Rank	Firstauthor	Title of highly cited article	Journal	Year	Citations
1	K. Kasai	Amplification of a variable number of tandem repeats [...]	J. Forensic Sci.	1990	295
2	M. Kayser	Evaluation of Y-chromosomal STRs: a multicenter study	Int. J. Legal Med.	1997	292
3	P. Lincoln	Publication of population data of human polymorphisms	Forensic. Sci. Int.	2000	144
4	R. Sarvesvaran	Sudden natural deaths associated with commercial air-travel	Med. Sci. Law	1986	80
5	J.I. Coe	Post-mortem chemistry update-emphasis on forensic applications	Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol.	1993	61