OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology is 1. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Winchester Service Grade Ammunition	21
Postmortem Tanning	14
A Pediatric Case of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Due to NKX2-5 Mutation	14
Federal Premium® BallistiClean® Ammunition	14
The Scalpel Is Passed	9
Case Study of Autopsy Findings in a Population of Post-COVID-19 Vaccination in Thailand	9
AJFMP 2022 Reviewer Thank You	8
Pilot Application of SEM/EDX Analysis on Suspected Cigarette Burns in a Forensic Autopsy Case of Child Abuse	8
Updates in Forensic Pathology Education	7
Fatal Iron Tablet Aspiration	7
Lehigh Defense Xtreme Defense Penetrator Ammunition	7
Using Forensic Toxicology to Enhance Medicolegal Death Investigations	6
Fatalities of Pedestrians Lying on the Road	6
A Novel Delayed Complication of Button Battery Ingestion Diagnosed on Postmortem Imaging	6
A Case of Fatal Exsanguination by a Japanese Short Sword	6
Forensic Pathological Analysis of Death Due to Pulmonary Thromboembolism	6
Suicide by Gaseous Displacement of Atmospheric Oxygen With Carbon Dioxide From Dry Ice Sublimation	5
Cervical Epidural Abscess	4
Electrocution Due to Fractal Wood Burning	4
Umbilical Cord Tissue	4
Terminal Ileum Perforation	4
Work of Eels Setting a Dilemma for Forensic Pathologist	4
Analysis of Pedestrian Fractures in Collisions Between Small Cars and Pedestrians Based on Surveillance Videos	4
Determination of the Force Required to Produce Stab “Wounds” in Fruit Compared With Cadaveric Chest Tissue	4
Pneumatic Impedance of Spit Socks and N95 Masks	4

Hydatid Disease, an Uncommon Etiology of Death in Forensic Practice	3
Self-Chiropractic Cervical Spinal Manipulation Resulting in Fatal Vertebral Artery Dissection	3
Gross Heart Dimensions From Postmortem Computed Tomography and Postmortem Examination Measurements	3
Cardiac Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Small to Medium Caliber Arteries	3
Increased Heart Weight as an Independent Factor for Sudden Death	3
Child Sexual Abuse	3
Characteristics of Deaths With Evidence of Pathological Hoarding in Cook County 2017 to 2018	3
An Autopsy Case Report of Homicide by Methanol Intoxication With Pinkish Bilateral Putamina	3
Dental Age Assessment of United States Black and White Children	3
Utility of a Handheld Blood Ketone Meter as a Postmortem Indicator of Diabetic Ketoacidosis	3
Spontaneous Multiple Arterial Dissection in a COVID-19–Positive Decedent	3
Autopsy-Based Comparative Study of Gross and Histopathological Findings at Bone Fracture Surfaces Before and After Death	3
Fatal Sea Snake Envenomation	2
A 5-Year Retrospective Study on Infant Homicide Presenting as Cot Death	2
Case Report of Lethal Concentrations of the Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids Diphenhydramine and Melatonin	2
Updated AJFMP 2023 Reviewer Thank You	2
Jellybean-Induced Intoxication	2
Firearm Fatalities in the Pediatric Population	2
Forensic Pathologists and Clinical Trauma Reviews	2
Wischnewsky Spots in a Death From Diabetic Ketoacidosis	2
Forensic Neuropathologic Phenotypes of Fungal Central Nervous System Infections	2
In Memoriam	2
Letter to the Editor Regarding the Article “Complex (Multimodality) Suicides in New York City	2
Diagnosis of Acute Pancreatitis Using Postmortem Computed Tomography and Postmortem Magnetic Resonance Imaging	2
Acute Organophosphate Poisoning Case Review With Consideration of Off-Gassing During Postmortem Examination	2
AJFMP 2024 Reviewer Thank You	2
Autoerotic Death by Electrocution	2
Postmortem Interval Estimation With Corneal Endothelial Cell Density	2
Utility of CDC Screening Guidelines and Autopsy Findings in Identifying Decedents Who Die of SARS-CoV-2 Infection	2
Relapsing Polychondritis as a Cause of Sudden and Unexpected Death With Central Nervous System Involvement	2
Unilateral Thalamic Hemorrhages After Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation	2
A Standardized Protocol for the Safe Retrieval of Infectious Postmortem Human Brain for Studying Whole-Brain Pathology	2
Oral Cavity Fluid as an Alternative Postmortem Matrix	2
Suicide by Ethyl Methacrylate Ingestion	2
Suicide by Gunshot Wound to the Posterior Head and Neck: A Retrospective Case Series and Review of the Literature	1
Human Herpesvirus 6 Encephalitis	1
Homicide Manner-of-Death Classification in Arrest-Related Death	1
Fiocchi/SinterFire	1
Two Cases of Fatal Inhalation of Easily Available “Recreational” Substances	1
Systemic AA Amyloidosis Associated With Intravenous Injection of Oral Prescription Opioids—An Autopsy Case Report	1
Binucleated Myocytes and Heart Weight	1
Kounis Syndrome Following a Wasp Sting	1
Complex (Multimodality) Suicides in New York City	1
Lethal Self-Administration of Atracurium: A Rarely Reported Case with Review of Literature	1
Fatal Moans and Bones in Crohn's	1
A Case of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Setting of Exogenous Testosterone	1
Tracheobronchial Thrombus	1
Radiological Imaging in Forensic Pathology	1
Barriers to Family History Collection and Family Medical Screening Recommendation in the Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry	1
A Guide to the Postmortem Investigation of Starvation in Adults	1

Catastrophic CPR-Related Injuries in Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	1
Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries at Medicolegal Autopsy	1
An Interesting Case of Severe Hyponatremia	1
Estimation of Time Since Death Using Biochemical Markers in Synovial Fluid	1
Fetal Age Assessment From Primary Teeth and Long Bones	1
Perforation of the Heart During Elective Removal of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter	1
Circumstances and Pathological Findings in Civilian Helicopter-Related Fatalities	1
Histopathological Findings in a Fatal Case of Paraquat Poisoning	1
A Survey of Forensic Pathologists Regarding Medicolegal Investigation of Perinatal and Stillborn Deaths	1
Renal Tubular Epithelial Subnuclear Vacuolization in Hypothermia and Diabetic Ketoacidosis—A Retrospective Autopsy Study	1
The Relationship Between Earlobe Creases and the Presence, Extent, and Severity of Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis	1
Dysplastic Pulmonary Valve Infective Endocarditis With an Atrial Septal Defect—A Black Swan Event	1
Accuracy of Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine Measurements in Postmortem Serum and Pericardial Fluid Compared With Antemortem Data	1
Assessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths	1
Illustrated Forensic Pathology	1
The Forensic Perspective of Infectious Endocarditis	1
Alcohol-Induced Sudden Cardiac Death in a Teenager With PPA2 Gene Mutations	1
Technical Note	1
An Autopsy Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Pediatric Decedent With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex	1
Forensic Analysis of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination: An On-Site Study of the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre	1
What Has the Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Death in the Young Case Registry Learned About Consenting Families for DNA Banking and/or Genomic Research?	1
Forensic DNA Typing From Femurs and Bones of the Foot	1
Suicide by an Electric Power Drill and Spade Drill Bit	1
When the Hidden Issue of Elder Abuse Leads to Death	1
Suicidal Iron and Paracetamol Overdose	1
A Fatal Case of an Undiagnosed Ruptured Aneurysm of the Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva	1
Diagnosing the Legal Age of 12 Using Second (I2M) and Third (I3M) Molar Maturation Indices in Brazil	1
Factors Influencing the Pattern of Injuries in Falls From Height	1
Green Tip 5.56 × 45-mm (NATO M855) Ammunition	1
False-Positive Rate for Suspected Drug-Related Deaths Following Full Autopsy	1
Leiomyomatosis Peritonealis Disseminata	1
A Narrative Review on the Clinical Relevance of Imaging the Circumventricular Brain Organs and Performing Their Anatomical and Histopathological Examination in Acute and Postacute COVID-19	1
Is That Innocent to Touch the Adipose Tissue?	1
Fentanyl Deaths in Infants and Children	1
A Comparative Investigation of Equine-Related and Bovine-Related Human Fatalities in Oklahoma	1
Ruptured Splenic Artery Pseudoaneurysm Causing Hemorrhage Into a Pancreatic Pseudocyst	1
TASER 7 and TASER 10 Probe Penetration Into Human Skull Simulants	1
Neuropathologic Features in Chronic Methamphetamine Use	1
Extremity Injuries in Pillion Riders of Fatal 2-Wheeler Road Traffic Accidents	1
Detection and Estimation of Age of Injuries in Fresh Bodies Using Immunohistochemistry	1
A Chain of Events Leading to Posttraumatic Subacute Meningitis	1
An Unexpected Death Due to a Subclinical Pheochromocytoma After an Induced Abortion	1
Multiorgan Crystal Deposition in Acute Ethylene Glycol Toxicity	1
New and Emerging “Nitazene” Analogues Appearing in Medicolegal Death Investigations	1
How (Cautious) Social Media Use May Improve Education and Pipeline Efforts of a Growing Postpandemic Forensic Pathologist Workforce Shortage	1
“Lung in the Skull”	1
Issues With Snake Identification	1
Lightning Metallization Injury	1
Ruptured Aortic Valve Aneurysm Caused by Infective Endocarditis in a SARS-CoV-2–Positive Autopsy Case	1
Non–Firearm-related Homicides at the Medical University of South Carolina, 2013–2018	1
Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Infected Bone Graft Source	1
Anaphylactoid Syndrome of Pregnancy—An Autopsy Case Report	1
Illustrated Forensic Pathology	1
Accidental Deaths Involving Trees	1
Unusual Causes of Death Due to Constipation	1
A Survey of Fetal Deaths as Reported to a Medical Examiner's Office	1
Characteristics and Geographic Variation in Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths in the District of Columbia	1
Are Postmortem Cannabinoid Concentrations Forensically Reliable?	1
Postmortem Diagnosis of Invasive Disseminated Aspergillosis After Tongue Piercing	1
Amniotic Fluid Embolism	1