Forensic Science

Latest research

1. Turning farm waste into fingerprint powder

   • Engela Duvenage

   in Nature Africa

   Article 10 April 2026

   

2. Evaluation of latent diffusion enhanced face recognition under forensic image degradations

   • Hassan Ugail
   • Hamad Mansour Alawar
   • Ismail Lujain Jaleel

   in Discover Computing

   Article Open access 03 April 2026

   

3. Characterizing microscale signatures in uranium ore concentrates using electron probe microanalyzer

   • Christine F. Chan
   • Joseph R. Boro
   • Joseph R. Swider

   in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

   Article 02 April 2026

   

4. Surrogate nuclear explosion debris: methods, limitations, and emerging directions

   • Austin Burns
   • David Rai II
   • Vasileios Anagnostopoulos

   in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

   Article 02 April 2026

   

5. Evaluating the mechanism of indigo-mediated PCR inhibition and validation of nano-based mitigation for forensic STR profiling

   • Kamayani Vajpayee
   • Shriyansh Srivastava
   • Souvik Sengupta

   in International Journal of Legal Medicine

   Article 30 March 2026

   

6. A novel approach for age estimation based on blood mitochondrial DNA analysis

   • Jiajia Wen
   • Xue Yu
   • Chen Fang

   in International Journal of Legal Medicine

   Article 30 March 2026

   

7. Advanced Extraction Techniques for Drug and Toxin Detection

   • Abdul Khader Karakka Kal
   • Michael Benedict Subhahar
   • Tajudheen K. Karatt

   Book 2026

   

8. Application of segmental hair analysis to elucidate routine and immediately pre-mortem drug intake histories in highly decomposed corpses.

   • Fumiya Morioka
   • Atsushi Nitta
   • Takako Sato

   in Forensic Toxicology

   Article 26 March 2026

   

9. Could ChatGPT and co. replace forensic experts? A comparative study on medical liability expertise

   • Antoine Bérar
   • Jean-Sébastien Allain
   • Renaud Bouvet

   in International Journal of Legal Medicine

   Article Open access 26 March 2026

   

10. First principles modeling of precision and traceability in ICP-MS analysis

    • Shelby Bowden
    • Kyle M. Samperton

    in Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

    Article Open access 25 March 2026

    

11. Unearthing forensic genetics: preliminary results on the ability to generate DNA profiles from buried human biological samples

    • Susana Gracia-de-Lucas
    • César López-Matayoshi
    • Cláudia Gomes

    in International Journal of Legal Medicine

    Article Open access 25 March 2026

    

12. Dead time determination in the isotopic composition analysis of copper and zinc solutions enriched in ⁶⁵Cu and ⁶⁸Zn

    • Elena V. Vostroknutova

    in Measurement Techniques

    Article 24 March 2026

    

13. “Thanatoradiomics” and PMI estimation: radiomics as a multi-omics component

    • Fabio De-Giorgio
    • Beatrice Benedetti

    in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

    Article 23 March 2026

14. Surface characterization of curcumin-visualized latent fingerprints on metal surfaces

    • Kristýna Havelková
    • Jaroslav Otta
    • Gabriela Broncová

    in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

    Article Open access 22 March 2026

    

15. From “high AUC” to evidentiary reliability: audit-ready deployment standards for deep-learning rib-fracture detection in postmortem CT

    • M Vijayasimha
    • M Srikanth

    in International Journal of Legal Medicine

    Article 21 March 2026

16. Pesticide-related fatalities referred for diagnostic difficulty: a forensic case series highlighting scene–toxicology discordance

    • Mehmet Doğan
    • Emre Mutlu
    • İbrahim Üzün

    in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

    Article 21 March 2026

    

17. Evaluation of isotope-dilution mass spectrometry, internal standard, and external standard methods for PFAS quantification in tap water and soil

    • Eriko Yamazaki
    • Nobuyasu Hanari
    • Keisuke Nakamura

    in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

    Article Open access 20 March 2026

    

18. DRDarkNet: a hybrid deep feature engineering model for accurate autopsy image classification

    • Kubra Yildirim
    • Prabal Datta Barua
    • Abdul Hafeez Baig

    in International Journal of Legal Medicine

    Article Open access 20 March 2026

    

19. Principles of nano physics in forensic medicine

    • Pragnesh Parmar
    • Gunvanti Rathod

    in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

    Article 20 March 2026

20. Real-world application of non-clinical smile photographs for forensic human identification – a systematic review of case reports

    • Jeyaseelan Augustine
    • Sourendra Nath Basu
    • Mahesh Verma

    in Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology

    Article 19 March 2026

    

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