Overview and trends in forensic palynology based on a scientometric study in the PubMed database
2025
Agna Souza Silveira | Jaílson Santos de Novais
Pollen grains found on human bodies, objects, and in the environment can correlate and reveal potential forensic significance. Understanding the evolution of production and scientific information in this field contributes to the real-world application of evidence gathered through research. This study analyzes scientific literature on forensic palynology indexed in the PubMed database to outline a scientometric overview of the area. Bibliometric indicators from the retrieved publications were systematically organized and analyzed descriptively. Simple textual statistics, word clouds, and similarity analyses were applied to the corpus generated from the abstracts of the studies using IRaMuTeQ. The search yielded 73 publications, published between 1997 and May 2022. The most frequently cited terms were pollen (n = 261) and forensic (n = 144). Research in this field expanded from 2006 onward, with a notable contribution from P. Wiltshire, who authored 11 papers, and from the journals Forensic Science International (n = 19), Journal of Forensic Sciences (n = 16), and Science & Justice (n = 8). Forensic palynology research is expanding and can support professional practice in the criminal field.
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