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Institute of Forensic Sciences

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World rank, all time
#25,967
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,567
of 8,685
Research works
257
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
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: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21.50× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 21.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Forensic Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Dwayne A. Wolf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Forensic Sciences.

  1. 1 Dwayne A. Wolf United States · #549,520 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Forensic Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Forensic Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drug Analysis, Forensic Toxicology, Mass Spectrometry, Chemical Imaging, Fingermark Residue, Neurological Disorders, Mortality Risk and Ancient DNA.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Drug Analysis3▲ 414×1 topic
  2. Forensic Toxicology3▲ 282×1 topic
  3. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 37×3 topics
  4. Inflammation1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  5. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.2×2 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  7. Ancient DNA1▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Chemical Imaging1▲ 95×1 topic
  9. Fingermark Residue1▲ 627×1 topic
  10. Genomic Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  11. Human Evolution1▲ 178×2 topics
  12. Mortality Risk1▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  14. Forensic Genetics1▲ 258×1 topic
  15. Population History1▲ 258×1 topic
  16. Deep Learning1◆ 0.96×6 topics
  17. Mental Health1▲ 2.1×8 topics
  18. Cancer Risk1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Decomposition1▲ 302×1 topic
  20. Forensic Entomology1▲ 302×1 topic
  21. Psychological Impact1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Stress1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Forensic Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods, Forensic and Genetic Research and Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies.

Forensic Toxicology and …3Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 3 fractional worksForensic Fingerprint Detection Methods: 1 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Res…1Forensic and Genetic Research: 1 fractional worksForensic Entomology and …1Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 1 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 1 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 1 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…1Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 0 fractional works
ToxicologySafety ResearchGeneticsInsect Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 3 works
  2. 2 Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 1 works
  5. 5 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Forensic Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.