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Forensic Science International: Genetics
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Forensic Science International: Genetics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Genetics 35 39 134 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 111
Documents by Best Scientists*: 215
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 100
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.273
Impact Factor: 3.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Forensic Science International-genetics?

Forensic Science International-genetics is mainly concerned with subjects like Genetics, DNA profiling, Microsatellite, Haplotype and Allele frequency. Allele, Locus (genetics), Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Str loci and Polymerase chain reaction are all subfields of Genetics research that were featured in the journal. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Allele and the similar topic of Genotype.

The journal features studies on Single-nucleotide polymorphism, including topics such as SNP. The DNA profiling study featured falls within the wider field of DNA. The presented DNA research focuses mostly on Computational biology and, on occasion, topics in DNA sequencing.

Some problems in Microsatellite that were presented in Forensic Science International-genetics overlapped with concepts under Genotyping, Multiplex, Massive parallel sequencing and Typing. The journal explores issues in Haplotype which can be linked to other research areas like Evolutionary biology, Y chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA. Forensic Science International-genetics facilitates discussions on Allele frequency that incorporate concepts from other fields like Population data, Genetic variation, Population genetics and China.

  • Genetics (42.60%)
  • DNA profiling (18.58%)
  • Microsatellite (17.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Y chromosome haplotype reference database (YHRD): update. (295 citations)
  • EMPOP—A forensic mtDNA database (285 citations)
  • Inferring ancestral origin using a single multiplex assay of ancestry-informative marker SNPs. (272 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Forensic Science International-genetics:

The journal articles focus on Genetics, DNA profiling, DNA, Microsatellite and Computational biology. While the primary focus in the most cited publications is DNA profiling, they also dissect topics surrounding Polymerase chain reaction and Forensic identification as a whole. In addition to Microsatellite research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Mutation rate and Genotype.

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

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Locus (genetics), Microsatellite, Massive parallel sequencing, Genetics and Microbial DNA are tackled in the journal. Issues in Locus (genetics) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Artifact (software development), Artificial intelligence, Benchmark (computing) and Pattern recognition. The research on Microsatellite tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Molecular biology, Capillary electrophoresis, Polymerase, DNA and Whole Genome Amplification.

Topics in Massive parallel sequencing explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in MALBAC, False positive paradox and Genotype. It tackles research works in Genetics as well as Interpretation (model theory).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Evidence of co-amplification of microbial DNA affecting interpretation at the D16S539 locus in the PowerPlex® ESI 17 Fast kit?: A case report. (0 citations)
  • The Lady from Basel's Barfüsserkirche - Molecular confirmation of the Mummy's identity through mitochondrial DNA of living relatives spanning 22 generations. (0 citations)
  • Evaluation of ArmedXpert software tools, MixtureAce and Mixture Interpretation, to analyze MPS-STR data. (0 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 Science International-genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Walther Parson (131 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Niels Morling (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Angel Carracedo (94 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Buckleton (92 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Christopher Phillips (80 papers) absent at the last 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 Science International-genetics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Santiago de Compostela (153 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Innsbruck Medical University (125 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Copenhagen (110 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Netherlands Forensic Institute (108 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (94 papers) absent at the last 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 2022 edition, 25.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 33.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 33.33% of all publications and 33.33% 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

  • Investigative genetic genealogy: Current methods, knowledge and practice

    Daniel Kling;Daniel Kling;Christopher Phillips;Debbie Kennett;Andreas Tillmar

    (2021)
    125 Citations
  • DNA commission of the International society for forensic genetics: Assessing the value of forensic biological evidence - Guidelines highlighting the importance of propositions. Part II: Evaluation of biological traces considering activity level propositions.

    Peter Gill;Peter Gill;Tacha Hicks;Tacha Hicks;John M. Butler;Ed Connolly

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • A compilation of tri-allelic SNPs from 1000 Genomes and use of the most polymorphic loci for a large-scale human identification panel

    C. Phillips;J. Amigo;Andreas Tillmar;M. A. Peck

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Building a custom large-scale panel of novel microhaplotypes for forensic identification using MiSeq and Ion S5 massively parallel sequencing systems

    M. de la Puente;M. de la Puente;C. Phillips;C. Xavier;J. Amigo

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • A sequence-based 74plex microhaplotype assay for analysis of forensic DNA mixtures.

    Fabio Oldoni;Drew Bader;Chiara Fantinato;Sharon C. Wootton

    (2020)
    59 Citations
  • Development and validation of the VISAGE AmpliSeq basic tool to predict appearance and ancestry from DNA.

    Catarina Xavier;Maria de la Puente;Ana Mosquera-Miguel;Ana Freire-Aradas

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Recent advances in Forensic DNA Phenotyping of appearance, ancestry and age.

    (2023)
    54 Citations
  • Impact of SNP microarray analysis of compromised DNA on kinship classification success in the context of investigative genetic genealogy

    Jard H. de Vries;Daniel Kling;Athina Vidaki;Pascal Arp

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): Recommendations on the Interpretation of Y-STR results in Forensic Analysis

    Lutz Roewer;Mikkel Meyer Andersen;Jack Ballantyne;John M Butler

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Interpreting NUMTs in forensic genetics: Seeing the forest for the trees.

    Charla Marshall;Walther Parson

    (2021)
    46 Citations

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