Forensic Pathology

Forensic Pathology is the branch of pathology that investigates the cause and manner of death through post-mortem examination in cases involving legal or criminal investigation.

3.4K

Publications

124.5K

Citations

9.3K

Authors

2.7K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

582

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Pathology

Children

Asphyxial DeathsBlunt Force InjuryCause Of Death DeterminationDrowning InvestigationForensic HistopathologyGunshot Wound AnalysisInfant Death InvestigationManner Of Death ClassificationManner Of Death DeterminationMass Disaster Victim Identification

Publications

3.4K

Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains

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

Medicine, Anatomy, Pathology +13

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Unclassified Sudden Infant Deaths: A Definitional and Diagnostic Approach

Henry F. Krous, J. Bruce Beckwith, Roger W. Byard et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2004 · 828 citations

Public Health, Child Health, Pediatrics +9

Trends in the postmortem epidemiology of invasive fungal infections at a University Hospital

Andreas H. Groll, P.J.R. Shah, C MENTZEL et al. · Journal of Infection · 1996 · 783 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +15

Virtopsy, a New Imaging Horizon in Forensic Pathology: Virtual Autopsy by Postmortem Multislice Computed Tomography (MSCT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)—a Feasibility Study

Kathrin Yen, Wolf Schweitzer, Peter Vock et al. · Journal of Forensic Sciences · 2003 · 744 citations

Medicine, Pathology, Radiology +17

Effect of calcium and cholecalciferol treatment for three years on hip fractures in elderly women

M C Chapuy, M. Arlot, P D Delmans et al. · BMJ · 1994 · 677 citations

Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Forensic Pathology +7

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Authors

9.3K

MJ
Michael J. Thali
University of Bern, Switzerland
59 publications · 2.5K citations
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Hitoshi Maeda
Osaka City University, Japan
50 publications · 1.9K citations
28
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TI
Takaki Ishikawa
Osaka City University, Japan
43 publications · 1.6K citations
26
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TM
Tomomi Michiue
Osaka City University, Japan
44 publications · 1.5K citations
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BZ
Bao-Li Zhu
Osaka City University, Japan
36 publications · 1.4K citations
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Institutions

2.7K

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Venues

Journal of Forensic Sciences
JOFS · 471 publications · 17K citations
60
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Forensic Science International
231 publications · 9.6K citations
54
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American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology
319 publications · 9.9K citations
49
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PubMed
Repository · 286 publications · 9.2K citations
47
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International Journal of Legal Medicine
129 publications · 4.3K citations
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See also Forensic Pathology
Core Methods	Histopathology Toxicology Medicolegal Autopsy Diatom Test Inspection Immunohistochemistry Aging Of Injuries
Applications	Postmortem Interval Estimation Cause Of Death Determination Homicide Investigation Sexual Assault Examination
Evidence Types	Histopathology Postmortem Imaging Postmortem Toxicology Postmortem Biochemistry Postmortem Decomposition Witness Statements
Legal Interface	Medicolegal Autopsy Death Certification Expert Witness Testimony Cause Of Death Determination Postmortem Report Writing
Limitations	Bias Postmortem Changes Unstructured Data Extraction Explainability