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Forensic Chemistry

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Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Chemistry 634 19 27 12

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Number of Best Scientists*: 37
Documents by Best Scientists*: 45
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 31
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.65
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Forensic Chemistry?

The aim of Forensic Chemistry is to expand the discussion of research in Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Analytical chemistry, Artificial intelligence and Pattern recognition. It primarily discusses Chromatography topics, particularly Analyte, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Detection limit, Matrix (chemical analysis) and Extraction (chemistry). Forensic Chemistry holds forums on Mass spectrometry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Characterization (materials science), Gas chromatography and DART ion source.

It centers on topics in Pattern recognition, with a focus on Linear discriminant analysis. In addition to Linear discriminant analysis research, Forensic Chemistry aims to explore topics under Principal component analysis and Chemometrics. While it focused on Mass spectrum, it was also able to explore topics like Electron ionization, Medicinal chemistry and Infrared spectroscopy.

The journal explores research in Electron ionization and the adjacent study of Structural isomer.

  • Chromatography (31.72%)
  • Mass spectrometry (22.36%)
  • Analytical chemistry (16.62%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Rapid detection of fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and opioids for on-site or laboratory based drug seizure screening using thermal desorption DART-MS and ion mobility spectrometry. (85 citations)
  • Forensic body fluid identification and differentiation by Raman spectroscopy (55 citations)
  • Direct Analysis in Real Time (DART) and a portable mass spectrometer for rapid identification of common and designer drugs on-site (34 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Forensic Chemistry:

The most cited papers focus on Chromatography, Analytical chemistry, Mass spectrometry, Chemometrics and Detection limit. The journal papers facilitate discussions on Chromatography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cannabinol and Fentanyl. The journal articles address concerns in Analytical chemistry which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Structural isomer and Trace evidence.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Organic chemistry
  • Statistics
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Infrared spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry and Gas chromatography. Forensic Chemistry facilitates discussions on Chromatography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Structural isomer and Fentanyl. Topics in Mass spectrometry were tackled in line with various other fields like Principal component analysis, Sample preparation, Extraction (chemistry) and Raman spectroscopy.

The presented Infrared spectroscopy research focuses mostly on In situ and, on occasion, topics in Mica and Maroon. The presented Analytical chemistry study covers related areas such as Secondary ion mass spectrometry and also touches on topics like Homogeneous. Gas chromatography research in Forensic Chemistry involves the investigation of Solid-phase microextraction studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Ammonium nitrate and Ammonia.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Forensic applications of DART-MS: A review of recent literature (6 citations)
  • Chemical attribution of fentanyl: The effect of human metabolism (4 citations)
  • Implementing Raman Spectroscopy as a tool to characterize sexual lubricants (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Forensic Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • José R. Almirall (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jack DeRuiter (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • C. Randall Clark (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Edward Sisco (12 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Younis Abiedalla (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Forensic Chemistry (based on the number of publications) are:

  • West Virginia University (25 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Florida International University (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (20 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Central Florida (17 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Auburn University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 9.68% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 32.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.79% of all publications and 16.07% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Crime clock – Analytical studies for approximating time since deposition of bloodstains

    Alexis R. Weber;Igor K. Lednev

    (2020)
    40 Citations
  • Mass spectral similarity mapping applied to fentanyl analogs

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • A universal test for the forensic identification of all main body fluids including urine

    Bhavik Vyas;Lenka Halámková;Igor K. Lednev

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Analysis of seven selected antidepressant drugs in post–mortem samples using fabric phase sorptive extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection

    (2022)
    31 Citations
  • Identification of novel fragmentation pathways and fragment ion structures in the tandem mass spectra of protonated synthetic cathinones

    J. Tyler Davidson;Elettra L. Piacentino;Zachary J. Sasiene;Younis Abiedalla

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Quantification of MDMA in seized tablets using benchtop 1H NMR spectroscopy in the absence of internal standards

    J. Hena Hussain;Nicolas Gilbert;Andrew Costello;Andrew Costello;Christopher J. Schofield;Christopher J. Schofield

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Luminescence detection of latent fingermarks on non-porous surfaces with heavy-metal-free quantum dots

    Sorour Shahbazi;Rhiannon Boseley;Braden Grant;Dechao Chen

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Investigating sex determination through MALDI MS analysis of peptides and proteins in natural fingermarks through comprehensive statistical modelling

    Cameron Heaton;Charles S. Bury;Ekta Patel;Robert Bradshaw

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • An interlaboratory study evaluating the interpretation of forensic glass evidence using refractive index measurements and elemental composition

    Ruthmara Corzo;Ruthmara Corzo;Tricia Hoffman;Troy Ernst;Tatiana Trejos

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • 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 side chain

    Benedikt Pulver;Jan Riedel;Torsten Schönberger;Michael Pütz

    (2021)
    13 Citations

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