OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Science & Justice is 4. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Applications of drone in disaster management: A scoping review	174
Consensus on validation of forensic voice comparison	53
Bloodstain age estimation through infrared spectroscopy and Chemometric models	41
Shifting forensic science focus from means to purpose: A path forward for the discipline?	34
Mapping the knowledge of traffic collision Reconstruction: A scientometric analysis in CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and SciMAT	29
Shedder status: Exploring means of determination	26
The distinction between discriminability and reliability in forensic science	24
Predicting the postmortem interval using human intestinal microbiome data and random forest algorithm	21
Can computer forensic tools be trusted in digital investigations?	20
Recovery of single source DNA profiles from mixtures by direct single cell subsampling and simplified micromanipulation	19
Twenty years of femicide in Milan: A retrospective medicolegal analysis	17
Unboxing the digital forensic investigation process	17
Extended reality (XR) virtual practical and educational eGaming to provide effective immersive environments for learning and teaching in forensic science	16
A forensic international market survey of condom lubricants and personal hygiene products using ATR-FTIR coupled to chemometrics	15
Sub-surface characterisation of latest-generation identification documents using optical coherence tomography	14
Student mentoring to enhance graduates’ employability potential	14
The forensic investigation of vehicle–pedestrian collisions: A review	14
The importance of forensic evidence for decisions on criminal guilt	13
Identifying the scene of a crime through pollen analysis	12
Performance of the supervised learning algorithms in sex estimation of the proximal femur: A comparative study in contemporary Egyptian and Turkish samples	12
Pedagogical access and ethical considerations in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology	12
Atomic force microscopy as a biophysical tool for nanoscale forensic investigations	12
Printed artificial sweat as replacement for natural fingermarks: Qualitative and quantitative approach considering an amino acid reagent	11
On the discrimination between facial creams of different brands using Raman Spectroscopy and partial least squares discriminant analysis for forensic application	11
Transfer of DNA without contact from used clothing, pillowcases and towels by shaking agitation	11

Near-infrared spectroscopy combined with chemometrics to classify cosmetic foundations from a crime scene	10
Evaluating the use of hypoxia sensitive markers for body fluid stain age prediction	10
Impurities, adulterants and cutting agents in cocaine as potential candidates for retrospective mining of GC-MS data	10
Probabilistic genotyping of single cell replicates from complex DNA mixtures recovers higher contributor LRs than standard analysis	10
Screening and elucidation of fragmentations of 23 diuretics in dietary supplements using UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap	10
A review of the current understanding of burned bone as a source of DNA for human identification	9
Ricochet of AK bullets (7,62 × 39 mm) on concrete and cement surfaces; a forensic-based study	9
“Sex change” in skeletal remains: Assessing how heat-induced changes interfere with sex estimation	9
Model for the prediction of mechanical asphyxia as the cause of death based on four biological indexes in human cardiac tissue	9
Approaches to decolonising forensic curricula	9
Half a century of systematic research on heat-induced colour changes in bone – A review	9
Rapid and non-destructive differentiation of Shahtoosh from Pashmina/Cashmere wool using ATR FT-IR spectroscopy	9
Attitudes towards police use of consumer/private DNA databases in investigations	9
The different types of reports produced in digital forensic investigations	8
Whole bovine blood use in forensic research: Sample preparation and storage considerations	8
Effect of swabbing technique and duration on forensic DNA recovery	8
The effectiveness of forensic evidence in the investigation of volume crime scenes	8
Bayesian mixture modelling for glass refractive index measurement	8
An investigation of two methods of DNA recovery from fired and unfired 9 mm ammunition	8
DNA-based and taxonomic identification of forensically important Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in southeastern Spain	8
Technological innovation in the recovery and analysis of 3D forensic footwear evidence: Structure from motion (SfM) photogrammetry	8
Unlocking the potential of forensic traces: Analytical approaches to generate investigative leads	8
Detection and visualization of human tears using alternate light sources for forensic purposes	8
“Blood, Bucks and Bias”: Reliability and biasability of crime scene investigators’ selection and prioritization of blood traces	8
RemoteForensicCSI: Enriching teaching, training and learning through networking and timely CPD	8
Finding the missing and unknown: Novel educational approaches to warming up cold cases	7
Preliminary efficiency evaluation of development methods applied to aged sebaceous latent fingermarks	7
Stature estimation using foot dimensions via 3D scanning in Taiwanese male adults	7
The effect of corrosive substances on fingermark recovery: A pilot study	7
The potential of digital technologies in problem-based forensic learning activities	7
Beyond CSI: Calibrating public beliefs about the reliability of forensic science through openness and transparency	7
Sex and age biological variation of the mandible in a Portuguese population- a forensic and medico-legal approaches with three-dimensional analysis	7
What does a digital forensics opinion look like? A comparative study of digital forensics and forensic science reporting practices	7
Augmented reality in forensics and forensic medicine – Current status and future prospects	7
Extraction of the relevant population from a forensic database	6
From crime scene to courtroom: A review of the current bioanalytical evidence workflows used in rape and sexual assault investigations in the United Kingdom	6
Identifying forensically relevant urban scavengers in Johannesburg, South Africa	6
Comparative performance of the Phadebas® Forensic Press Test at room temperature and 37 °C for the detection of saliva stains on fabric exhibits	6
Studies into exfoliation and coating of Egyptian blue in methanol for application to the detection of latent fingermarks	6
High-throughput DNA sequencing of environmentally insulted latent fingerprints after visualization with nanoscale columnar-thin-film technique	6
Informing regional taphonomy research using retrospective forensic anthropology cases in the Western Cape, South Africa	6
Kinship assignment with the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit: Sources of error in simulated and real cases	6
Proposing Problem-Based Learning for teaching future forensic speech scientists	6
A retrospective comparative study to evaluate the reliability of post-mortem interval sources in UK and US medico-legal death investigations	6
Hyperspectral imaging in forensic science: An overview of major application areas	6
A comprehensive study into false positive rates for ‘other’ biological samples using common presumptive testing methods	6
A broken system? Examining the perilous state of quality assurance in crime scene practice	6
PRECEPT-4-Justice: A bias-neutralising framework for digital forensics investigations	6
Forensic human identification: Investigation into tooth morphotype and DNA extraction methods from teeth	6
Evaluation of alizarin and purpurin dyes for their ability to visualize latent fingermark on porous surfaces	6

What does method validation look like for forensic voice comparison by a human expert?	6
Minor or adult? Introducing decision analysis in forensic age estimation	5
Sampling of explosive residues: The use of a gelatine-based medium for the recovery of ammonium nitrate	5
Methods for ensuring the highest DNA concentration and yield in future and retrospective trace DNA extracts	5
Adult sex estimation from the minimum supero-inferior femoral neck diameter in a contemporary osteological sample from Buenos Aires, Argentina	5
Rapid, presumptive identification of seed-based toxins using direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) and its variants	5
Use of Bayesian networks in forensic soil casework	5
Development of a Dundee Ground Truth imaging protocol for recording indoor crime scenes to facilitate virtual reality reconstruction	5
Investigating the morphology and genetics of scalp and facial hair characteristics for phenotype prediction	5
Just by being here, you aren’t halfway there: Structured active learning and its integration in virtual learning environments and assessment	5
Simulation-based reconstruction of traffic incidents from moving vehicle mono-camera	5
Degradation of polymer banknotes through handling, and effect on fingermark visualisation	5
Improving the technological readiness of time of Flight-Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry for enhancing fingermark recovery - towards operational deployment	5
The contact area of static and dynamic footprints: Forensic implications	5
Mineralogical and elemental data for soil discriminating and geolocation tracing	5
Profiling and imaging of forensic evidence – A pan-European forensic round robin study part 1: Document forgery	5
An efficient method to detect series of fraudulent identity documents based on digitised forensic data	5
Digital evidence and the crime scene	5
Thermal requirements of immature stages of Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as a common forensically important fly	5
Expert Reliability in Legal Proceedings: “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe, With Which Expert Should We Go?”	5
Preparation of a low-cost fingerprint powder that harnesses white light to emit long-lived phosphorescence	5
Forensic botany: who?, how?, where?, when?	4
Swapping Carrots for Sticks: Forensic science provider views of the Forensic Regulator Act 2021	4
Can a machine be used to replicate the biomechanics of human stabbing performance?	4
Application of fragment analysis based on methylation status mobility difference to identify vaginal secretions	4
The use of COVID-19 contact tracing app data as evidence of a crime	4
Performance of forensic facial comparison by morphological analysis across optimal and suboptimal CCTV settings	4
Prognosis of sexual dimorphism with unfused hyoid bone: Artificial intelligence informed decision making with discriminant analysis	4
Identifying background microbiomes in an evidence recovery laboratory: A preliminary study	4
Entomological identification of the post-mortem colonization of wolf cadavers in different decomposition stages	4
Developmental validation of the Microreader™ Y Prime Plus ID System: An advanced Y-STR 38-plex system for forensic applications	4
Beyond bagging and tagging — An empirical investigation into the roles, designations and responsibilities of crime scene practitioners	4
Interdisciplinary approaches to the teaching of forensic science in the Forensic Science Undergraduate Program of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, before and after COVID-19	4
Forensic examination of effects of Parkinsonism on various handwriting characteristics	4
Characterisation and discrimination of so-called metallised fibres found in clothing and decorative materials originating from the consumer market	4
Interim recommendations for the management of forensic investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Italian perspective	4
Inter-observer error for area of origin analysis using FARO Zone 3D	4
Drilling down into ethics: A thematic review of ethical considerations for the creation and use of 3D printed human remains in crime reconstruction	4
Digital evidence strategies for digital forensic science examinations	4
On a knife edge: A preliminary investigation of clothing damage using rounded-tip knives	4
In depth investigation of the capabilities and limitations of combined proteomic-MALDI MS based approach for the forensic detection of blood	4
Teaching Forensic Entomology, Forensic Anthropology, and Haematology & Serology during the COVID-19 pandemic: Practical activities for distance learning	4
“Identified”, “probable”, “possible” or “exclude”: The influence of task-irrelevant information on forensic odontology identification opinion	4
Multi-agent scavenging patterns in Hawai‘i: A forensic archaeological and skeletal case study	4
Automated detection and classification of counterfeit banknotes using quantitative features captured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography	4
TraceBase; A database structure for forensic trace analysis	4
A preliminary study into the impact of using three-dimensional models in forensic anthropology learning and teaching	4
Partnership between academics and practitioners – Addressing the challenges in forensic science	4
An empirical study on the close-range post-ricochet orientation of AK bullets (7.62 mm × 39 mm)	4
Estimation of the post-mortem interval: Effect of storage conditions on the determination of vitreous humour [K+]	4
Use of Eucalyptus DNA profiling in a case of illegal logging	4
Impinging blood droplets on different wettable surfaces: Impact phenomena, contact line motion, post-impact oscillation and dried stains	4
Preliminary studies into fluorescent semiconductor nanorods for the detection of latent fingermarks: Size matters, shape matters	4
Lockdown labs: Pivoting to remote learning in forensic science higher education	4
Application of LC−QTOF/MS for the validation and determination of organic explosive residues on Ionscan® swabs	4