Abstract
IntroductionThe analysis of doctoral theses can be a good indicator of scientific and research activity. MethodsA descriptive and retrospective analysis of theses in Spain on Forensic Medicine, was conducted between 2000-2019, through the TESEO database, using the descriptor “forensic medicine”. ResultsA total of 179 theses were identified (9.4 theses per year). Fifty one point four percent of the doctoral students were females, presenting theses in 33 different Spanish Universities (24% from Murcia University). In 41 theses there was only one director, two in 118 and three in 20. Sixty-five point twenty-eight percent of the thesis directors were male. Most frequently the theses related to Forensic Pathology (38.55%), Toxicology or Forensic Psychiatry. DiscussionThe production of theses in Forensic Medicine could be considered stable, except for in 2016 in relation to regulatory issues. The wide variety of topics for theses should be highlighted, according to multidisciplinary contents of Forensic and Legal Medicine.
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