title: Gauging the impact of Forensic Science International: Genetics--Citation metrics for top articles in the journal.
abstract: Using the Thomson Reuters' Web of Knowledge bibliometric tool enables the analysis of citation patterns for the articles published in FSI: Genetics since it was launched. This brief survey identifies the most cited articles published by the journal since its inception and amongst these, the most impactful original research articles: those showing the highest citation rates per year since their publication.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Genetics Unit, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Electronic address: c.phillips@mac.com.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D053803:Forensic Genetics; D055811:Journal Impact Factor; D011643:Publishing
keywords: Bibliometrics; Citation rates; Highly cited research