OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Forensic Toxicology is 5. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Blood concentrations of new psychoactive substances belonging to benzodiazepine class	50
Rapid screening of riot control agents using DART-TD-HRMS	45
Kerosene condenses in the trachea following inhalation	36
Urinary profiles of methoxyphenamine and its metabolite after inhalation of methoxyphenamine smoke in humans: aiming to distinguish between active and passive exposure	26
Newly emerging synthetic cannabinoid ADB-4en-PINACA: its identification and quantification in an authentic human hair sample by GC–MS/MS	17
First liquid chromatography–high resolution mass spectrometry method for the determination of cocaine on banknote dust	17
Phase I-metabolism studies of the synthetic cannabinoids PX-1 and PX-2 using three different in vitro models	16
Agonistic activity of fentanyl analogs and their metabolites on opioid receptors	13
Evaluation of applicability of micro-segmental analysis to hair treated with heat and haircare products	13
2-Methoxyqualone, a new recreational drug, discovered from a package seized by the police: a preliminary report	12
Acute and subacute toxic effects of CUMYL-4CN-BINACA on male albino rats	11
Urinary excretion profiles of the orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant and its metabolites	11
Quantification and distribution of 4-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl (4-FiBF) in postmortem biological samples using UHPLC–QqQ-MS/MS	9
Quantitation of sibutramine in human hair using gas chromatography–isotope dilution tandem mass spectrometry	9
Alternative matrices in forensic toxicology: a critical review	8
Death after smoking of fentanyl, 5F-ADB, 5F-MDMB-P7AICA and other synthetic cannabinoids with a bucket bong	8
Non-fentanyl-derived synthetic opioids emerging during recent years	8
Mephedrone concentrations in clinical intoxications and fatal cases: a systematic review	8
Suicidal intoxication with mercury chloride	8
Elucidation of toxic effects of 1,2-diacetylbenzene: an in silico study	8
Analysis of degradation products of nerve agents in biological fluids by ion chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	7
Proteomic identification and quantification of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin using a stable isotope-labelled peptide via liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	7
Short-term stability of a small amount of neat Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol	7
Detection of lisdexamfetamine and its metabolite d-amphetamine in urine and gastric contents collected from a cadaver at forensic autopsy	7
Ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate: a review of their roles in forensic toxicology analysis of alcohol postmortem	6

Effects of putrefaction on the quantitative analyses of diphenhydramine in blood and tissues: model experiments by the routine matrix-matched calibration method and standard addition method with diffe	6
Chiral analysis of dextromethorphan and levomethorphan in human hair by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	6
Rapid quantification of phenobarbital and barbital in human whole blood by liquid–liquid extraction combined with DART-orbitrap-HRMS	6
Development of a simple screening method for analyzing cereulide toxin in fried rice using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry	6
Sensitive quantitative analysis of psilocin and psilocybin in hair samples from suspected users and their distribution in seized hallucinogenic mushrooms	6
Comparison between human liver microsomes and the fungus Cunninghamella elegans for biotransformation of the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-424 having a bromo-naphthyl moiety analysed by high-resolution ma	6
Development and validation of an ultra-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of 25 psychoactive drugs in cerumen and its application to real postmort	6
Analytical characterization and differentiation between threo- and erythro-4-fluoroethylphenidate	5
Analysis of degradation products of Novichok agents in human urine by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry	5
Histological paraffin-embedded block: a good alternative specimen to detect the use of opiates at least 20 years ago	5
The blood-to-plasma ratio and predicted GABAA-binding affinity of designer benzodiazepines	5