OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology 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 2020-08-01 to 2024-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Autopsy findings in COVID-19-related deaths: a literature review	131
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following recent Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination	47
Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 and TNF-α	39
The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis	30
Another suicide by sodium nitrite and multiple drugs: an alarming trend for “exit”?	25
COVID-19 in the autopsy room–requirements, safety, recommendations and pathological findings	23
Potential use of deep learning techniques for postmortem imaging	22
The handling of SARS-CoV-2 associated deaths - infectivity of the body	20
Microbiology in minimally invasive autopsy: best techniques to detect infection. ESGFOR (ESCMID study group of forensic and post-mortem microbiology) guidelines	20
Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend	19
An autopsy case of sodium nitrite-induced methemoglobinemia with various post-mortem analyses	16
Post-mortem persistence of SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary study	16
Explosion-related deaths: An overview on forensic evaluation and implications	16
Comparison of conventional autopsy with post-mortem magnetic resonance, computed tomography in determining the cause of unexplained death	14
Fatal poisoning by ingestion of a self-prepared oleander leaf infusion	13
The roles of medical examiners in the COVID-19 era: a comparison between the United States and Italy	12
Soil chemical markers distinguishing human and pig decomposition islands: a preliminary study	12
Delivering harm reduction to the community and frontline medical practitioners through the South Australian Drug Early Warning System (SADEWS)	11
Autopsy findings of COVID-19 in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Importance of dashboard camera (Dash Cam) analysis in fatal vehicle–pedestrian crash reconstruction	10
Fatal intoxication with new synthetic cannabinoids 5F-MDMB-PICA and 4F-MDMB-BINACA—parent compounds and metabolite identification in blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid	10
Suicide by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid 4F-MDMB-BINACA: cannabinoid receptors and fluoride at the crossroads of toxicity?	10
Comparison of Isohelix™ and Rayon swabbing systems for touch DNA recovery from metal surfaces	9
Death of a young woman with cyclic vomiting: a case report	9
RiFNet: Automated rib fracture detection in postmortem computed tomography	9

Evaluation of the efficiency of Isohelix™ and Rayon swabs for recovery of DNA from metal surfaces	9
Post-mortem CT lung findings at a medicolegal institute in SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive cases with autopsy correlation	9
The possibility of identifying brain hemorrhage in putrefied bodies with PMCT	9
Characteristics of fatal insulin overdoses	9
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis associated with COVID-19: an autopsy case report	8
Beyond the visible spectrum – applying 3D multispectral full-body imaging to the VirtoScan system	8
Death due to consumption of ibogaine: case report	8
Is the role of forensic medicine in the covid-19 pandemic underestimated?	8
A cranio-encephalic trauma due to electric-scooter accident: could the wearing of a helmet reduce this risk?	8
Age determination of the adult blow fly Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) through quantitative pteridine fluorescence analysis	8
Emergence of Cumyl-PEGACLONE-related fatalities in the Northern Territory of Australia	8
Study of backspatter using high-speed video of experimental gunshots	8
Estimating heart mass from heart volume as measured from post-mortem computed tomography	7
Dried matrix spots: an evolving trend in the toxicological field	7
An alarming rise in the prevalence of deaths with methamphetamine involved in Tehran, Iran 2011-2018	7
Police reporting in cases of sexual assault – a 10-year study of reported cases, unreported cases, and cases with delayed reporting	7
Autopsy findings in drivers and passengers from fatal motor vehicle collisions: limited differences in injury patterns and toxicological test results	7
A comparative study of conducted electrical weapon incapacitation during a goal-directed task	7
The optimal post-eclosion interval while estimating the post-mortem interval based on an empty puparium	7
Traumatic axonal injury: neuropathological features, postmortem diagnostic methods, and strategies	6
Analysis of the risk of traumatic brain injury and evaluation neurogranin and myelin basic protein as potential biomarkers of traumatic brain injury in postmortem examination	6
A simplified protocol for the detection of blood, saliva, and semen from a single biological trace using immunochromatographic tests	6
Greenish-blue discoloration of the brain and heart after treatment with methylene blue	6
Academic referencing – a dying art	6
DNA isolated from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded healthy tissue after 30 years of storage can be used for forensic studies	6
Highly cited forensic practitioners in the discipline legal and forensic medicine and the importance of peer-review and publication for admission of expert testimony	6
Impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on sexual assault cases in Eastern Denmark – a retrospective clinical forensic study	6
Death in the Arctic – the tragic fate of members of the Franklin expedition (1845)	6
Postmortem predation by a clowder of domestic cats	5
Does listing of individual contributions in “Mega-Authorship” papers always follow best practice guidelines?	5
Factitious disorders in Germany–a detailed insight	5
Tattoo visualization using cross-polarized lighting and infrared photography	5
The prognostic value of the Frank sign	5
How does mass loss compare with total body score when assessing decomposition of human and pig cadavers?	5
Utility of the sternal synostosis for age-at-death estimation in a Mediterranean population	5
Various fatal complications of urolithiasis	5
Comparison of superficial wound documentation using 2D forensic photography, 3D photogrammetry, Botscan© and VR with real-life examination	5
Ludwig angina and sudden death	5
A case of persistent severe sequelae of COVID-19 infection: potential role in sudden death?	5
Entrapment within an ottoman storage bed: an unusual accidental asphyxial death	5
The potential of Raman and FT-IR spectroscopic methods for the detection of chlorine in human nail samples	5
The human intervertebral disc as a source of DNA for molecular identification	5
Patricide and overkill: a review of the literature and case report of a murder with Capgras delusion	5
Could herbal soup be a potentially unrecognized cause of hepatotoxicity at autopsy?	4
Gunshot trauma in human long bones: towards practical diagnostic guidance for forensic anthropologists	4
mRNA microarray analysis for the identification of potential biomarkers for vital reaction in burned skin: a preliminary pilot study	4
Toxicological investigations in a death involving 2-MAPB	4
Seat belt asphyxia as a lethal mechanism in motor vehicle crashes	4
Geographic variability in homicide rates following the COVID-19 pandemic	4
A comparative autopsy study of the injury distribution and severity between suicidal and accidental high falls	4

Issues that arise in the assessment of pedestrian deaths	4
Effects of high temperature on dental restorative materials for forensic purposes	4
Sexual assault examination and COVID-19: risk reduction strategies in conducting forensic medical examinations of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive patient in Melbourne hospital hot zones	4
Noninvasive 7 tesla MRI of fatal craniocerebral gunshots – a glance into the future of radiologic wound ballistics	4
Confusion between firearms and electrical weapons as a factor in police shootings	4
An unusual patterned injury from homicidal craniocerebral impalement with a metal chair leg	4
Autopsy or anatomical dissection: evidence of a craniotomy in a 17th–eighteenth century burial site (Ravenna, Italy)	4
Gastro-esophageal pharmacobezoar	4
Fatal hemorrhage complicated with methamphetamine poisoning and its post-mortem CT features	4
Postmortem diagnostics of assumed suicidal food anaphylaxis in prison: a unique case of anaphylactic death due to peach ingestion	4
Sudden cardiac deaths have higher proportion of left stellate ganglionitis	4
Fuel tank injury in a fatal motorcycle accident	4
Short tandem repeat (STR) instability in the oral mucosa of patients submitted to fixed orthodontic therapy: a limitation of STR profile quality for human identification	3
An investigation of demographic and drug-use patterns in fentanyl and carfentanil deaths in Ontario	3
Findings and inferences from full autopsies, minimally invasive autopsies and biopsy studies in patients who died as a result of COVID19 — A systematic review	3
Microbiomes in forensic botany: a review	3
Unusual (self-)injuries in a case of hanging	3
Lethal hemorrhage from iliac vein rupture complicating inferior vena cava thrombosis demonstrated by post-mortem CT angiography	3
Potential use of deep learning techniques for postmortem imaging—moving beyond postmortem radiology	3
Correlation of age, sex and season with the state of human decomposition as quantified by postmortem computed tomography	3
A review of the causes and risk factors for sudden unexpected death in the young	3
Asphyxia caused by delayed subglottic stenosis after neck trauma	3
The ongoing loss of historical material from institutions	3
The use of gelling agents to preserve burnt teeth within the dental alveoli for dental human identification – a study utilising sheep mandibles	3
Orofacial injuries in child family homicide: a population study	3
Vaginal injuries after consensual sexual intercourse — a survey among office-based gynecologists in Hamburg, Germany	3
Death due to hanging: a retrospective descriptive study of the socioeconomic and demographic profiles of hanging victims in central South Africa	3
Buried penis and morbid obesity	3
Mob justice fatalities in South Africa: a forensic mortuary study	3
A review of deadly accidents involving fireworks in Denmark	3
High prevalence of non-accidental trauma among deceased children presenting at Level I trauma centers in the Netherlands	3
Autopsy case of fatal hypoglycemia following ingestion of a therapeutic dose of tramadol	3
Electrical weapons and rhabdomyolysis	3
Organ transplantation in Arabian Gulf countries: ethical and legal practice and beyond	3
Fatal iatrogenic cardiac tamponade due to central venous catheterization	2
Rarely fatal bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema after inserting a chest tube for unilateral spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report	2
Signet-ring cell appearance of atrophic fat cells	2
Ballistic trauma caused by military rifles: experimental study based on synthetic skull proxies	2
Ruptured femoral artery pseudoaneurysm in drug abuser mimicking homicidal inguinal stab wound	2
The intervertebral discs’ fibrocartilage as a DNA source for genetic identification in severely charred cadavers	2
Fatal Ogilvie’s syndrome after hip surgery and review of the literature	2
The potential side effects of herbal preparations in domestic animals	2
Acute alcohol intoxication and lethal neck flexion	2
Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files	2
Academic standing and publication	2
Visceral artery aneurysmal lesion of the omentum – a rare cause of spontaneous fatal intra-abdominal hemorrhage	2
A rare case of sudden death due to aortogastric fistula after endovascular aortic repair of the descending aorta	2
Regarding “A technical report from the Italian SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. Postmortem sampling and autopsy investigation in cases of suspected or probable COVID-19”	2
An unusual case of hypothermia and paradoxical undressing	2
Expression of FcεRIα and tryptase in human lung tissue during drug-induced anaphylactic death	2
Vertebral artery transection: an unusual lethal seat belt injury	2
Ectopic right thoracic kidney associated with Bochdalek hernia as the cause of diagnostic confusion	2
Isolation and characterization of human DNA recovered from Cimex hemipterus (F.) (Hemiptera:Cimicidae)	2
A study into the viability of Synbone® as a proxy for Sus scrofa (domesticus) ribs for use with 7.62 × 51 mm Full Metal Jacket ammunition in ballistic testing	2
An examination of the intrapuparial development of Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) (Calliphoridae: Diptera) at three different temperatures	2
Laryngeal oncocytic cystadenoma and sudden death	2
Human DNA collection from police dogs: technique and application	2
Train-related suicidal decapitation	2
Cinematic rendering of a burst sagittal suture caused by an occipito-frontal gunshot wound	2
Sudden death due to tension pneumothorax associated with pulmonary tuberculosis	2
Fatal donkey bite in children: a case report	2
Can post-mortem coronary artery calcium scores aid diagnosis in young sudden death?	2
Sudden death due to rupture of an aortic syphilitic aneurysm	2
Wildlife crime in Croatia	2
Correction to: Cytokine storm and histopathological findings in 60 cases of COVID-19-related death: from viral load research to immunohistochemical quantification of major players IL-1β, IL-6, IL-15 a	2
Fatal bleeding after transfemoral coronary angiography in anorexia nervosa	2
Causes of fatalities in motor vehicle occupants: an overview	2
Traumatic herniation of intestine through ruptured skin at the ankle	2
Video image of genital melanosis provides strong evidence to support identification of a sexual offender	2
An analysis of child suicide from three centers (2008–2017)	2
Death caused by a domestic pig attack	2
Fox sign in a case of terminal stage pancreatic cancer and suggestions for diagnosis	2
Does herbal therapy for COVID-19 have implications for forensic practice?	2
Medullary thyroid carcinoma with diabetic ketoacidosis: an autopsy case report and literature review	2
Fatal ventriculoperitoneal shunt occlusions diagnosed at autopsy	2