Journal profile

Forensic science, medicine, and pathology

Publisher: Humana Press
ISSN1547-769X | 1556-2891 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
3.02
Citation rate 1.64 580 total citations
h5-index 22 h5 depth signal
Cited share 62.0% 222 of 358
Total citations 580 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.82 External metric anchor
Self-citation 12.4% 72 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Australia 266
Italy 175
Germany 168
United States 126
India 124

Citing Fields of Research

Musculoskeletal Disorders 210
Archaeology 150
Chemometrics 124
Cardiology 116
Psychiatry 116

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,493 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 358 222 cited publications
Last 12 months 271 22.6 publications/month
Open access share 29.5% 80 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Australia 266 citing publications
Leading citing field Musculoskeletal Disorders 210 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v4n1, 2008-
PubMed
v4n1, 2008-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Musculoskeletal Disorders Chemometrics Cardiology Archaeology Substance Abuse Genetics & Genomics Psychiatry

Broad Categories

Forensic Sciences Jurisprudence Pathology Musculoskeletal Disorders Chemometrics Archaeology Substance Abuse Cardiology Genetics & Genomics

MeSH Descriptors

Forensic Medicine

Latest Publications

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

01
Dongmei Liu, Hewen Dong, Chao Liu et al.
We present a case of intrauterine fetal death resulting from deliberate warfarin administration to a pregnant woman. During the 18th week of gestation, the pregnant woman developed sudden, unexplained ecchymoses on both lower limbs. One ...
10
Johanna Preuß-Wössner, Ivana Gerling, Stefanie Klückmann et al.
The dismembered body of a 27-year-old man was found in a cesspit on a farm where he had lived with his father and his sister. At autopsy of the body with severed limbs and transected torso, an exploded beehive firecracker was found deepl...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.