Desiré Brits

571 total citations
39 papers, 378 citations indexed

About

Desiré Brits is a scholar working on Archeology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Desiré Brits has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 378 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Archeology, 12 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Desiré Brits's work include Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (28 papers), Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (11 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers). Desiré Brits is often cited by papers focused on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (28 papers), Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes (11 papers) and Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers). Desiré Brits collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Qatar and Australia. Desiré Brits's co-authors include Maryna Steyn, Brendon K. Billings, Beverley Kramer, Mubarak A. Bidmos, Jason Hemingway, Paul R. Manger, Jan G. Myburgh, Margot J. Hosie, Nalini Pather and Marco Zedda and has published in prestigious journals such as Forensic Science International, Journal of Forensic Sciences and International Journal of Legal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Desiré Brits

36 papers receiving 375 citations

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Constantine Eliopoulos United Kingdom

Ignasi Galtés Spain

Christian M. Crowder United States

Eilin Jopp-van Well Germany

Natalie R. Langley United States

Konstantinos Moraitis Greece

Fabian Kanz Austria

Yi‐Suk Kim South Korea

John Albanese Canada

Francisco Curate Portugal

Constantine Eliopoulos United Kingdom

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492 ×2.3

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236 ×2.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Desiré Brits

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desiré Brits

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desiré Brits

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2025). Insect succession patterns on pig carrion in southern Nigeria. Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology. 21(2). 690–701.

Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2024). Assessing the accuracy of the program Stature for stature estimation in White South Africans. Forensic Science International Reports. 9. 100353–100353. 1 indexed citations

Bidmos, Mubarak A. & Desiré Brits. (2024). Evaluating the accuracy of population-specific versus generic stature estimation regression equations in a South African sample. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 139(1). 411–418. 1 indexed citations

Billings, Brendon K., Beverley Kramer, Tanya N. Augustine, et al.. (2024). Leading the transition to ethical human body sourcing in Africa: The South African experience. Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 254. 152263–152263. 5 indexed citations

Steyn, Maryna, et al.. (2023). Violence against children: A review of cases at a forensic anthropology unit, Johannesburg, South Africa. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 101. 102623–102623. 1 indexed citations

Hosie, Margot J., et al.. (2023). The Diagenetic Alterations of Historic Skeletons from the Crown Mines Cemetery, South Africa. Biology. 12(3). 378–378. 1 indexed citations

Steyn, Maryna, et al.. (2022). Radiological detection of sharp force skeletal trauma: an evaluation of the sensitivity of Lodox in comparison to CT and X-ray. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 136(5). 1417–1430. 2 indexed citations

Dayal, Manisha, et al.. (2022). Sex estimation from dimensions of the base of the skull in Black South Africans. Anthropologischer Anzeiger. 79(4). 411–421. 6 indexed citations

Myburgh, Jolandie, et al.. (2021). Animal scavenging on pig cadavers in the Lowveld of South Africa. Forensic Science International. 327. 110969–110969. 11 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2020). Modern imaging modalities in forensic anthropology and the potential of low-dose X-rays. Forensic Imaging. 23. 200406–200406. 4 indexed citations

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Myburgh, Jan G., et al.. (2020). Scavenger activity in a peri-urban agricultural setting in the Highveld of South Africa. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 135(3). 979–991. 12 indexed citations

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Steyn, Maryna, et al.. (2020). Forensic imaging: The sensitivities of various imaging modalities in detecting skeletal trauma in simulated cases of child abuse using a pig model. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 76. 102034–102034. 10 indexed citations

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Myburgh, Jan G., et al.. (2019). Taphonomic bone trauma caused by Southern African scavengers. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 134(3). 1227–1238. 12 indexed citations

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Bidmos, Mubarak A., et al.. (2019). Using tibial fragments to reconstruct the total skeletal height of black South Africans. Forensic Science International. 298. 424.e1–424.e9. 3 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2018). Age estimation accuracies from black South African os coxae. HOMO. 69(5). 248–258. 12 indexed citations

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Schepartz, Lynne A., et al.. (2018). Three-dimensionally derived interlandmark distances for sex estimation in intact and fragmentary crania. Forensic Science International. 287. 127–135. 21 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, Paul R. Manger, & Mubarak A. Bidmos. (2017). The accuracy of the anatomical method for stature estimation in Black South African females. Forensic Science International. 278. 409.e1–409.e10. 9 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, Mubarak A. Bidmos, & Paul R. Manger. (2016). Stature estimation from the femur and tibia in Black South African sub-adults. Forensic Science International. 270. 277.e1–277.e10. 16 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2015). Assessing the effects of tooth loss in adult crania using geometric morphometrics. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 130(1). 233–243. 6 indexed citations

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Brits, Desiré, et al.. (2013). A histomorphological analysis of human and non-human femora. International Journal of Legal Medicine. 128(2). 369–377. 35 indexed citations

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