Bibliometric Analysis of Forensic Human Remains Identification Literature from 1991 to 2022
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2023.430803
- VernacularTitle:1991—2022年法医人类学遗骸识别文献计量学分析
- Author:
Ji-Wei MA
1
,
2
;
Ping HUANG
;
Ji ZHANG
;
Hai-Xing YU
;
Yong-Jie CAO
;
Xiao-Tong YANG
;
Jian XIONG
;
Huai-Han ZHANG
;
Yong CANG
;
Ge-Fei SHI
;
Li-Qin CHEN
Author Information
1. 内蒙古医科大学法医学教研室,内蒙古 呼和浩特 010030
2. 司法鉴定科学研究院 上海市法医学重点实验室 司法部司法鉴定重点实验室 上海市司法鉴定专业技术服务平台,上海 200063
- Keywords:
forensic anthropological;
bibliometrics;
remains;
Gephi;
Web of Science;
network visualization;
betweenness centrality;
eigenvector centrality
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2024;40(3):245-253
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To describe the current state of research and future research hotspots through a metrological analysis of the literature in the field of forensic anthropological remains identification re-search.Methods The data retrieved and extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC),the core database of the Web of Science information service platform (hereinafter referred to as "WoS"),was used to analyze the trends and topic changes in research on forensic identification of human re-mains from 1991 to 2022.Network visualisation of publication trends,countries (regions),institutions,authors and topics related to the identification of remains in forensic anthropology was analysed using python 3.9.2 and Gephi 0.10.Results A total of 873 papers written in English in the field of forensic anthropological remains identification research were obtained.The journal with the largest number of publications was Forensic Science International (164 articles).The country (region) with the largest number of published papers was China (90 articles).Katholieke Univ Leuven (Netherlands,21 articles) was the institution with the largest number of publications.Topic analysis revealed that the focus of forensic anthropological remains identification research was sex estimation and age estimation,and the most commonly studied remains were teeth.Conclusion The volume of publications in the field of forensic anthropological remains identification research has a distinct phasing.However,the scope of both international and domestic collaborations remains limited.Traditionally,human remains identifica-tion has primarily relied on key areas such as the pelvis,skull,and teeth.Looking ahead,future re-search will likely focus on the more accurate and efficient identification of multiple skeletal remains through the use of machine learning and deep learning techniques.
