OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Forensic Chemistry is 7. 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
Forensic applications of DART-MS: A review of recent literature	84
Classification of fentanyl analogues through principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical clustering of GC–MS data	32
Commonly available, everyday materials as non-conventional powders for the visualization of latent fingerprints	27
Survey of gunshot residue prevalence on the hands of individuals from various population groups in and outside Europe	23
Impact of surface roughness on the deposition of saliva and fingerprint residue on non-porous substrates	20
Deliberate evasion of narcotic legislation: Trends visualized in commercial mixtures of new psychoactive substances analyzed by GC-solid deposition-FTIR	19
Screening of seized drugs utilizing portable Raman spectroscopy and direct analysis in real time-mass spectrometry (DART-MS)	19
The differentiation of synthetic cathinone isomers using GC-EI-MS and multivariate analysis	17
Analysis of seven selected antidepressant drugs in post–mortem samples using fabric phase sorptive extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection	17
The importance of wavelength selection in on-scene identification of drugs of abuse with portable near-infrared spectroscopy	16
DART-HRMS as a triage approach for the rapid analysis of cannabinoid-infused edible matrices, personal-care products and Cannabis sativa hemp plant material	15
Chemical attribution of fentanyl: The effect of human metabolism	15
Detection of fentanyl and derivatives using a lateral flow immunoassay	15
On the spectroscopic investigation of stamp inks using ATR-FTIR and chemometrics: Application in forensic document examination	15
Real-time monitoring of TATP released from PDMS-based canine training aids versus bulk TATP using DART-MS	14
Two-temperature preparation method for PDMS-based canine training aids for explosives	13
Machine learning model for detecting fentanyl analogs from mass spectra	13
Evaluation of organic and inorganic gunshot residues in various populations using LC-MS/MS	13
Quantitative NMR as a tool for analysis of new psychoactive substances	13
An interlaboratory study evaluating the interpretation of forensic glass evidence using refractive index measurements and elemental composition	13
Comprehensive structural characterisation of the newly emerged synthetic cannabimimetics Cumyl-BC[2.2.1]HpMeGaClone, Cumyl-BC[2.2.1]HpMINACA, and Cumyl-BC[2.2.1]HpMICA featuring a norbornyl methyl sid	12
Origami chips: Development and validation of a paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip device for the rapid and cost-effective detection of 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and its metabolite, 4-methylephedrine i	12
Discrimination of SINTOX® GSR against environmental particles and its automated investigation by SEM/EDS	12
Investigating a cold case using high-resolution multi-isotope profiles in human hair	12
Homogeneity assessment of the elemental composition of windshield glass by µ-XRF, LIBS and LA-ICP-MS analysis	12

Classification of ground-truth fire debris samples using artificial neural networks	12
Validation of ground truth fire debris classification by supervised machine learning	11
Finding evidence at a crime scene: Sensitive determination of benzodiazepine residues in drink and food paraphernalia by HPLC-HRMS/MS	11
Gas chromatography with dual cold electron ionization mass spectrometry and vacuum ultraviolet detection for the analysis of phenylethylamine analogues	11
Optimization of gas chromatography/vacuum ultraviolet (GC/VUV) spectroscopy for explosive compounds and application to post-blast debris	11
Correlation and analysis of smokeless powder, smokeless powder residues, and lab generated pyrolysis products via GC–MS	11
Study of latent fingerprints – A review	11
Recognition of fake paintings of the 20th-century Russian avant-garde using the physicochemical analysis of zinc white	11
Continuous monitoring of chemical warfare agents in vapor using a Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy instrument with multi pass gas cell, mercury cadmium telluride detector and rolling backgroun	10
An interlaboratory study to evaluate the forensic analysis and interpretation of glass evidence	10
Identification of volatile components in the headspace of pharmaceutical-grade fentanyl	10
Fresh vs. frozen human decomposition – A preliminary investigation of lipid degradation products as biomarkers of post-mortem interval	10
Differentiation between hemp-type and marijuana-type cannabis using the Fast Blue BB colorimetric test	10
Validated method for the analysis of 22 illicit drugs and their metabolites via liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in illicit drug samples collected in Chicago, IL	10
Fast & fluorinated – Development and validation of a rapid benchtop NMR approach and other routine screening methods for the detection and quantification of synthesized fluorofentanyl derivatives	10
Synthesis, characterisation, detection and quantification of a novel hexyl-substituted synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist: (S)-N-(1-amino-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutan-2-yl)-1-hexyl-1H-indazole-3-carbox	9
Assessment of the similarity between in-source collision-induced dissociation (IS-CID) fragment ion spectra and tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) product ion spectra for seized drug identifications	9
Headspace analysis of ammonium nitrate variants and the effects of differing vapor profiles on canine detection	9
Comparison between visual assessments and different variants of linear discriminant analysis to the classification of Raman patterns of inkjet printer inks	9
Chemical composition effect on latent print development using black fingerprint powders	9
Prevalence and probabilistic assessment of organic and inorganic gunshot residue and background profiles using LIBS, electrochemistry, and SEM-EDS	9
Synthesis and characterisation of homemade urea nitrate explosive from commercial sources of urea	9
Combining FTIR-ATR and OPLS-DA methods for magic mushrooms discrimination	9
Raman spectroscopy of fingerprints and chemometric analysis for forensic sex determination in humans	8
Multimodal spectroscopy with chemometrics for the forensic analysis of Western Australian sandy soils	8
Implementing Raman Spectroscopy as a tool to characterize sexual lubricants	8
Classification of fentanyl precursors by multivariate analysis of low-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy data	8
Electrochemical detection of MDMA and 2C-B in ecstasy tablets using a selectivity enhancement strategy by in-situ derivatization	8
Applicability of liquid and supercritical fluid chromatographic separation techniques with diode array ultraviolet detection for forensic analysis	8
A survey of amphetamine type stimulant nitrogen sources by isotope ratio mass spectrometry	8
Drugs of abuse: A narrative review of recent trends in biological sample preparation and chromatographic techniques	8
Calculation of likelihood ratios in forensic glass comparisons; introduction to a R code and Shiny app applied to existing background glass elemental databases	8
The use of portable separation devices for forensic analysis: A review of recent literature	8
Cannabis – A state of the art about the millenary plant: Part I	8
Spectral trends in GC-EI-MS data obtained from the SWGDRUG mass spectral library and literature: A resource for the identification of unknown compounds	8
Continuous vapor sampling of volatile organic compounds associated with explosives using capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) coupled to a portable GC–MS	8
GC–MS analysis of N-(bromodimethoxybenzyl)-2-, 3-, and 4-methoxyphenethylamines: Inverse analogues of the psychoactive 25B-NBOMe drug	8
A template for the validation of DART-MS for qualitative seized drugs analysis	8
DART-HRMS triage approach part 2 – Application to the detection of cannabinoids and terpenes in recreational Cannabis products	8
Source determination of homemade ammonium nitrate using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, trace elemental analysis and chemometrics	7
GC–MS and GC–IR analysis of methylenedioxyphenylalkylamine analogues of the psychoactive 25X-NBOMe drugs	7
Effects of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on triacetone triperoxide (TATP) volatilization	7
Forensic analysis of cigarette filter using non-destructive ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric methods	7
Analysis of non-hazardous canine training aids for triacetone triperoxide (TATP)	7
Utility of gas chromatography infrared spectroscopy (GC-IR) for the differentiation of positional isomers of fentanyl related substances	7
Comparison of three active 1,2-indanedione-zinc formulations for fingermark detection in the context of limited resources and supply chain risks in Seychelles	7
Evaluation of capillary microextraction of volatiles (CMV) coupled to a person-portable gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC–MS) for the analysis of gasoline residues	7
A homogeneity study of cling films using stable isotope ratios	7
Characterization of a headspace sampling method with a five-component diesel fuel surrogate	7
A survey of novel MDA and MDMA precursors by isotope ratio mass spectrometry	7

A validated method for the analysis of sugars and sugar alcohols related to explosives via liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS) with post-column addition