Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis is a research topic within Toxicology. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 22.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to forensic toxicology, including the analysis and detection of designer drugs, cannabinoids, synthetic cathinones, and other psychoactive substances. It also explores methods for validation, assessment of matrix effects, and the clinical pharmacology and toxicity of various drugs. The papers provide insights into the advancements in forensic toxicology methods and their applications in drug analysis and toxicity assessment.
- Forensic Toxicology
- Drug Analysis
- Designer Drugs
- Cannabinoids
- Synthetic Cathinones
- Method Validation
- Psychoactive Substances
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Toxicity Assessment
- Postmortem Toxicology
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 232 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 232 works
- 3 Canada 169 works
- 4 Australia 167 works
- 5 United Kingdom 166 works
- 6 Italy 161 works
- 7 France 156 works
- 8 Germany 134 works
- 9 India 118 works
- 10 Spain 116 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, San Francisco publishes the most Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and Institute of Forensic Science.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of California, San Francisco United States 20 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins University United States 18 works
- 3 Institute of Forensic Science China 18 works
- 4 New York University United States 15 works
- 5 King's College London United Kingdom 14 works
- 6 Yale University United States 14 works
- 7 University of Washington United States 14 works
- 8 Monash University Australia 13 works
- 9 University of Toronto Canada 13 works
- 10 University of California San Diego United States 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis include Louisa Degenhardt, Félix Carvalho and Paul I. Dargan.
- 1 Louisa Degenhardt 5.7k citations
- 2 Félix Carvalho 4.6k citations
- 3 Paul I. Dargan 4.2k citations
- 4 Don C. Des Jarlais 4k citations
- 5 Trevor W. Robbins 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), London (United Kingdom), Paris (France) and Melbourne (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, San Francisco, New York University and Thomas Jefferson 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 table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California, San Francisco United States | 78.3 | 38.6% | 8.7× | 20 | +55.4% |
| 2 | New York University United States | 62.2 | 39.9% | 5.1× | 15 | +47.3% |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson University United States | 61.9 | 32.7% | 11.3× | 8 | +158.7% |
| 4 | Linköping University Sweden | 60.2 | 25.5% | 9.2× | 10 | +114.5% |
| 5 | Johns Hopkins University United States | 59.0 | 36.9% | 4.6× | 18 | -10.3% |
| 6 | The University of Queensland Australia | 57.4 | 36.3% | 3.9× | 12 | +79.6% |
| 7 | King's College London United Kingdom | 56.3 | 33.1% | 5.2× | 14 | -7.1% |
| 8 | Harvard University United States | 54.2 | 41.2% | 2.5× | 12 | +53.7% |
| 9 | Marche Polytechnic University Italy | 53.1 | 25.9% | 11.7× | 8 | — |
| 10 | University of Copenhagen Denmark | 51.9 | 29.1% | 4.8× | 12 | +25.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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