Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Aims & Scope

Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology encompasses all aspects of modern day forensics, equally applying to children or adults, either living or the deceased.

This includes forensic science, medicine, nursing, and pathology, as well as toxicology, human identification, mass disasters/mass war graves, profiling, imaging, policing, wound assessment, sexual assault, anthropology, archeology, forensic search, entomology, botany, biology, veterinary pathology, and DNA.

Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology presents a balance of forensic research and reviews from around the world to reflect modern advances through peer-reviewed papers, short communications, meeting proceedings and case reports.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12201

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	470

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.470

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Forensic entomology: applications and limitations

  Citation: 400

  Authors: J., C. S., C. P., R., M. J. R.

• Methods for determining time of death

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Burkhard

• Y chromosome STR typing in crime casework

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Lutz

• Imaging in forensic radiology: an illustrated guide for postmortem computed tomography technique and protocols

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Patricia M., Dominic, Wolf, Thomas D., Nicole, Steffen G., Michael J., Garyfalia

• DNA detective: a review of molecular approaches to wildlife forensics

  Citation: 157

  Authors: E. A., A., N. N., J.

• STRs vs. SNPs: thoughts on the future of forensic DNA testing

  Citation: 154

  Authors: John M., Michael D., Peter M.

• Autopsy findings in COVID-19-related deaths: a literature review

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Aniello, Alice Chiara, Raffaele, Marco, Emanuela, Paola, Vittorio

• Postmortem toxicology

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Gisela

• Hypothermia

  Citation: 140

  Authors: Elisabeth E.

• The value of sub-stages and thin slices for the assessment of the medial clavicular epiphysis: a prospective multi-center CT study

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Daniel, Ronald, Volker, Martin, Thomas, Frank, Klaus, Heidi, Sven, Andreas

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