1991—2022年法医人类学遗骸识别文献计量学分析

Bibliometric Analysis of Forensic Human Remains Identification Literature from 1991 to 2022

目的对法医人类学遗骸识别研究领域的文献进行计量学分析,描述当前的研究现状并预测未来的研究热点。方法基于Web of Science信息服务平台(以下简称“WoS”)中核心数据库(Web of Science Core Collection,WoSCC)检索和提取的数据,分析1991—2022年遗骸识别研究的发展趋势和主题变化。运用python3.9.2和Gephi0.10对法医人类学遗骸识别相关研究的发文趋势、国家(地区)、机构、作者和主题进行网络可视化分析。结果获得法医人类学遗骸识别相关英文文献873篇。发表文献数量最多的期刊是Forensic Science International(164篇),发文最多的国家(地区)是中国(90篇),Katholieke Univ Leuven(荷兰,21篇)是发表英文文献最多的机构。主题分析结果显示,人类遗骸研究的热点是遗骸的性别鉴定和年龄推断,并且常用的遗骸是牙齿。结论法医人类学遗骸识别研究领域的发文量具有明显的阶段性,然而,国际合作与国内合作的范围尚显局限。传统的遗骸识别主要依赖于骨盆、颅骨和牙齿等关键部位。未来的研究热点将聚焦于利用机器学习和深度学习技术,对多种骨骼遗骸进行更为精准和高效的鉴定。

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 research.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 remains 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 identification has primarily relied on key areas such as the pelvis,skull,and teeth.Looking ahead,future research will likely focus on the more accurate and efficient identification of multiple skeletal remains through the use of machine learning and deep learning techniques.