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Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences

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World rank, all time
#36,081
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,627
of 8,685
Research works
186
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 19.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Age Estimation, Sex Determination, Method Validation, Forensic Toxicology, Designer Drugs, Drug Analysis, Poison Control Centers and Toxic Exposure Surveillance.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Age Estimation2▲ 121×1 topic
  2. Sex Determination2▲ 204×1 topic
  3. Method Validation2▲ 134×2 topics
  4. Designer Drugs2▲ 382×1 topic
  5. Drug Analysis2▲ 382×1 topic
  6. Forensic Toxicology2▲ 271×2 topics
  7. Inflammation1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  8. Poison Control Centers1▲ 279×1 topic
  9. Toxic Exposure Surveillance1▲ 279×1 topic
  10. Cancer Genomics1▲ 57×1 topic
  11. Epicardial Fat1▲ 93×1 topic
  12. Mutational Signatures1▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Perivascular Adipose Tissue1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Poisoning and overdose treatments and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 2 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 2 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose t…1Poisoning and overdose treatments: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…1Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Res…1Forensic and Genetic Research: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyToxicologyEmergency MedicineCancer Research6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 2 works
  3. 3 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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