OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Forensic Science International-Genetics is 8. 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.)

Article	Citations
Investigative genetic genealogy: Current methods, knowledge and practice	82
A sequence-based 74plex microhaplotype assay for analysis of forensic DNA mixtures	48
Getting the conclusive lead with investigative genetic genealogy – A successful case study of a 16 year old double murder in Sweden	41
Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy	39
Forensic transcriptome analysis using massively parallel sequencing	37
Progress in forensic bone DNA analysis: Lessons learned from ancient DNA	37
Interpreting NUMTs in forensic genetics: Seeing the forest for the trees	36
Extended kinship analysis of historical remains using SNP capture	36
How many cells are required for successful DNA profiling?	35
Developmental validation of Oxford Nanopore Technology MinION sequence data and the NGSpeciesID bioinformatic pipeline for forensic genetic species identification	33
mRNA profiling of mock casework samples: Results of a FoRNAP collaborative exercise	30
Forensic proteomics	29
Degradation of human mRNA transcripts over time as an indicator of the time since deposition (TsD) in biological crime scene traces	28
High DNA yield from metatarsal and metacarpal bones from Slovenian Second World War skeletal remains	27
Indirect DNA transfer without contact from dried biological materials on various surfaces	27
Forensic genetic genealogy: A profile of cases solved	25
Predicting the postmortem interval of burial cadavers based on microbial community succession	25
Massively parallel sequencing is unlocking the potential of environmental trace evidence	24
Fast and accurate kinship estimation using sparse SNPs in relatively large database searches	24
Recent advances in Forensic DNA Phenotyping of appearance, ancestry and age	24
Development of two age estimation models for buccal swab samples based on 3 CpG sites analyzed with pyrosequencing and minisequencing	24
A common epigenetic clock from childhood to old age	24
International Wildlife Trafficking: A perspective on the challenges and potential forensic genetics solutions	23
Individual shedder status and the origin of touch DNA	23
Developmental validation of VeriFiler™ Plus PCR Amplification Kit: A 6-dye multiplex assay designed for casework samples	22

Genetic insights into the paternal admixture history of Chinese Mongolians via high-resolution customized Y-SNP SNaPshot panels	22
Massively parallel sequencing of 165 ancestry-informative SNPs and forensic biogeographical ancestry inference in three southern Chinese Sinitic/Tai-Kadai populations	21
Assessment of the Precision ID Identity Panel kit on challenging forensic samples	21
Combining current knowledge on DNA methylation-based age estimation towards the development of a superior forensic DNA intelligence tool	21
The effect of environmental conditions on the rate of RNA degradation in dried blood stains	21
Capture enrichment and massively parallel sequencing for human identification	20
Prioritising family members for genotyping in missing person cases: A general approach combining the statistical power of exclusion and inclusion	20
Assessing time dependent changes in microbial composition of biological crime scene traces using microbial RNA markers	19
Development and inter-laboratory validation of the VISAGE enhanced tool for age estimation from semen using quantitative DNA methylation analysis	18
Estimating the number of contributors to a DNA profile using decision trees	18
Determination of shedder status: A comparison of two methods involving cell counting in fingerprints and the DNA analysis of handheld tubes	18
Integrating the human microbiome in the forensic toolkit: Current bottlenecks and future solutions	18
Enhanced forensic DNA recovery with appropriate swabs and optimized swabbing technique	18
Epigenetic age estimation in saliva and in buccal cells	18
STRait Razor Online: An enhanced user interface to facilitate interpretation of MPS data	17
Analyzing population structure for forensic STR markers in next generation sequencing data	17
A collaborative exercise on DNA methylation-based age prediction and body fluid typing	17
RMplex: An efficient method for analyzing 30 Y-STRs with high mutation rates	16
A new method to detect methylation profiles for forensic body fluid identification combining ARMS-PCR technique and random forest model	16
mRNA and microRNA stability validation of blood samples under different environmental conditions	16
Combining evidence across multiple mixed DNA profiles for improved resolution of a donor when a common contributor can be assumed	16
Screening and selection of 21 novel microhaplotype markers for ancestry inference in ten Chinese subpopulations	16
Development and validation of an mRNA-based multiplex body fluid identification workflow and a rectal mucosa marker pilot study	15
BGISEQ-500RS sequencing of a 448-plex SNP panel for forensic individual identification and kinship analysis	15
Best of both: A simultaneous analysis of mRNA and miRNA markers for body fluid identification	15
Genomic history and forensic characteristics of Sherpa highlanders on the Tibetan Plateau inferred from high-resolution InDel panel and genome-wide SNPs	15
Validation of the Verogen ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep kit/Primer Mix B for phenotypic and biogeographical ancestry predictions using the Micro MiSeq® Flow Cells	15
Reducing noise and stutter in short tandem repeat loci with unique molecular identifiers	14
Genetic structure and paternal admixture of the modern Chinese Zhuang population based on 37 Y-STRs and 233 Y-SNPs	14
Accurate profiling of forensic autosomal STRs using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION device	14
When evaluating DNA evidence within a likelihood ratio framework, should the propositions be exhaustive?	14
Autosomal STR and SNP characterization of populations from the Northeastern Peruvian Andes with the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit	14
Collaborative swab performance comparison and the impact of sampling solution volumes on DNA recovery	14
Population genetic data of 74 microhaplotypes in four major U.S. population groups	14
Mapping the geographic origin of captive and confiscated Hermann’s tortoises: A genetic toolkit for conservation and forensic analyses	13
Are low LRs reliable?	13
STRNaming: Generating simple, informative names for sequenced STR alleles in a standardised and automated manner	13
Evaluation of Promega PowerSeq™ Auto/Y systems prototype on an admixed sample of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Population data, sensitivity, stutter and mixture studies	13
A multi-dimensional evaluation of the ‘NIST 1032’ sample set across four forensic Y-STR multiplexes	13
Identification of novel semen and saliva specific methylation markers and its potential application in forensic analysis	13
Development and inter-laboratory evaluation of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry inference from DNA	13
Evaluating DNA evidence possibly involving multiple (mixed) samples, common donors and related contributors	13
The genital microbiome and its potential for detecting sexual assault	13
BIO-INSPIRED MAGNETIC BEADS FOR ISOLATION OF SPERM FROM HETEROGENOUS SAMPLES IN FORENSIC APPLICATIONS	13
Nanopore sequencing of a forensic combined STR and SNP multiplex	13
Forty years of research and development on forensic genetics: A bibliometric analysis	12
A highly polymorphic panel of 40-plex microhaplotypes for the Chinese Han population and its application in estimating the number of contributors in DNA mixtures	12
The development of forensic DNA analysis: New debates on the issue of fundamental human rights	12
Forensic DNA extraction methods for human hard tissue: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of technologies and sample type	12
Using unique molecular identifiers to improve allele calling in low-template mixtures	12

Exploration of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) recovery for touch deposits	12
Assessment of Diamond™ Nucleic Acid Dye for the identification and targeted sampling of latent DNA in operational casework	12
Calculating LRs for presence of body fluids from mRNA assay data in mixtures	11
Comparing multiple POI to DNA mixtures	11
Predicting eye and hair colour in a Norwegian population using Verogen’s ForenSeq™ DNA signature prep kit	11
Ethnic fragmentation and degree of urbanization strongly affect the discrimination power of Y-STR haplotypes in central Sahel	11
Improving the differentiation of closely related males by RMplex analysis of 30 Y-STRs with high mutation rates	11
Development and validation of a custom panel including 256 Y-SNPs for Chinese Y-chromosomal haplogroups dissection	11
Identification of coding region SNPs from specific and sensitive mRNA biomarkers for the deconvolution of the semen donor in a body fluid mixture	11
Age determination through DNA methylation patterns in fingernails and toenails	11
Rapid DNA from a disaster victim identification perspective: Is it a game changer?	11
Operationalisation of the ForenSeq® Kintelligence Kit for Australian unidentified and missing persons casework	10
Corneocyte lysis and fragmented DNA considerations for the cellular component of forensic touch DNA	10
Identification of missing persons through kinship analysis by microhaplotype sequencing of single-source DNA and two-person DNA mixtures	10
Practical forensic use of kinship determination using high-density SNP profiling based on a microarray platform, focusing on low-quantity DNA	10
Evaluation of the VISAGE basic tool for appearance and ancestry inference using ForenSeq® chemistry on the MiSeq FGx® system	10
Developmental validation of the ForenSeq MainstAY kit, MiSeq FGx sequencing system and ForenSeq Universal Analysis Software	10
A new approach for forensic analysis of saliva-containing body fluid mixtures based on SNPs and methylation patterns of nearby CpGs	10
Evaluation of supervised machine-learning methods for predicting appearance traits from DNA	10
Whole mitochondrial genomes assembled from thermally altered forensic bones and teeth	10
Transfer, persistence and recovery of DNA and mRNA vaginal mucosa markers after intimate and social contact with Bayesian network analysis for activity level reporting	10
Paternal genetic structure of the Qiang ethnic group in China revealed by high-resolution Y-chromosome STRs and SNPs	10
Complex kinship analysis with a combination of STRs, SNPs, and indels	10
Developmental validation of a microRNA panel using quadratic discriminant analysis for the classification of seven forensically relevant body fluids	10
The transitivity of the Hardy–Weinberg law	10
The germlines of male monozygotic (MZ) twins: Very similar, but not identical	10
The level of DNA an individual transfers to untouched items in their immediate surroundings	10
Microbial DNA in human nucleic acid extracts: Recoverability of the microbiome in DNA extracts stored frozen long-term and its potential and ethical implications for forensic investigation	10
A global snapshot of current opinions of next-generation sequencing technologies usage in forensics	9
DNA deposited in whole thumbprints: A reproducibility study	9
Rapid detection of blood and semen mRNA markers by reverse transcription-recombinase polymerase amplification	9
Microhaplotype and Y-SNP/STR (MY): A novel MPS-based system for genotype pattern recognition in two-person DNA mixtures	9
A new strategy for distinguishing menstrual blood from peripheral blood by the miR-451a/miR-21-5p ratio	9
Forensic nanopore sequencing of microhaplotype markers using QitanTech’s QNome	9
The application of the skin virome for human identification	9
Parallel sequencing of 87 STR and 294 SNP markers using the prototype of the SifaMPS panel on the MiSeq FGx™ system	9
Pitfalls and challenges associated with phenoconversion in forensic toxcicology	9
A bacterial signature-based method for the identification of seven forensically relevant human body fluids	9
Analysis of mixed DNA profiles from the RapidHIT™ ID platform using probabilistic genotyping software STRmix™	9
Making decisions in missing person identification cases with low statistical power	9
Investigative DNA analysis of two-person mixed crime scene trace in a murder case	9
Estimating the time since deposition (TsD) in saliva stains using temporal changes in microbial markers	9
Optimisation and application of a forensic microsatellite panel to combat Greater-one horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) poaching in India	9
Sperm hunting on optical microscope slides for forensic analysis with deep convolutional networks – a feasibility study	9
Strategy for STR typing of bones from the Second World War combining CE and NGS technology: A pilot study	9
Developmental validation of a 381 Y-chromosome SNP panel for haplogroup analysis in the Chinese populations	8
Fractionation of DNA and protein from individual latent fingerprints for forensic analysis	8
AnLRframework incorporating se	8
Intra-bone nuclear DNA variability and STR typing success in Second World War 12th thoracic vertebrae	8
Streamlining the decision-making process for international DNA kinship matching using Worldwide allele frequencies and tailored cutoff log10LR thresholds	8
Assessment of the ANDE 6C Rapid DNA system and investigative biochip for the processing of calcified and muscle tissue	8
Association of variants in MYH7, MYBPC3 and TNNT2 with sudden cardiac death-related risk factors in Brazilian patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	8
The Oral Microbiome for Geographic Origin: An Italian Study	8
Development and evaluations of the ancestry informative markers of the VISAGE Enhanced Tool for Appearance and Ancestry	8
Recovery of DNA from fired and unfired cartridge casings: comparison of two DNA collection methods	8
Allelic diversity and forensic estimations of the Beijing Hans: Comparative data on sequence-based and length-based STRs	8
Explainable artificial intelligence in forensics: Realistic explanations for number of contributor predictions of DNA profiles	8
Comparison of nuclear DNA yield and STR typing success in Second World War petrous bones and metacarpals III	8
DNA on drugs! A preliminary investigation of DNA deposition during the handling of illicit drug capsules	8
The comparison of DNA mixture profiles with multiple persons of interest	8
Improving the regional Y-STR haplotype resolution utilizing haplogroup-determining Y-SNPs and the application of machine learning in Y-SNP haplogroup prediction in a forensic Y-STR database: A pilot s	8