Journal profile

Forensic science international

Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland
ISSN0379-0738 | 1872-6283 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.66
Citation rate 2.88 1,738 total citations
h5-index 36 h5 depth signal
Cited share 79.2% 480 of 606
Total citations 1,738 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.07 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.7% 220 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 568
United Kingdom 392
Australia 390
China 354
Switzerland 329

Citing Fields of Research

Chemometrics 1,204
Substance Abuse 758
Archaeology 661
Mass Spectrometry 422
Genetics & Genomics 362

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 13,639 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 606 480 cited publications
Last 12 months 401 33.4 publications/month
Open access share 40.9% 164 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 568 citing publications
Leading citing field Chemometrics 1,204 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 18 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v12n2, Sept./Oct. 1978-
PubMed
v12n2, Sept./Oct. 1978-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Chemometrics Substance Abuse Genetics & Genomics Archaeology AI & Machine Learning

Broad Categories

Forensic Sciences Jurisprudence Chemometrics Substance Abuse Genetics & Genomics Archaeology

MeSH Descriptors

Forensic Medicine

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Also issued online.

Articles in French or English; summaries in English.

Vol. 40, no. 1 (JAN 1989)19900523 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper