Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine is 3. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Demographics and characteristics of acute sexual assault presentations to a sexual assault service within metropolitan Sydney42
Reflected near-infrared photography: Digging deeper into post-mortem examination38
Mummification – An historical and cultural overview21
A novel approach towards identification: A case report and review of literature21
Male rape in Brazil: A descriptive analysis from 2010 to 202219
Usability of the mandibular gonial angle measured retrospectively from computed tomography sections in sex estimation19
Crossing Borders: A look at migrant deaths in the Caribbean16
Will medical cause of death certifications data quality improve in the UK with the new medical examiner system?16
Physician complicity in human rights violations: Involuntary sterilization among women from Mexico and Central America seeking asylum in the United States16
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and macroscopic analysis of immature human permanent molar immersion in hydrochloric acid (HCL, 38%)15
Applying Computational Intelligence in medical forensics14
Artificial intelligence in forensic mental health: A review of applications and implications14
Non-traumatic ecchymoses: A literature review from a medico-legal perspective14
Usability of elemental analysis for antemortem and postmortem bone fracture differentiation13
From over-the-counter to criminal evidence: Pharmacological profiles, analytical methods, and forensic insights into diphenhydramine's role in drug-facilitated crime13
“It changed my whole entire thinking”: Identifying narrative elements in medical affidavit writing for asylum seekers13
Forensic medical examination after conflict-related sexual violence: A scoping review of the literature13
Relationships between social support, resilience and psychological distress among young offenders in Ghana's correctional facilities: A three-wave longitudinal mediation model13
Analysis of suicide-related deaths among children aged 0–14 years in Türkiye12
Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics11
The final breath on prone restraint deaths: Response to promoting the prone position paranoia11
Corrigendum to “Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review” [J Forensic Legal Med 103 (2024) 1–9 102675]11
Female genital mutilation – An overview for forensic practitioners10
Editorial Board10
Cranial anatomical structures with high sexual dimorphism in metric and morphological evaluation: A systematic review10
A rare case of multiple congenital anomalies in a neonate: Diagnostic challenges in establishing live birth and the role of comprehensive fetal autopsy10
Combined use of cocaine and alcohol: A violent cocktail? A systematic review10
Continuous Hymenal Rim Following First Penile–Vaginal Intercourse: A Case Series and Review10
Umbrella review: CT of frontal, maxillary and sphenoidal sinuses for sexual dimorphism10
PTSD assessments in sexual assault trials in Taiwan: Interdisciplinary Challenges and Implications for Judicial Policy Reform9
Hunger strikes and force feeding in detention: Clinical and ethical challenges9
Life-threatening spontaneous splenic rupture in congenital afibrinogenemia: Two case reports and systematic literature review9
Necrotizing Fasciitis: When skin confuses - An autopsy case report9
Diagnosing neurocysticercosis in skeletonized human remains of forensic importance8
Awareness of forensic odontology among Lebanese dentists: Implications for dental education and training8
Blood extravasations in the vaginal and rectal mucosa: probably underdiagnosed findings in female victims of sexual homicide8
Recommendations for large-scale exhumations of Potter's Fields: Cases in the US8
Hyperostosis frontalis interna, a clue in the reconstructive identification of skeletons. Epidemiology of an autopsy population at Limoges University Hospital (France)8
Comparing the diagnostic utility of the Pleural Effusion Ratio and the Drowning Index in identifying freshwater drowning deaths8
Editorial Board8
Determining the specificity of the 36-InDelplex panel among species8
Reflections on editorial and peer review in the forensic medical literature7
FFLM 2026 Flyer7
A rare case of sudden death due to endomyocardial fibrosis in Italy: A differential diagnosis with other causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy7
Epidemiological, forensic, and clinical insights into burn injuries: A decade-long retrospective analysis from Goa Medical College7
A medical child abuse case with spurious bleeding; importance of collecting the evidence7
A review of sexual transmitted infection rates among sexually assaulted patients that present for care7
Editorial Board7
Knowledge and perception of forensic science among junior police officers in Ghana7
Homicidal sharp force cases: An 11-year autopsy-based study7
Determinant factors in the identification of unknown cadavers in a forensic medical institute7
Femicide in Ireland 2012–20237
Beyond the distance between juridic and scientific decision-making process: An evidence-based prediction algorithm for professional liability assessment in healthcare-associated infections7
Editorial Board7
Identifying the prevalence of genito-anal injuries amongst clients attending St Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre following an allegation of anal penetration6
Analysis of non-metric dental traits for ethnicity identification in a mixed population of Uttar Pradesh6
The significance of evaluating sphenoid sinus fluid by postmortem computed tomography in cases of drowning6
A review of blunt impact injuries to the human head caused by non-lethal kinetic projectiles6
A prospective non-fatal injuries assessment: A multivariate analysis in medical-legal examinations6
Risk factors of sudden cardiac death in women: A 10 years study in Tunisia6
A machine learning approach for automated injuries classification on postmortem images6
Estimation of the post-mortem interval; added value of mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle6
Sex estimation from human calvarial bone photographs with deep learning approach6
Thick quilt may severely impact the estimation of postmortem interval using forensic entomology-based methods -two case reports6
The washing away of evidence: The effect of different washing treatments on body fluid identification and DNA profiling from stained clothing fabrics6
Acute vertical deceleration injury: A case of cranial impalement6
Is self-immolation still a contemporary phenomenon? Forensic evidence from the case studies of Milan (Italy) and literature review6
Postmortem tissue alterations induced by corrosive substances – a scoping review6
Assessing the forensic implications of DNA degradation for PMI estimation using comet assay: A systematic review6
Correlation of vitreous and serum biochemical markers with postmortem interval and cold storage duration: A prospective observational study6
Meningioma: A silent cause of suicide -case study6
Postmortem biochemistry in deaths from ischemic heart disease6
Systematic review on age assessment using Schmeling and Kellinghaus scoring of the medial end of the clavicle by various diagnostic imaging techniques6
The use of contrast and non-contrast post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) in coronial autopsy clinical practice: Results from an audit of 268 cases6
3D printing and CBCT anatomical reproducibility assessment in forensic scenarios5
Impact of pesticides on Calliphoridae species: Insights into forensic entomotoxicology5
Femicide in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: Matched case-control study5
Fatal acute methotrexate intoxication resulting from medication error in a rheumatoid arthritis patient: a case report5
Fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary arteries: An unusual case of sudden death and review of the literature5
Subendocardial hemorrhages in a case of crush asphyxia5
Comperative evaluation of Nolla, Willems and Cameriere methods for age estimation of Turkish children in the Central Black Sea Region: A preliminary study5
Awareness survey on drug crime scene investigation and drug detection kits among drug-related police officers5
The specifics of homicide-suicide in France5
A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics5
Unidentified: Simulation-based education in forensic odontology5
The analysis of pregnancies terminated before and after the limit of viability: A medicolegal view5
A subjective analysis of participants’ views in a study of experimental modelling of imposed airway obstruction in infants and children5
Review of nine malpractice cases with allegations of causation of cervical artery dissection by cervical spine manipulation: No evidence for causation5
Risk factor analysis of medical litigation outcomes in obstetrics and gynecology: A retrospective cohort study of 344 claims in Japan5
Identification of N-piperidinyl etonitazene in alternative keratinous matrices from a decomposing cadaver5
Drowning and forensic medical process in Türkiye: The retrospective analysis on 989 autopsied cases in 5 years5
Microbial community analyses provide a differential diagnosis for the antemortem and postmortem injury of decayed cadaver: An animal model5
The use of dye to detect sites of hemorrhage and leak in postmortem cases5
Towards automation of human stage of decay identification: An artificial intelligence approach5
Significantly reduced rates of interpersonal violence in an urban Danish population 2003–20215
What constitutes a high-quality, comprehensive medico-legal asylum affidavit in the United States immigration context? A multi-sectoral consensus-building modified Delphi5
Validation of forensic cleaning processes undertaken within Sexual Assault Referral Centres5
Informing therapeutic care and legal process in assault cases involving non-fatal strangulation5
Validation of an in-house Dutch Forensic Death Coding system (FDC)4
Investigating the extent of medical malpractice in cosmetic surgeries during the first half of 2019: A Study of the Tehran Forensic Commission4
Forensic medicine in (West-Bank) Palestine visions and obstacles4
The significance of APACHE II as a predictor of mortality in paraquat poisoning: A systematic review and meta-analysis4
Point-of-care devices in the postmortem setting: analysis of clinical chemistry parameters4
Mapping the landscape: Analysis of publication trends in forensic anthropology. Insights from Poland4
Histopathology in medico-legal autopsies: Clinical foundation, legal mandate, and judicial guarantee4
Viral infection and sudden non-cardiac death: A systematic review4
The forensic implications of lonely deaths (Kodokushi) – A South Australian study4
Analysis of the pathogenesis of acute necrotizing esophagitis (black esophagus): A report of three autopsy cases4
Response to the letter to editor Re: “A systematic review about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in various fields of forensic medicine.”4
Paraquat associated stomatitis: A forensic marker of exposure intent and prognosis4
Editorial Board4
Letter to editor regarding article: “A continuous forensic spectral analysis study to identify antemortem and postmortem muscle contusions by chemometrics”4
Literature Review on Forensic Implications of Illicit Drug Metabolism: A Medicinal Chemistry Perspective4
Relationships between cause of death and concentrations of seven steroids obtained from the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of cadavers4
Effects of deferred prosecution on psychological well-being in individuals with substance use disorders4
Comparative study on informed consent regulation in health care among Italy, France, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries, Germany, and Spain4
A fatal suicidal sodium nitrite ingestion determined six days after death4
Alcohol-impaired driving in Tunisia: Forensic insights and population-level data for North African public health and road safety4
Cervical spinal manipulative therapy, arterial dissection, and the law: Informed consent and causation in Goldie C. arsenault4
The impact of major occupational injuries on professional reintegration. A Portuguese medico-legal contribution4
Can prisons be trauma-informed? Reflections on the development of a trauma-informed approach4
Performance of an on-site urine multidrug test used by forensic physicians in determining the cause of death4
How people die inside: Fact patterns in civil litigation for in-custody deaths4
Nystagmus among suspected amphetamine impaired drivers4
Distinguishing injury patterns in pedestrian motor vehicle collisions from fall-from-height impacts. Medico-legal implications4
Examination of bone fractures in women exposed to domestic violence (Tokat-Turkey)4
Hepatovascular manifestation of Takayasu arteritis presenting as sudden cardiac death4
Suspicion of needle pricking/spiking in 2022 in Paris, France, an observational study from the Department of Forensic Medicine4
Medical liability related legislation and insurance policies around the world: A narrative literature review4
To investigate the pattern of neck injuries and the role of toxicology in cases of hanging and manual/homicidal ligature strangulation in Ireland between 2016 – 2020: A retrospective review and analys4
Histological insights in decomposed bodies: A case report challenging the homicide hypothesis4
Emerging global trends and development in forensic toxicology: A review4
Facial age progression: Review of scientific literature and value for missing person identification in forensic medicine4
Sexual Safety in English mental health in-patient beds: has nothing been learned?4
Common medical ethics dilemmas: Few reflections from a Saudi perspective4
An investigation into the profile and temporal evolution of firearm-related fatalities at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Laboratory3
Reflective writing an assessment strategy for post-mortem observational activity in medical students3
Editorial Board3
Review of the demographic factors and toxicology related to deaths due to pregabalin in Northern Ireland3
Quantitative estimation of TNF-α and IL-3 by using ELISA from human lung tissue in fatal asphyxial deaths3
Evaluation of sexual dimorphism in the foramina of the middle cranial fossa using high-resolution multi-slice computed tomography scan: A cross-sectional study3
Non-fatal strangulation versus general assault in a clinical forensic medicine cohort: Characteristics of patient, perpetrator and presentation3
The completeness of routine registration of the counterpart in deliberate interpersonal violence in an urban emergency department3
Analysis of the descriptive characteristics of female victims of violence applying to the domestic violence office of a court of law3
Intra-puparial development of forensically important Sarcophaga princeps at different constant temperatures3
Calcified cartilage-like aggregations of the external acoustic meatus found on cone beam computed tomography scans may offer forensic application: Report of case series3
Application of 3D imaging and selfies in forensic dental identification3
Association of Paraphenylenediamine (PPD), with suicidal attempts in Pakistan- A cross-sectional study3
Alcimedes3
A critical assessment of the diatom test of rib bone marrow as a supporting procedure in the case of drowning3
WITHDRAWN: Sudden cardiac death: the role of molecular autopsy with next-generation sequencing3
Intrinsic factors influencing the post-mortem mechanical excitability of human skeletal muscle3
Sodium azide/nitrite suicides in the Netherlands between 2015 and 20223
Fatal mechanical asphyxia: a comprehensive forensic review with an illustrative case3
Evaluation of sampling and DNA extraction strategies for touch DNA recovery from plastic folder, wooden table, and plastic bag surfaces3
Quality standards in forensic medicine3
Advances in wound ballistic research: Computed tomography analysis of projectile effects in simulants3
Analysis of aborted fetal material using autosomal STR markers in forensic cases of sexual assault3
Ear-ly Warnings: The diagnostic accuracy of Frank's sign in fatal coronary artery disease – A forensic pathology study3
Fatal overdose of antihypertensive and antidiabetic medications: A case report and a brief review of the literature3
Skin colour, injury rates and sexual violence. Time to even the playing field. A retrospective analysis of 292 forensic medical records.3
The forensic medical examination findings as they relate to the judicial outcomes in cases of non-fatal strangulation3
Forensic aspects of healthcare-related murders: a series of homicides and attempted homicides committed by nurses in Italy3
Sexual violence and associated factors among female night students in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis3
The role of miRNA-21 and hypoxia inducible factor-1 in predicting post mortem interval in cardiac muscles of aluminum phosphide deaths3
The importance of outliers in forensic practice3
Loss of Wharton's jelly and fibrosis in umbilical cord stricture area: A case report3
Toxicological and forensic aspects of a fatal 3-methylmethcathinone intoxication: A case report3
Rare fatal effect of combined use of sildenafil and alcohol leading to Cerebrovascular Accident3
Femicide in Ireland 2012–20233
Usefulness of powdered crown of mandibular first premolars in birth year estimation by radiocarbon dating3
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