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American Academy of Forensic Sciences

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Research works
113
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
350
3.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Not ranked overall: American Academy of Forensic Sciences is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American Academy of Forensic Sciences work in?

In all years, 51% of research at American Academy of Forensic Sciences is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (15%), Medicine (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 58 fractional works · 50.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 7.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 15.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 14.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.1% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican Academyof Forensic…113fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences51%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2824.6%
    2. Psychology1715.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities97.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine1614.4%
    2. Health Professions86.7%
    3. Dentistry43.1%
    4. Veterinary10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology86.7%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    5. Neuroscience10.7%
    1. Computer Science76.3%
    2. Engineering33.1%
    3. Environmental Science21.6%
    4. Chemistry10.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.45× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics15.26×0 works
  2. Psychology6.45×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology5.83×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities3.47×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.20×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.53×2 works
  7. Medicine1.22×2 works
  8. Health Professions0.84×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.42×0 works
  12. Engineering0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Academy of Forensic Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, John Sullivant and Robert D. Strochak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

  1. 1 John Sullivant United States · #2,407,053 worldwide 56 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Robert D. Strochak United States · #2,407,602 worldwide 993 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Academy of Forensic Sciences

What are the most cited papers from American Academy of Forensic Sciences?

The most cited paper from American Academy of Forensic Sciences is "The Violent True Believer as a “Lone Wolf” – Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Terrorism" (J. Reid Meloy, Jessica Yakeley, 2014), with 104 citations. Next come "Comparison of Modern Techniques for Saliva Screening*" (69) and "Phenytoin: Basic and clinical pharmacology" (49).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Violent True Believer as a “Lone Wolf” – Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Terrorism J. Reid Meloy, Jessica Yakeley · Behavioral Sciences & the Law 2 Apr 2014 104
2 Comparison of Modern Techniques for Saliva Screening* Jarrah R. Myers, William K. Adkins · Journal of Forensic Sciences Open access 22 May 2008 69
3 Phenytoin: Basic and clinical pharmacology Gary L. Jones, Gary H. Wimbish, William E. McIntosh · Medicinal Research Reviews Oct 1983 49
4 ANSI/ASB Standard 036 for Method Validation in Forensic Toxicology Has Replaced SWGTOX’s Version Marc A. LeBeau · Journal of Analytical Toxicology 24 Feb 2020 48
5 Review of bite mark evidence John W. Beckstead, Raymond D. Rawson, William S. Giles · The Journal of the American Dental Association Jul 1979 31
All 72 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Academy of Forensic Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Ethics, Ethical Considerations, Mental Disorders, Age Estimation, Sex Determination and Criminal Behavior.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 1.67×13 topics
  2. Risk Assessment5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations5▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Ethics5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  5. Risk Management5▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  7. Age Estimation4▲ 77×1 topic
  8. Criminal Behavior4▲ 78×2 topics
  9. Mental Disorders4▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Sex Determination4▲ 78×1 topic
  11. Risk Factors4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  12. Gender Differences4▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Security4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  14. Psychopathy4▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Quality of Life4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. Violent Recidivism4▲ 164×1 topic
  17. International Relations4▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Human Rights3▲ 3.4×5 topics
  19. Information Security3▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Policy Compliance3▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Informed Consent3▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Psychiatric Treatment3▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Defensive Medicine3▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Malpractice Risk3▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Interrogation3▲ 129×2 topics
  26. Neuroscience3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  27. Prevention Strategies3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Quantitative3▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Real-Time PCR3▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Counterinsurgency2▲ 147×2 topics
  31. Criminal Justice2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Infanticide2▲ 142×1 topic
  33. Maternal Filicide2▲ 142×1 topic
  34. British Army2▲ 211×1 topic
  35. Malayan Emergency2▲ 211×1 topic
  36. Medical Ethics2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Ancient DNA2▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Human Evolution2▲ 79×2 topics
  39. Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Gender Roles2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does American Academy of Forensic Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Criminal Law and Evidence, Policing Practices and Perceptions and Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries.

Forensic Anthropology an…1Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence0Criminal Law and Evidence: 0 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…0Policing Practices and Perceptions: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and For…0Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 0 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 0 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and control: 0 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths0Restraint-Related Deaths: 0 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Disorders: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Global Justice: 0 fractional worksMedical and Pharmaceutic Studies: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyLawPolitical Science and International RelationsOphthalmology5 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  2. 2 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 0 works
  3. 3 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 0 works
  5. 5 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 0 works
  7. 7 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Global Justice Health 0 works
  10. 10 Medical and Pharmaceutic Studies Pharmacology 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 available9.6%not open90.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Academy of Forensic Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Academy of Forensic Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000028% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%American Academy of Forensic Sciences0.000031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Academy of Forensic Sciences over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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