Forensic Science International

Article	Citations
Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies	99
A DWT-SVD based robust digital watermarking for medical image security	70
Dimensionality reduction and visualisation of hyperspectral ink data using t-SNE	68
The Sydney declaration – Revisiting the essence of forensic science through its fundamental principles	53
Recent advances in digital image manipulation detection techniques: A brief review	53
Automated latent fingerprint identification system: A review	42
Biowarfare, bioterrorism and biocrime: A historical overview on microbial harmful applications	39
Fatal poisoning in drug addicts in the Nordic countries in 2017	39
Forensic soil analysis using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and Fourier transform infrared total attenuated reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR): Principles and case studies	39
Providing illicit drugs results in five seconds using ultra-portable NIR technology: An opportunity for forensic laboratories to cope with the trend toward the decentralization of forensic capabilitie	37
The synthetic cannabinoid 5F-MDMB-PICA: A case series	36
DNA methylation age estimation in blood samples of living and deceased individuals using a multiplex SNaPshot assay	36
Vitreous humor endogenous compounds analysis for post-mortem forensic investigation	33
Cannabidiol and tetrahydrocannabinol concentrations in commercially available CBD E-liquids in Switzerland	32
Assessment of a portable quadrupole-based gas chromatography mass spectrometry for seized drug analysis	31
Strengthening the role of forensic anthropology in personal identification: Position statement by the Board of the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE)	30
Fatal methemoglobinemia: A case series highlighting a new trend in intentional sodium nitrite or sodium nitrate ingestion as a method of suicide	28
Isotonitazene: Fatal intoxication in three cases involving this unreported novel psychoactive substance in Switzerland	28
Synthetic route sourcing of illicit at home cannabidiol (CBD) isomerization to psychoactive cannabinoids using ion mobility-coupled-LC–MS/MS	28
Testing wastewater from a music festival in Switzerland to assess illicit drug use	27
Carfentanil – from an animal anesthetic to a deadly illicit drug	25
Contrasting insect activity and decomposition of pigs and humans in an Australian environment: A preliminary study	25
A new LC-MS/MS confirmation method for the determination of 17 drugs of abuse in oral fluid and its application to real samples	25
Bitten or struck by dog: A rising number of fatalities in Europe, 1995–2016	24
Retrospective screening of synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic opioids and designer benzodiazepines in data files from forensic post mortem samples analysed by UHPLC-QTOF-MS from 2014 to 2018	24

Age estimation in the living: A scoping review of population data for skeletal and dental methods	24
Automatic human identification from panoramic dental radiographs using the convolutional neural network	23
Emergence of new psychoactive substance 2-fluorodeschloroketamine: Toxicology and urinary analysis in a cluster of patients exposed to ketamine and multiple analogues	23
Wildlife forensics: A boon for species identification and conservation implications	23
Chemsex/slamsex-related intoxications: A case report involving gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and 3-methylmethcathinone (3-MMC) and a review of the literature	23
Determination of cannabinoids in urine, oral fluid and hair samples after repeated intake of CBD-rich cannabis by smoking	23
Fatal intoxication related to two new arylcyclohexylamine derivatives (2F-DCK and 3-MeO-PCE)	23
Breaking the barriers between intelligence, investigation and evaluation: A continuous approach to define the contribution and scope of forensic science	23
Method for the identification and quantification of sixty drugs and their metabolites in postmortem whole blood using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry	22
A forensic analysis on 53 cases of complex suicides and one complicated assessed at the Bureau of Legal Medicine of Milan (Italy)	21
Operationalising forensic genetic genealogy in an Australian context	21
Forensic physical fits in the trace evidence discipline: A review	20
The effect of seasonality on the application of accumulated degree-days to estimate the early post-mortem interval	20
Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in post-mortem swab 35 days after death: A case report	20
High-field and benchtop NMR spectroscopy for the characterization of new psychoactive substances	20
Detecting personal microbiota signatures at artificial crime scenes	19
Alcohol and illicit substances associated with fatal crashes in Queensland: An examination of the 2011 to 2015 Coroner’s findings	19
Surface enhanced Raman scattering specificity for detection and identification of dried bloodstains	19
Validation of an UHPLC/DAD method for the determination of cannabinoids in seized materials: Analysis of 213 samples sold in Belgian CBD shops	19
Analysis of pharmaceutical products and dietary supplements seized from the black market among bodybuilders	19
Bone age estimation with the Greulich-Pyle atlas using 3T MR images of hand and wrist	19
Testing the accuracy and reliability of palmar friction ridge comparisons – A black box study	19
Postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) estimation from the microbiome of Sus scrofa bone in a freshwater river	18
Investigation into the prevalence of background DNA on flooring within houses and its transfer to a contacting surface	18
Forensic undergraduate education during and after the COVID-19 imposed lockdown: Strategies and reflections from India and the UK	18
The importance of processing procedures and threshold values in CT scan segmentation of skeletal elements: An example using the immature os coxa	18
Technical Note: The Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe (FASE) Map of Identified Osteological Collections	18
Lethal Hydrogen Sulfide poisoning in open space: An atypical case of asphyxiation of two workers	18
Tandem detection of organic and inorganic gunshot residues using LC–MS and SEM-EDS	18
DNA recovery from unfired and fired cartridge cases: A comparison of swabbing, tape lifting, vacuum filtration, and direct PCR	17
Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on characteristics of autopsy cases in Greece. Comparison between 2019 and 2020	17
A study on contactless airborne transfer of textile fibres between different garments in small compact semi-enclosed spaces	17
A different perspective on the forensic science crisis	17
Effect of indoor environmental exposure on seminal microbiota and its application in body fluid identification	17
Forensic medicine in the time of COVID 19: An Editorial from Milano, Italy	17
Evaluation of data preprocessings for the comparison of GC–MS chemical profiles of seized cannabis samples	17
Laser scanner and drone photogrammetry: A statistical comparison between 3-dimensional models and its impacts on outdoor crime scene registration	16
Impact of diet moisture on the development of the forensically important blow fly Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)	16
Clonazolam a new designer benzodiazepine intoxication confirmed by blood concentration	16
Fatal intoxication involving 4-methylpentedrone (4-MPD) in a context of chemsex	15
Study of the distribution of antidepressant drugs in vitreous humor using a validated GC/MS method	15
Characterization and classification of water-based compounds in condoms and personal hygiene products using GC-MS	15
Digital transformation risk management in forensic science laboratories	15
Festival testing: A survey of suspected drugs seized from New Zealand music festivals, December 2018 to March 2019	15
Identification and differentiation of commercial and military explosives via high performance liquid chromatography – high resolution mass spectrometry (HPLC-HRMS), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and X-ra	15
Differential shedding: A study of the fiber transfer mechanisms of blended cotton and polyester textiles	15
Deep learning analysis and age prediction from shoeprints	15
A novel approach to 3D modelling ground-penetrating radar (GPR) data – A case study of a cemetery and applications for criminal investigation	15
Breaking the binary: The identification of trans-women in forensic anthropology	15
Evaluating the performance of five up-to-date DNA/RNA co-extraction methods for forensic application	15

Strategy for identification of new psychoactive substances in illicit samples using attenuated total reflectance infrared spectroscopy	15
Optimization of QuEChERS extraction for detection and quantification of 20 antidepressants in postmortem blood samples by LC-MS/MS	15
Application of a UPLC-MS/MS method for quantitative analysis of 29 synthetic cannabinoids and their metabolites, such as ADB-BUTINACA and MDMB-4en-PINACA in human hair in real cases	15
The effect of clothing on decomposition and vertebrate scavengers in cooler months of the temperate southwestern Cape, South Africa	15
Determination of nitrite and nitrate in postmortem whole blood samples of 10 sodium nitrite poisoning cases: The importance of nitrate in determining nitrite poisoning	15
Quantifying visible absorbance changes and DNA degradation in aging bloodstains under extreme temperatures	15
An evaluation of postmortem concentrations of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCCOOH)	14
A comprehensive analytical process, from NPS threat identification to systematic screening: Method validation and one-year prevalence study	14
A LC-MS/MS method for determination of 73 synthetic cathinones and related metabolites in urine	14
Development of Necrobia rufipes (De Geer, 1775) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) under constant temperatures and its implication in forensic entomology	14
Forensic based empirical study on ricochet behaviour of Kalashnikov bullets (7.62 mm × 39 mm) on 1 mm sheet metal	14
Detecting volatile organic compounds to locate human remains in a simulated collapsed building	14
Forensic genetic genealogy using microarrays for the identification of human remains: The need for good quality samples – A pilot study	14
Method development for the identification of methoxpropamine, 2-fluoro-deschloroketamine and deschloroketamine and their main metabolites in blood and hair and forensic application	14
Utilization of accelerator and reactor based nuclear analytical techniques for chemical characterization of automobile windshield glass samples and potential of statistical analyses using trace elemen	13
Root Dentin Translucency and Forensic International Dental Database: Methodology for estimation age-at-death in adults using single-rooted teeth	13
Analysis of condom evidence in forensic science: Background survey of the human vaginal matrix using DRIFTS and pyrolysis-GC/MS	13
Post mortem tryptase: A review of literature on its use, sampling and interpretation in the investigation of fatal anaphylaxis	13
Estimation of the post-mortem interval of human skeletal remains using Raman spectroscopy and chemometrics	13
Automated Identification from Dental Data (AutoIDD): A new development in digital forensics	13
Estimation of physiological age at emergence based on traits of the forensically useful adult carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis L. (Silphidae)	13
Use of post-mortem chest computed tomography in Covid-19 pneumonia	13
On the discrimination of soil samples by derivative diffuse reflectance UV–vis-NIR spectroscopy and chemometric methods	13
Identifying influential factors distinguishing recidivists among offender patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia via machine learning algorithms	13
Postmortem radiologic and pathologic findings in COVID-19: The Toronto experience with pre-hospitalization deaths in the community	13
Forensic dental identification using two-dimensional photographs of a smile and three-dimensional dental models: A 2D-3D superimposition method	13
Identification of the miRNA-3185/CYP4A11 axis in cardiac tissue as a biomarker for mechanical asphyxia	13
Data mining for sex estimation based on cranial measurements	13
Analysis of drug residue in needle-exchange syringes in Washington, D.C.	13
Recognition of gasoline in fire debris using machine learning: Part I, application of random forest, gradient boosting, support vector machine, and naïve bayes	13
Wastewater analysis of psychoactive drugs: Non-enantioselective vs enantioselective methods for estimation of consumption	13
Analysis of carpal bones on MR images for age estimation: First results of a new forensic approach	13
Analysis of volatile components in inkjet printouts by GC–MS: A classification method	13
Car speed estimation based on image scale factor	13
The persistence and stability of miRNA in bloodstained samples under different environmental conditions	12
Proteomic genotyping: Using mass spectrometry to infer SNP genotypes in pigmented and non-pigmented hair	12
Challenges for cocaine detection in smuggling samples	12
Food forensics: Techniques for authenticity determination of food products	12
Forensic analysis of condom traces: Chemical considerations and review of the literature	12
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC): Cemetery planning, preparation and management during COVID-19: A quick guide to proper documentation and disposition of the dead	12
A threshold LC–MS/MS method for 92 analytes in oral fluid collected with the Quantisal® device	12
A retrospective study on femicides assessed at the Institute of Legal Medicine of Milan. Are older women at risk?	12
A dataset for evaluating blood detection in hyperspectral images	12
Application of MALDI MS imaging after sequential processing of latent fingermarks	12
Forensic 3D printing from micro-CT for court use- process validation	12
A “turn-off” fluorescent sensor based on electrospun polycaprolactone nanofibers and fluorene(bisthiophene) derivative for nitroaromatic explosive detection	12
Pairwise kinship testing with microhaplotypes: Can advancements be made in kinship inference with these markers?	12
Dog-bite-related attacks: A new forensic approach	12
Detecting recent forgeries of Impressionist and Pointillist paintings with high-precision radiocarbon dating	12
Characteristics of fatal ‘novel’ benzodiazepine toxicity in Australia	12
Determination of cathinone and cathine in Khat plant material by LC–MS/MS: Fresh vs. dried leaves	12
Comparative study on diatom morphology and molecular identification in drowning cases	12
Simple implementation of muscle tissue into routine workflow of blood analysis in forensic cases – A validated method for quantification of 29 drugs in postmortem blood and muscle samples by UHPLC–MS/	12
A comparative study of the entomofauna (Coleoptera, Diptera) associated with hanging and ground pig carcasses in a forest habitat of Poland	12
Determination of synthetic cannabinoids in randomly urine samples collected from probationers in Turkey	12
Dental age assessment based on CBCT images using machine learning algorithms	12
Epidemiology and autopsy findings of 500 drowning deaths	11
The forensic holodeck – Recommendations after 8 years of experience for additional equipment to document VR applications	11
Accuracy and reproducibility of conclusions by forensic bloodstain pattern analysts	11
Using digital humanities and linguistics to help with terrorism investigations	11
CRISPR/Cas9: Regulations and challenges for law enforcement to combat its dual-use	11
Optimization of cloned enzyme donor immunoassay cut-offs for drugs of abuse in post-mortem whole blood	11
A minimal number CpGs of ELOVL2 gene for a chronological age estimation using pyrosequencing	11
Rapid analysis of gunshot residues with single-particle inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry	11
Features of digitally captured signatures vs. pen and paper signatures: Similar or completely different?	11
Contemporary issues in forensic science—Worldwide survey results	11
Investigating the chemical impurity profiles of fentanyl preparations and precursors to identify chemical attribution signatures for synthetic method attribution	11
A review of likelihood ratios in forensic science based on a critique of Stiffelman “No longer the Gold standard: Probabilistic genotyping is changing the nature of DNA evidence in criminal trials”	11
Findings from machine learning in clinical medical imaging applications – Lessons for translation to the forensic setting	11
Experimental and numerical characterisation of rheological properties of a drop test response of a ballistic plastilina	11
Emerging techniques for the detection of pyrotechnic residues from seized postal packages containing fireworks	11
Comparison of three similarity scores for bullet LEA matching	11
Increasing awareness of the severity of female victimization by opportunistic drug-facilitated sexual assault: A new viewpoint	11
Judges and forensic science education: A national survey	11
DNA from wood - A simple approach facing a challenging matrix - A preliminary study	11
The importance of sample size with regard to the robustness of postmortem reference values	11
DNA methylation analysis of ELOVL2 gene using droplet digital PCR for age estimation purposes	11
Comparison of strontium isotope ratios in Mexican human hair and tap water as provenance indicators	11
Biasability and reliability of expert forensic document examiners	11
Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is present in the body between smoking sessions in occasional non-daily cannabis users	10

Collecting data on textiles from the internet using web crawling and web scraping tools	10
Postmortem diagnosis of ketoacidosis: Levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate, acetone and isopropanol in different causes of death	10
An assessment of the potency related to Cannabis-based products in the South African market	10
Droplet impact of blood and blood simulants on a solid surface: Effect of the deformability of red blood cells and the elasticity of plasma	10
Three-dimensional analysis of bitemarks: A validation study using an intraoral scanner	10
Forensic soil source identification: comparing matching by color, vis-NIR spectroscopy and easily-measured physio-chemical properties	10
Angle of impact determination from bullet holes in a metal surface	10
Determining vehicle pre-crash speed in frontal barrier crashes using artificial neural network for intermediate car class	10
Chemical attribution of the homemade explosive ETN - Part II: Isotope ratio mass spectrometry analysis of ETN and its precursors	10
Triple quadrupole–mass spectrometry protocols for the analysis of NBOMes and NBOHs in blotter papers	10
Animal scavenging on pig cadavers in the Lowveld of South Africa	10
Comparison and interpretation of impressed marks left by a firearm on cartridge cases – Towards an operational implementation of a likelihood ratio based technique	10
In vitro characterization of new psychoactive substances at the μ-opioid, CB1, 5HT1A, and 5-HT2A receptors—On-target receptor potency and efficacy, and off-target effects	10
A comparison of crystal structure in fresh, burned and archaic bone – Implications for forensic sampling	10
Extraction of DNA from plastinated tissues	10
Seizures of New Psychoactive Substances on the Italian territory during the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Enhancing the evidential value of textile fibres Part 2: Application of a database-driven fibre comparison strategy to a cold-case investigation	10
Fatal acetaminophen poisoning with hepatic microvesicular steatosis in a child after repeated administration of therapeutic doses	10
Assessment of the link between evidence and crime scene through soil bacterial and fungal microbiome: A mock case in forensic study	10
Social media forensics applied to assessment of post–critical incident social reaction: The case of the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack	10
A 9-year retrospective study of poisoning-related deaths in Southwest China (Sichuan)	10
Emerging nuclear methods for historical painting authentication: AMS-14C dating, MeV-SIMS and O-PTIR imaging, global IBA, differential-PIXE and full-field PIXE mapping	10
Incorporation of five common hypnotics into hair after a single dose and application to a forensic case of drug facilitated crimes	10
The distribution and redistribution of carfentanil in post mortem samples	10
A method for measuring the quality of friction skin impression evidence: Method development and validation	10
Latent fingermark detection using functionalised silicon oxide nanoparticles: Optimisation and comparison with cyanoacrylate fuming	10
Performance and comparison of the London Atlas technique and Cameriere’s third molar maturity index (I3M) for allocating individuals below or above the threshold of 18 years	10
Autoerotic Deaths in Hamburg, Germany: Autoerotic accident or death from internal cause in an autoerotic setting? A retrospective study from 2004-2018	9
Use of standardized bioinformatics for the analysis of fungal DNA signatures applied to sample provenance	9
Assessing optical remote sensing for grave detection	9
Comparative analysis of static and dynamic bare footprint dimensions in a north Indian population	9
An evaluation of statistical models for age estimation and the assessment of the 18-year threshold using conventional pelvic radiographs	9
Time since last discharge of firearms and spent ammunition elements: state of the art and perspectives	9
Storability of porcine blood in forensics: How far should we go?	9
Prevalence of DNA of regular occupants in vehicles	9
Synthetic cannabinoids in e-liquids: A proton and fluorine NMR analysis from a conventional spectrometer to a compact one	9
Death related to nicotine replacement therapy: A case report	9
Accurate prediction of saw blade thicknesses from false start measurements	9
Assessment of chemical asphyxia caused by toxic gases generated from rigid polyurethane foam (RPUF) fires	9
Touch DNA recovery from unfired and fired cartridges: Comparison of swabbing, tape lifting and soaking	9
A 70-year study of femicides at the Forensic Medicine department, University of Bologna (Italy)	9
Sharp force fatalities: Differentiating homicide from suicide through a retrospective review (2012–2019) of autopsy findings in Lisbon (Portugal)	9
Pharmacological and metabolic characterization of the novel synthetic opioid brorphine and its detection in routine casework	9
Fingermark detection using upconverting nanoparticles and comparison with cyanoacrylate fuming	9
Entrapment of drugs in dental calculus – Detection validation based on test results from post-mortem investigations	9
Validation of an analytical method for the simultaneous determination of 16 drugs and metabolites in hair in the context of driving license granting	9
Computed tomographic age estimation from the pubic symphysis using the Suchey-Brooks method: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	9
Sex classification of first molar teeth in cone beam computed tomography images using data mining	9
Fast and simultaneous analysis of carbamate pesticides and anticoagulant rodenticides used in suspected cases of animal poisoning	9
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors that may influence DNA preservation in skeletal remains: A review	9
Effects of external influences on synthetic cannabinoid trends in New Zealand, 2014 to 2020	9
Positive control tests for fingermark development reagents	9
GHB related acids are useful in routine casework of suspected GHB intoxication cases	9
Temporal patterns of tramadol in hair after a single dose	9
The effect of the Music Day event on community drug use	9
Fundamental study of porcine drip bloodstains on fabrics: Blood droplet impact and wicking dynamics	9
"MALDI-CSI": A proposed method for the tandem detection of human blood and DNA typing from enhanced fingermarks	9
Total body water is the preferred method to use in forensic blood-alcohol calculations rather than ethanol’s volume of distribution	9
Discrimination of automotive window tint using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometrics	9
Skeletal tissue, a viable option in forensic toxicology? A view into post mortem cases	9
Analytical reliability of four oral fluid point-of-collection testing devices for drug detection in drivers	9
Multiplex detection of 14 fentanyl analogues and U-47700 in biological samples: Application to a panel of French hospitalized patients	9
Trends in counterfeit drugs and pharmaceuticals before and during COVID-19 pandemic	9
The effects of decomposition and environment on antemortem H-Pb-Sr isotope compositions and degradation of human scalp hair: Actualistic taphonomic observations	9
Facial soft tissue thickness differences among different vertical facial patterns	9
Pine rosin identified as a toxic cannabis extract adulterant	9
Post mortem tissue distribution of quetiapine in forensic autopsies	9
SYBR Green real-time qPCR method: Diagnose drowning more rapidly and accurately	9
The importance of human osteological collections: Our past, present, and future	9
The application of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography to the analysis of wildfire debris for ignitable liquid residue	9
Tissue sample analysis for post mortem determination of brain edema	9
Determination of antidepressants and benzodiazepines in paired hair and nail samples	8
Age estimation from the biometric information of hand bones: Development of new formulas	8
Genetic association study of a novel indel polymorphism in HSPA1B with the risk of sudden cardiac death in the Chinese populations	8
Direct and specific analysis of nitrite and nitrate in biological and non-biological samples by capillary ion analysis for the rapid identification of fatal intoxications with sodium nitrite	8
Lag time of modern bomb-pulse radiocarbon in human bone tissues: New data from Brazil	8
Why calibrating LR-systems is best practice. A reaction to “The evaluation of evidence for microspectrophotometry data using functional data analysis”, in FSI 305	8
Prevalence study of drugs and new psychoactive substances in hair of ketamine consumers using a methanolic direct extraction prior to high-resolution mass spectrometry	8
Determination of morphine, codeine, and thebaine concentrations from poppy seed tea using magnetic carbon nanotubes facilitated dispersive micro-solid phase extraction and GC-MS analysis	8
Influence of bullet type and muzzle-to-target distance on trajectory deflection through a soft tissue simulant	8
Summary statistics for drugs and alcohol concentration recovered in post-mortem femoral blood in Western Switzerland	8
Sex estimation by tooth dimension in a contemporary Spanish population	8
Fatal coastal drowning incidents: A 10-year review of body recovery times in New Zealand	8
Examining and expanding the friction ridge value decision	8
Development of DNA databases in Latin America	8
Influence of thermal environment in fire on the identification of gasoline combustion residues	8
Application of aquatic decomposition scores for the determination of the Post Mortem Submersion Interval on human bodies recovered from the Northern Adriatic Sea	8
Methamphetamine-related postmortem cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	8
The comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation-related trauma: Mechanical versus manual chest compressions	8
Estimation of time since death after a post-mortem change in ambient temperature: Evaluation of a back-calculation approach	8
Age estimation of immature human skeletal remains from mandibular and cranial bone dimensions in the postnatal period	8
Prediction of minimum postmortem submersion interval (PMSImin) based on eukaryotic community succession on skeletal remains recovered from a lentic environment	8
“Light cannabis” consumption in a sample of young adults: Preliminary pharmacokinetic data and psychomotor impairment evaluation	8
Back hemorrhage in bath-related deaths: Insights into the mechanism of bath-related deaths	8
Why do latent fingerprint examiners differ in their conclusions?	8