Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods
Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods is a research topic within Safety Research. Science Explorer counts 6.7k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis and detection of latent fingerprints using various chemical, imaging, and nanotechnology techniques. It covers topics such as fingermark residue composition, use of nanoparticles for detection, mass spectrometry imaging, fluorescent materials for visualization, and applications in forensic sciences.
- Fingermark Residue
- Chemical Imaging
- Nanoparticles
- Mass Spectrometry
- Fluorescent Materials
- Amino Acids
- Drug Detection
- Forensic Sciences
- Surface Imaging
- Nanotechnology
- Research works
- 6.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 677 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +32% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
India
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (321 and 308 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
India
321 works
- 2
China
308 works
- 3
United States
183 works
- 4
Brazil
66 works
- 5
United Kingdom
65 works
- 6
Australia
50 works
- 7
Russia
36 works
- 8
Italy
34 works
- 9
South Korea
33 works
- 10
Japan
33 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research?
By volume in 2022-now, Central Forensic Science Laboratory publishes the most Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research, followed by Federal Police of Brazil and Institute of Forensic Science.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Central Forensic Science LaboratoryIndia
17 works
- 2
Federal Police of BrazilBrazil
15 works
- 3
Institute of Forensic ScienceChina
12 works
- 4
Chandigarh UniversityIndia
12 works
- 5
China People's Public Security UniversityChina
10 works
- 6
Chinese Academy of SciencesChina
10 works
- 7
National Forensic Sciences UniversityIndia
10 works
- 8
University of Lausanne
Switzerland
9 works
- 9
Criminal Investigation Police University of ChinaChina
8 works
- 10
University of Technology SydneyAustralia
8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods include Sudhir Kumar, Ben Zhong Tang and Anil Kumar Jain.
- 1
Sudhir Kumar
United States
295k citations
- 2
Ben Zhong Tang
China
261k citations
- 3
Anil Kumar Jain
United States
160k citations
- 4
Francisco Herrera
Spain
141k citations
- 5
Joseph Wang
United States
141k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research done?
The largest centres of Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Shanghai (China) and Bengaluru (India).
Where is the best place to study Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, Criminal Investigation Police University of China, University of Lausanne and Chandigarh University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Criminal Investigation Police University of ChinaChina |
51.2 | 21.6% | 445.9× | 8 | +27.9% |
| 2 | University of LausanneSwitzerland |
44.1 | 5.2% | 14.3× | 9 | -42.9% |
| 3 | Chandigarh UniversityIndia |
43.2 | 1.4% | 15.7× | 12 | +863.9% |
| 4 | National Forensic Sciences UniversityIndia |
39.9 | 9.3% | 239.8× | 10 | +18.3% |
| 5 | China People's Public Security UniversityChina |
33.1 | 6.0% | 226.9× | 10 | +116.0% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods, country by countryIs Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0060% in 2024.
Fractional works of Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
Which topics inside it are moving
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