Forensic Toxicology

Top Research Topics at Forensic Toxicology?

Forensic Toxicology focuses on Chromatography, Mass spectrometry, Pharmacology toxicology, Pharmacology and Urine. Detection limit, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Extraction (chemistry), Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and Derivatization are all subfields of Chromatography research that were featured in the journal. The Detection limit works featured in Forensic Toxicology incorporate elements from Selected reaction monitoring, Tandem mass spectrometry, Whole blood and Matrix (chemical analysis).

The research on Mass spectrometry tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Analyte, Calibration curve and Designer drug. The studies in Designer drug featured incorporate elements of Cathinone and Organic chemistry. Issues in Pharmacology toxicology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Traditional medicine, Medical law and Lc ms ms.

Forensic Toxicology explores topics in Pharmacology which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Cannabinoid and Synthetic cannabinoids. The research on Cannabinoid featured in it combines topics in other fields like Stereochemistry and Cannabinoid receptor. Forensic Toxicology focuses on Urine but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Metabolite which is concerned with Microsome.

• Chromatography (50.08%)
• Mass spectrometry (30.25%)
• Pharmacology toxicology (20.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Two new-type cannabimimetic quinolinyl carboxylates, QUPIC and QUCHIC, two new cannabimimetic carboxamide derivatives, ADB-FUBINACA and ADBICA, and five synthetic cannabinoids detected with a thiophene derivative α-PVT and an opioid receptor agonist AH-7921 identified in illegal products (142 citations)
• Identification of a cannabimimetic indole as a designer drug in a herbal product (133 citations)
• Comprehensive review of the detection methods for synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones (118 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Forensic Toxicology:

Chromatography, Synthetic cannabinoids, Mass spectrometry, Pharmacology and Designer drug are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. Many of the studies tackled in the published articles connect Chromatography with a similar field of study like Urine. The most cited articles explore issues in Pharmacology which can be linked to other research areas like Metabolism and Hydroxylation.

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

• Organic chemistry
• Internal medicine
• Enzyme

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Chromatography, Pharmacology toxicology, Mass spectrometry, Urine and Hydroxylation. It tackles studies in Drug and the interrelated subject of DNA to gain insights into Chromatography. It holds forums on Pharmacology toxicology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Carboxamide, Medical law and Benzodiazepine.

Carboxamide research in the journal involves the investigation of Traditional medicine studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Synthetic cannabinoids. It focuses on Mass spectrometry but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Indazole, Extraction (chemistry), Designer drug, Computational chemistry and Synthetic opioid. In the journal, Metabolite and Microsome are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Hydroxylation research.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Etazene ( N,N -diethyl-2-{[(4-ethoxyphenyl)methyl]-1 H -benzimidazol-1-yl}-ethan-1-amine (dihydrochloride)): a novel benzimidazole opioid NPS identified in seized material: crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization (5 citations)
• Metabolic profile of the synthetic drug 4,4′-dimethylaminorex in urine by LC–MS-based techniques: selection of the most suitable markers of its intake (4 citations)
• Fatal intoxication with U-47700 in combination with other NPS (N-ethylhexedrone, adinazolam, 4-CIC, 4-CMC) confirmed by identification and quantification in autopsy specimens and evidences (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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Kanako Watanabe (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Osamu Suzuki (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hideki Nozawa (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
• Koutaro Hasegawa (37 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Kayoko Minakata (35 papers) published 2 papers 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (56 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• National Research Institute of Police Science (44 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Nagoya University (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Showa University (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Aichi Medical University (15 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 2021 edition, 8.33% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.45% of all publications and 34.55% 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.