive5
Lethal septic pulmonary thromboembolism in a repatriated body – a rare complication of prolonged urinary catheterization4
The spectrum of presentations of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning4
How different countries respond to adverse events whilst patients’ rights are protected4
Machine learning and regression analysis for age estimation from the iliac crest based on computed tomographic explorations in an Indian population4
RETRACTION NOTICE: Research progress in the estimation of postmortem interval (PMI) using non-coding RNA (ncRNA) markers4
Provision of forensic healthcare services for police custodial settings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Current practice and implications for other services?4
Emerging issues in the approach to submerged bodies: Water-related deaths in Friuli, northeastern Italy (1993–2020). Analysis of post-mortem reports and some unusual cases4
Cable ties in forensic practice4
Specific measures to enhance suicide prevention in Japan4
The “amount” criterion in the determination of personal possession offenses involving the four most common drugs in Türkiye's supreme court4
Exploring the factors contributing to a severe injury in a domestic staircase accident3
Erratum3
“The uncooperative nearest relative and admission under sections 2 and 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983”3
COVID-19 Vaccination in those with mental health difficulties: A guide to assist decision-making in England, Scotland, and Wales3
The development and testing of Thai facial soft tissue thickness data in three-dimensional computerized forensic facial reconstruction3
Legal and human rights issues in the use of electronic monitoring (using GPS ‘tracking’ technology) in forensic mental health settings in the UK3
Blood alcohol concentration and road accidents: Underestimation due to time of the arrival to the emergency department (ED) or delay in blood sampling. A 4-Year Retrospective Study in Rome3
The causal relationship between insanity and offense in post-Raso Italian case law3
Mental health care needs for the enforced disappearance and Aynaghor (House of Mirrors) survivors in Bangladesh: A recent daunting challenge3
ChatGPT: Forensic, legal, and ethical issues3
The role of Qatar's first forensic community team in reducing recidivism and re-admission of mentally unwell offenders3
The Julian Assange case and its implications for expert witness evidence3
Compulsory vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in health care professionals in Italy: Bioethical-legal issues2
Domestic staircase accidents: Prevention beyond architectural restriction2
Memories of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences (BAFS)2
RECAPACITA PROJECT: Impact of the New York Convention on capacity modification judgments in persons with severe mental disorders: A comparative study using mixed methodology2
Autonomy, liberty, and risk: The ethical and legal challenges of suspending leave of absence for patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic2
Postmortem CT and MRI for detecting bowel obstruction in cases of pediatric sepsis deaths2
Initiating further measures to prevent traffic accidents in Japan: The use of a social medicine perspective2
An analysis of risk factors for child suicide in three centres from 2008 to 20172
Police perspectives on the economic considerations of providing healthcare in short-term custodial settings in Australia2
When missing becomes murder: An analysis of missing-femicide cases from the Republic of Ireland2
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the asylum system2
Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) within prisons and the criminal justice system2
Research ethics committees: A forum where scientists, editors, and policymakers can cooperate during pandemics2
A review of the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology2
Psychological trauma and the law…post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or post-traumatic disorders (PTDs)? Is PTSD still fit for purpose?2
Collagen fibers as an indicator of postmortem interval in non-gravid uterus, prostate, and skeletal muscles of adult albino rats2
Features of fatal pesticide ingestion in South Australia2
Scene of death investigation in apparent suicidal deaths in Rotterdam, the Netherlands2
The three-parent baby: Medicolegal, forensic and ethical concerns2
Methamphetamine use in homicide victims2
A randomised controlled trial of eye movement desensitisation and re-processing (EMDR) in forensic services and in prison2
Double suicide in Japan in the post-war reconstruction period, with reference to contemporary Japan2
Physiology and biomechanics of prone restraint respiration2
Experts, who needs them? Judicial inconsistency in instruction, admission and interpretation of forensic expertise2
Parricide and homicide NGRI offenders: How do they differ?2
Utilizing a combined hospital and criminal justice database to identify risk factors for repeat firearm injury or violent-crime arrest among firearm victims2
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