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Forensic Osteology

Forensic Osteology is a specialized branch of osteology that applies the scientific study of human skeletal remains to legal contexts, particularly for the identification of individuals and the analysis of trauma, time since death, and other postmortem events to aid in criminal investigations.

171

Publications

11K

Citations

492

Authors

251

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

48

Parents

Publications

171

The human skeleton in forensic medicine

J.A.S. · American Journal of Orthodontics · 1963 · 1.6K citations

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The human skeleton in forensic medicine. I.

Wilton Marion Krogman · PubMed · 1955 · 1.5K citations

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Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains

Donald J. Ortner, Walter G. J. Putschar · Smithsonian contributions to anthropology · 1985 · 1K citations

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The Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine

Alice M. Brues, Wilton Marion Krogman · The Journal of Criminal Law Criminology and Police Science · 1963 · 457 citations

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Forensic age estimation in living subjects based on the ossification status of the medial clavicular epiphysis as revealed by thin-slice multidetector computed tomography

Manuel Kellinghaus, Ronald Schulz, Volker Vieth et al. · International Journal of Legal Medicine · 2009 · 236 citations

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1–5 of 171

Authors

492

  1. CC
    Cristina Cattaneo

    University of Milan, Italy

    11 publications · 389 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. AH
    Ann H. Ross

    North Carolina State University, United States

    4 publications · 92 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. DH
    Douglas H. Ubelaker

    Smithsonian Institution, United States

    4 publications · 172 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. AS
    Andreas Schmeling

    University Hospital Münster, Germany

    4 publications · 438 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. EC
    Elisa Castoldi

    University of Milan, Italy

    3 publications · 111 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 492

Institutions

251

  1. University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

    11 h-index

    45 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    314 citations

  3. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    244 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    251 citations

  5. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    105 citations

  6. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    318 citations

  7. University Hospital Münster

    Münster, Germany

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    321 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Forensic Sciences

    JOFS · 37 publications · 1.6K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. Forensic Science International

    17 publications · 871 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. International Journal of Legal Medicine

    12 publications · 597 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

    8 publications · 167 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    6 publications · 353 citations

    6

    h-index

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