Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
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Drug-facilitated sexual assault and other crimes: A systematic review by countries37
A Modern Trail of Tears: The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Crisis in the US23
Common errors in reporting cause-of-death statement on death certificates: A systematic review and meta-analysis21
The first drug-related death associated with xylazine use in the UK and Europe20
Sodium nitrite detection in costal cartilage and vitreous humor – Case report of fatal poisoning with sodium nitrite20
Impact of forensic medical evaluations on immigration relief grant rates and correlates of outcomes in the United States19
“Touch microbiome” as a potential tool for forensic investigation: A pilot study19
The association between childhood trauma and lifetime suicide attempts among a sample of male prisoners: A pilot observational study13
‘I thought he was going to kill me’: Analysis of 204 case files of adults reporting non-fatal strangulation as part of a sexual assault over a 3 year period13
Forensic application of DNA barcoding in the identification of commonly occurring poisonous plants12
Transfer Learning Based Automatic Human Identification using Dental Traits- An Aid to Forensic Odontology12
Stranger rape; distinctions between the typical rape type and other types of rape. A study based on data from Center for Victims of Sexual Assault11
A practical review of adipocere: Key findings, case studies and operational considerations from crime scene to autopsy11
Reporting after sexual violence: The influence of victim, assault and perpetrator characteristics11
Factors affecting reporting of suspected child maltreatment in Saudi Arabia11
Forensic imaging: The sensitivities of various imaging modalities in detecting skeletal trauma in simulated cases of child abuse using a pig model11
Online teaching of forensic medicine and pathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A course evaluation10
Blockchain technology and universal health coverage: Health data space in global migration10
Role of molecular techniques in PMI estimation: An update10
Legal liability facing COVID-19 in dentistry: Between malpractice and preventive recommendations9
An evaluation of Italian medical students attitudes and knowledge regarding forensic medicine9
The fine line of defensive medicine9
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification9
Investigating the phenomenon of overkill in Greece: A forensic psychiatric autopsy study between 2005 and 20209
Research trends in forensic anthropology: A bibliometric analysis9
Strangulation in sexual homicide: Is it opportunity, victim's vulnerability or sadism?9
Effectiveness of various methods of DNA isolation from bones and teeth of animals exposed to high temperature8
Look before washing and cleaning: A caveat to pathologists and anthropologists8
Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females8
Pathology of fatal diffuse brain injury in severe non-penetrating head trauma8
COVID-19-related deaths in residential care homes for elderly: The situation in Italy8
Evidence of physical violence and torture in refugees and migrants seeking asylum in France8
Anatomical distribution and autopsy features of gunshot injuries to support the manner of death8
Traumatic brain injury and forensic evaluations: Three case studies of U.S. asylum-seekers8
Crossbow injuries: A case report with experimental reconstruction study and a systematic review of literature8
Relationship of injuries detected in fatal falls with sex, body mass index, and fall height: An autopsy study8
The “forensic paradox” of aging unaccompanied minors in the migration crisis: Why medicine and forensics are a must7
Factors affecting management of corpses of the confirmed COVID-19 patients during pandemic: A systematic review7
Arrest-related death on the basis of a drug-induced excited delirium syndrome7
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death7
Oral form of auto-brewery syndrome7
Fatal work-related injuries in the Genoa district (North-Western Italy): Forensic analysis of the 10-year period between 2011 and 20207
Increasing age and methamphetamine use7
Reconstruction of a real-world car-to-pedestrian collision using geomatics techniques and numerical simulations7
Severe poisoning after smoking a mixture of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) and alpha-pyrolidinoisohexaphenone (α-PiHP)7
Violence against pregnant women in the experience of the rape centre of Turin: Clinical and forensic evaluation7
Elemental composition of hair as a marker for forensic human identification7
Diagnostic value of high-sensitivity troponin T in postmortem diagnosis of sudden cardiac death7
COVID-19 pandemic: Coroner's database of death inquiries with clinical epidemiology and total and excess mortality analyses in the District of Kildare March to June 20207
Forensic toxicological and analytical aspects of carbamate poisoning – A review7
Suicide pacts in the Milan district (Italy): A retrospective autopsy-based study with literature review6
Structures, processes and outcomes of health care for people detained in short-term police custody settings: A scoping review6
Decomposition variability between the scene and autopsy examination and implications for post-mortem interval estimations6
Effects of antibiotics ceftriaxone and levofloxacin on the growth of Calliphora vomitoria L. (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and effects on the determination of the post-mortem interval6
Volumetric and linear evaluation of the sphenoidal sinus of a Brazilian population, in cone beam computed tomography6
Forensic DNA phenotyping: Inferring phenotypic traits from crime scene DNA6
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain6
Questions of logic in Atlas methods of dental age estimation6
Estimation of sex based on postcranial elements in European American and Latin American populations6
Toxico-epidemiology of acute poisoning; an exploratory study from a tertiary care hospital in South India along with global comparisons and solutions6
Forensic medicine in Nepal: Past, present, and future6
Dental implants and forensic identification: A systematic review5
Estimation of chlorpyrifos distribution in forensic visceral samples and body fluids using LCMS method5
The paradigm of forensic nursing for nursing aspirants in India: Promises, caveats & future directions5
Examining the use of different sample types following decomposition to estimate year of death using bomb pulse dating5
Socio-economic, health and environmental factors influencing suicide rates: A cross-country study in the Eastern Mediterranean region5
Two cases of fatal iatrogenic air embolism confirmed by autopsies5
Training, standardization and electronic medical certificate of cause of death5
Establishment and validation of the LC-MS/MS method for the determination of lincomycin in human blood: Application to an allergy case in forensic science5
Estimation of stature from radiographically determined lower limb bone length in modern Chinese5
Reproducibility and reliability of fingerprint microfeatures: Effect of immersing hand in water at different temperatures5
Which tissue to take? A retrospective study of the identification success of altered human remains5
Sternal aspirate sampling of Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) and Cyanobacteria in suspected drowning cases5
Cerebrospinal fluid in forensic toxicology: Current status and future perspectives5
An approximation to the identification of contexts, experiences, and profiles of victims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults5
Injury patterns and demographics due to legal intervention seen in US emergency departments5
Fatal captive tiger attack – A case report with review of literature5
The forensic application of the Glycophorin A on the Amussat's sign with a brief review of the literature5
Macroscopic determination of the pre-burning condition of human remains recovered from an unusual forensic context: A case report5
A pilot study for investigating the feasibility of supervised machine learning approaches for the classification of pedestrians struck by vehicles5
Sudden and unexpected death in childhood due to an undiagnosed hepatoblastoma: Case report and review of literature5
The urgency of legal regulations existence in case of COVID-19 vaccination refusal in Indonesia4
Description and evaluation of cocaine body-packers management in French Guiana (2016–2019)4
Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment from the forensic medicine perspective: A review of the updated literature4
Sexual dimorphism and bilateral difference of fingerprint sweat pore among Slovak population4
Evaluation of proximal humeral epiphysis ossification in 3.0 T MR images according to the Dedouit staging method: Is it be used for age of majority?4
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States4
Difference in microRNA levels in the post-mortem blood from different sampling sites: A proof of concept4
Using simulation mannequins and actors in training for external post-mortem examinations -experiences from use in medical students and police officers4
Helium suicide – A suffocation or a barotrauma?4
A roadmap to the safe practice of forensic medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic4
Forensic pathological study of methadone-related deaths in the Genoa (Italy) district: A six-year study4
Cirsoid aneurysm rupture of the splenic artery as a rare cause of fatal hemoperitoneum4
Frequency of biological non-skeletal materials in dry bone scenarios4
Evaluation of elderly patients in adult suicide cases admitted to the emergency department4
Suspension torture and its physical sequelae4
Expert evidence: Frequently asked questions4
Repeated measures analysis of projectile penetration in porcine legs as a function of storage condition4
Understanding Risk of Suicide among perpetrators who view child sexual abuse material (CSAM)4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective4
A fatal case of acetamiprid poisoning with turquoise urine4
Determination of amatoxin concentration in heat-treated samples of Amanita phalloides by high-performance liquid chromatography: A forensic approach4
2,4-Dinitrophenol overdose - Everything old is new again4
Update on risk factors and biomarkers of sudden unexplained cardiac death4
Proposal for a harmonized protocol for COVID-19 screening and necropsy in forensic sciences facilities4
Sexual violence in patients with psychiatric conditions: Factors for consideration in case management3
A social media primer for reluctant forensic pathologists3
Sudden and unexpected deaths due to non-traumatic abdominal disorders: A forensic perspective3
Pathological causes of sudden death in autopsied children with reference to peculiar findings: An Egyptian perspective3
Distinguishing thermally altered bones from debris using imaging and fluorescence spectrometry3
A comparative study of the injury pattern between suicidal and accidental falls from height in Northern Tunisia3
Development of forensic medicine in Rwanda- past, present, and future perspectives3
Insulin murder and the case of Colin Norris3
The prevalence of non-accidental trauma among children with polytrauma: A nationwide level-I trauma centre study3
Abuse of defibrillator pads: Suicide by electrocution3
Forensic psychiatric and criminal dimensions of juvenile homicide/attempted homicide cases in Turkey3
Awareness on tetrodotoxin of illegal activity: forensic issue from a rare homicide case report and literature review3
Genital injuries and allegation of digital vaginal penetration – A retrospective examination of forensic case notes3
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model3
Conducting remote medical asylum evaluations in the United States during COVID-19: Clinicians’ perspectives on acceptability, challenges and opportunities3
Hidden aspects of child abuse3
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration3
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning3
Unenhanced PMCT in the diagnosis of fatal traumatic brain injury in a charred body3
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine3
Elongated styloid process: An incidental autopsy finding of clinical and medico-legal significance3
Early postmortem biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical alterations in skeletal muscles of rats exposed to boldenone undecylenate: Forensic implication3
Case stories and Post-violence behavior of women seeking medical attention at the emergency department due to physical violence3
Quality of death certification based on the documented underlying cause of death: A retrospective study3
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study3
The socio-economic status of families experiencing the sudden unexpected death of an infant – Is it possibly related to a higher rate of non-natural deaths among them3
Electrolyte analysis of pleural effusion for discrimination between seawater and freshwater drowning in decomposed bodies3
Estimation of blood and urine levels of eight metals and essential trace elements collected from living Subjects compared to urine, cardiac and femoral postmortem blood, and other postmortem samples: 3
Developmental changes of the facial skeleton from birth to 18 years within a South African cohort (A computed tomography study)3
Acute intranasal intoxication with mercuric chloride taken accidently instead of cocaine - A case report3
Subdural and epidural hematoma occurrence in relation to the head impact site: An autopsy study3
Educating for practice: A new redesigned pedagogical model of clinical forensic medicine3
Gene expression as age estimation marker in the larval stages of the forensic blowfly, Chrysomya albiceps, at different temperatures3
Repeat attenders are disproportionately vulnerable: An exploration of revictimisation at Saint Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre3
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi2
Neck vascular lesions in hanging cases: A literature review2
Intra-familiar homicides: From 2006 to 2021 in the judicial district of Milan2
Bioanalytical method for simultaneous determination of benzodiazepines in vitreous humor using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry2
Perpetrators’ actions after a murder, in particular handling the corpse to evade criminal responsibility - Discussion of study findings2
Submerged corpses of an elderly couple retrieved from a canal with alcohol detected in their blood: A rare case of murder-suicide by drowning?2
Methamphetamine-induced profound rhabdomyolysis and myoglobin cast nephropathy: A case report and a literature review2
Perils of human remains examination in COVID-19 times2
Bilateral arachnoid cyst-associated subdural fluid collections in an infant following TBI2
Acute concomitant injury and intoxication in complainants of recent sexual assault: A review2
The prevalence of medical violation claims and associated predictors at the Eastern Province in Saudi Arabia: A logistic regression analysis2
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners2
Medico legal and ethical aspects of surrogacy; A case report of a tragic maternal death from Sri Lanka2
The establishment of a population-specific reference value for the ruler drop test for the clinical assessment of reaction time2
Forensic evaluation of fatal-suffocating retropharyngeal haematoma secondary to cervical fractures: Report of two cases2
The incidence of iatrogenic deaths in the Finnish cause-of-death statistics; a retrospective study2
Suicide behaviours in incarcerated males: Links to psychopathic traits, forms of aggression to others, personal characteristics, and current penitentiary variables2
Case report on Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel, 1858) and Co. macellaria (Fabricius, 1775) (Calliphoridae, Diptera) myiasis prior to death: Implications on postmortem interval estimation2
Acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): An autopsy case with alcoholic ketoacidosis2
Screening sexual performance enhancing compounds and their analogues in counterfeit and illicit erectile dysfunction drugs by high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-tandem ma2
Auto brewery syndrome from the perspective of the neurologist2
Saudi physicians’ perceptions of the validity of autopsy and its implications - Structural equation modeling2
A systematic review of photogrammetry as a reliable methodology in gender identification of human skull2
Acute abdominal disease with nonspecific symptoms in the elderly: A case series2
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US2
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death2
Retrospective cohort study of acute behavioural disturbance in police use of force reports2
Gunshot suicides caused by cane-gun and alarm garden gun cannon: Two cases report.”2
Professional legislation knowledge of dentists and psychological effects of negligence2
Custody early warning scores; Do they predict patient deterioration in police custody?2
Trends in victim, incident and care characteristics of a Dutch sexual assault center2
An analysis of officer-reported TASER X2™ probe discharge effectiveness in the United Kingdom2
The role of paranasal sinus fluid in determining drowning as the cause of death: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
A preliminary study to quantify the efficacy of 3D data acquisition for human bone replication2
Effect of postmortem interval and conditions of teeth on STR based DNA profiling from unidentified dead bodies2
Identifying vulnerability in police custody: Making sense of information provided to custody officers2
Technical note: Excel spreadsheet calculation of the Henssge equation as an aid to estimating postmortem interval2
Utilization of oral check-up data of autopsy cases2
Age related changes in thyroid and cricoid cartilages: An autopsy based radiological analysis2
Planning effective mental healthcare in prisons: Findings from a national consultation on the Care Programme Approach in prisons2
Prevalence of Vitamin-D deficiency and insufficiency among prisoners across the globe: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
Sex workers reporting rape: Understanding their vulnerabilities to improve their care. The characteristics of sex workers who attend Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre2
Forensic photo-documentation in adult sexual assault– what do patients think?2
Trends in the analysis of abrin poisoning for forensic purposes2
A comparison of three conducted electrical weapons in a surrogate swine cardiac safety model2
The effects of surface variation on the decomposition of pig carcasses2
Effectiveness of a simulation-based training for health professionals conducting evaluations of alleged torture and ill-treatment2
Set up to ‘fail’? Implementing contamination minimisation procedures and environmental monitoring in a Sexual Assault Referral Centre1
Reliability and validity of a quality tool for assessing clinical forensic medicine legal reports1
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review1
Pitfalls in arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy (ALVC). A review of the literature with considerations on a single case of sudden death in a juvenile athlete1
Torture-induced hand electrical injury: A case report1
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident1
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases1
Immunohistochemical detection of Fibronectin, P-Selectin, FVIII, HSP-70 and MRP-8 in the skin of ligature marks of suicidal hangings1
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics1
Firearm injuries associated with law enforcement activity1
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach1
Self-inflicted hammer blows to the head—Literature and case review1
Clinical characteristics of new psychoactive substances: A multicenter study1
A fatal muzzle/barrel injury by home-made firearm-an unusual mechanism1
Homicide mechanisms, weapon types and causes of death in the autopsy material of the Department of Forensic Medicine Medical University of Gdańsk Poland in the years 2010–20191
Lifetime sexual violence experienced by women asylum seekers and refugees hosted in high-income countries: Literature review and meta-analysis1
A Swiss collaborative exercise for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI): Covering situations with different levels of complexity1
Characteristics and scope of humanitarian relief forensic medical evaluations for immigrant children in the US1
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?1
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination1
Attitudes and experiences of health professionals towards clinical evaluations of torture and ill-treatment1
A stochastic model validated with human test data causally associating target vehicle Delta V, occupant cervicocranial biomechanics, and injury during rear-impact crashes1
Study of court decisions on dental errors in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil1
A review of sexual transmitted infection rates among sexually assaulted patients that present for care1
A retrospective observational study of genital findings in adult women presenting to a New Zealand Adult Sexual Abuse Assessment and Treatment Service following an allegation of recent sexual assault1
A clinical investigation into the ability of subjects with lung disease to provide breath specimens using the EvidenzerIRL evidential breath analyser in alcohol intoxicant driving in criminal justice 1
Forensic odontology: Wrong convictions, “bad apples” and “the innocence files”1
A comprehensive LC-MS/MS method for simultaneous analysis of 65 synthetic cannabinoids in human hair samples and application to forensic investigations1
Comment to the article: Discriminating between consensual intercourse and sexual assault: Genital-anal injury pattern in females1
Analyzing two decades of intimate partner femicide-suicides in Türkiye1
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature1
Sibutramine-induced pheochromocytoma crisis: A rare and lethal occurrence1
Peliosis of the spleen as an unusual cause of splenic rupture: A case report and a review of literature1
Firearm suicides in Sweden1
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view1
Association between postmortem computed tomography value of cerebrospinal fluid and time after death: A longitudinal study of antemortem and postmortem computed tomography1
The relationship between postmortem interval and protein changes in mice1
Sudden death due to cirrhotic cardiomyopathy: An autopsy case report1
Does peer consultation between forensic physicians reduce inter-doctor variation when issuing medical death certifications?1
Using CT scout view to scan illicit drug carriers may reduce radiation exposure1
Prevalence of blood-borne infections in forensic samples: Epidemiology in areas of Chiba, Japan1
Exploring the use of selfies in human identification1
Safety of Vascular Neck Restraint applied by law enforcement officers1
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy1
Snake venom – An unconventional recreational substance for psychonauts in India1
The hidden aspect of carotid lesions in traffic accidents: A little-known phenomenon1
Upper and lower limb amputations in vehicle-related fatalities1
Water heating immersion rod fatalities and their injury pattern characteristics1
An evaluation of injury photography practices in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC)1
The impact of COVID19 pandemic and government enforced lockdowns on levels of attendance and context of sexual assaults reported at Saint Marys Sexual Assault Referral Centre1
A method for estimating time since death through analysis of substances deposited on the surface of dental enamel in a body immersed in freshwater1
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law1
Litigation involving patients with slipped capital femoral epiphysis1
Physical violence against women in southern Tunisia: Epidemiology and risk factors1
Applications of microbiology to different forensic scenarios – A narrative review1
A clear presentation of intracranial hypostasis on PMCT1
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers1
Methadone-related death in detention1
The doctrine of “Reasonable Doctor” in medical negligence: Need to be more reasonable1
Homicidal sharp force cases: An 11-year autopsy-based study1
Institutionalising forensic sciences and medicine in centres for newly arrived unaccompanied minors: A case study from Milano1
Medico-legal implications for the colon perforation during colonoscopy1
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)1
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