Title: Journal of Criminal Justice

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? Cohn, E.G. and Farrington, D.P. (1994), Who are the most-cited scholars in major American criminology and criminal justice journals? Journal of Criminal Justice, 22 (6), 517-534.

Full Text: 1994\J Cri Jus22, 517.pdf

Abstract: The analysis of citations makes it possible to identify influential scholars and topics during particular time periods. The advantages and problems of using citations are reviewed, and it is concluded that they provide a reasonably valid measure of the influence and prestige of scholars. The number of different articles (or books) in which a scholar is cited, however, may be a better measure than the total number of citations. The most-cited authors in six major American criminology and criminal justice journals in 1986-1990 (excluding self-citations) were determined. Travis Hirschi was most-cited in Criminology and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Marvin E. Wolfgang in Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Francis T. Cullen in Justice Quarterly, Robert M. Regoli in Journal of Criminal Justice, and Edwin I. Megargee in Criminal Justice and Behavior. Over all six journals, the most-cited authors were Marvin E. Wolfgang, Michael J. Hindelang, and Alfred Blumstein. Their influence was connected with the perceived importance of criminal career research and the longitudinal method, measuring crime and delinquency, and the prestigious National Academy of Sciences panel reports.

Keywords: Analysis, Articles, Citation Analysis, Citations, Counts, Eminence, Introductory Psychology Textbooks, Journals, Police Cynicism, Prestige, Research, Science, Sciences, Scientific Productivity, Self-Citations, Sociology

? Wright, R.A. (1995), The most-cited scholars in criminology - A comparison of textbooks and journals. Journal of Criminal Justice, 23 (4), 303-311.

Full Text: 1995\J Cri Jus23, 303.pdf

Abstract: This analysis brings up-to-date an earlier study which reported the most-cited scholars in twenty introductory criminology textbooks published from 1976 to 1980. Twenty-three criminology textbooks published from 1989 to 1993 were examined to rank the most-cited scholars. These rankings were then compared to the earlier study and to an additional study’s rankings of the most-cited scholars in three leading criminology journals published from 1986 to 1990. A higher level of agreement was found between the lists of the most-cited scholars in the older and the newer textbooks than between the lists of the most-cited scholars in the newer textbooks and the journals.

Keywords: Analysis, Journals, Rankings, Textbooks

? Wright, R.A. and Cohn, E.G. (1996), The most-cited scholars in criminal justice textbooks, 1989-1993. Journal of Criminal Justice, 24 (5), 459-467.

Full Text: 1996\J Cri Jus24, 459.pdf

Abstract: Although numerous citation analysis studies have examined the most-cited scholars in many different types of criminology and criminal justice publications, no study has ever examined who the most-cited scholars are in criminal justice textbooks. This article extends recent citation analysis studies by identifying and ranking the twenty-two most-cited scholars in sixteen introductory criminal justice textbooks published from 1989 to 1993. The list of the most-cited scholars in criminal justice textbooks is then compared to similar lists of the most-cited scholars in criminal justice journals and criminology textbooks. This comparison suggests that there are several avenues to prominence in textbooks and journals for scholars who conduct different types of crime-related research. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Keywords: American Criminology, Analysis, Citation, Citation Analysis, Journals, Publications, Ranking, Research, Science, Textbooks

? Cohn, E.G. and Farrington, D.P. (1998), Changes in the most-cited scholars in major American criminology and criminal justice journals between 1986-1990 and 1991-1995. Journal of Criminal Justice, 26 (2), 99-116.

Full Text: 1998\J Cri Jus26, 99.pdf

Abstract: The most-cited scholars in three major American criminology journals (Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency) and three major American criminal justice journals (Justice Quarterly, Journal of Criminal Justice, and Criminal Justice and Behavior) were determined for 1991-1995, and results were compared with those obtained for 1986-1990. The most-cited scholars in the three criminology journals in 1991-1995 were Travis Hirschi, David P. Farrington, Michael R. Gottfredson, Delbert S. Elliott, and Robert J. Sampson. The most-cited scholars in the three criminal justice journals in 1991-1995 were Francis T. Cullen, John L. Hagan, Travis Hirschi, Lawrence W. Sherman, and James Q. Wilson. The most-cited works of the most-cited scholars in 1991-1995 were primarily theoretical or on longitudinal/criminal career research. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Keywords: Age, Behavior, Child Molesters, Crime, Delinquency, Journal, Journals, Research, S, Science

? Cohn, E.G. and Farrington, D.P. (1999), Changes in the most-cited scholars in twenty criminology and criminal justice journals between 1990 and 1995. Journal of Criminal Justice, 27 (4), 345-359.

Full Text: 1999\J Cri Jus27, 345.pdf

Abstract: The main aim of this research was to identify the most-cited scholars in twenty journals: five American criminology journals, five American criminal justice journals, jive international criminology journals, and jive international criminal justice journals. Results obtained in 1995 were compared with those obtained in 1990 and with those obtained from analyzing nine journals in 1986-90 and 1991-95. The most-cited scholars in all four lists were Travis Hirschi, Michael R. Gottfredson, David P. Farrington, Delbert S. Elliott, and Francis T. Cullen. The expansion from nine to twenty journals benefited international scholars such as John Braithwaite and Ronald V. G. Clarke, and scholars in less mainstream areas such as Richard J. Gelles. Lawrence W. Sherman was the most-cited scholar in these twenty journals in 1995, compared with Marvin E. Wolfgang in 1990. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Arrest, Citation, Domestic Assault, Eminence, Journals, Major American Criminology, Psychology, Research, S, Science, Violence

? Fabianic, D. (1999), Educational backgrounds of most-cited scholars. Journal of Criminal Justice, 27 (6), 517-524.

Full Text: 1999\J Cri Jus27, 517.pdf

Abstract: There are many factors affecting the intellectual terrain of criminal justice. Among these is the educational background of influential scholars. A list of influential scholars was created by using those previously recognized as most-cited in the criminal justice literature. A glimpse at their educational backgrounds was accomplished through Dissertation Abstracts and it was determined that thirteen institutions were the source for the terminal degrees of 65.1 percent of the most-cited scholars in the field The institutions providing the scholars were located primarily in the east and midwest, and 60.6 percent of the scholars had their terminal degrees in sociology. On the basis of this overview, it was concluded that there has been a concentration in the educational source of scholars in criminal justice. Sociology has been heavily represented among most-cited scholars, and those with degrees in criminal justice and criminology appear much less frequently. In addition the geographical concentration of institutions from which degrees were received tended to exclude institutions from the southern region of the country. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Citations, Criminal-Justice, Criminology, Deviance, Doctoral Programs, Journals, Literature, Overview, Prestige, Quality, Science, Sociology, Textbooks

? Wright, R.A. (2000), Recent changes in the most-cited scholars in criminology - A comparison of textbooks and journals. Journal of Criminal Justice, 28 (2), 117-128.

Full Text: 2000\J Cri Jus28, 117.pdf

Abstract: This article reports the fifty-nine most-cited scholars in twenty-two introductory criminology textbooks published from 1994-98. Comparisons over time of the citation patterns in criminology textbooks and in leading American criminology journals show considerable changes among the most-cited scholars. These changes are attributed to trends in the coverage of various research specializations in criminology. Volatility in the lists of the most-cited scholars over time justifies further studies of citation patterns in criminology and criminal justice. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Citation, Coverage, Crime, Criminal-Justice Journals, Delinquency, Gender, Journals, Major American Criminology, Power-Control Theory, Research, Science, Textbooks, Trends

? Wright, R.A. (2002), Recent changes in the most-cited scholars in criminal justice textbooks. Journal of Criminal Justice, 30 (3), 183-195.

Full Text: 2002\J Cri Jus30, 183.pdf

Abstract: This article reports the thirty-one most-cited scholars in twenty-three introductory criminal justice textbooks published from 1994 to 1998, along with the most-cited works of selected most-cited scholars. Comparisons over time in the citation patterns in criminal justice and criminology textbooks and in leading American criminal justice journals show considerable differences among the most-cited scholars. Fluctuations in the lists of the most-cited scholars over time justify additional longitudinal studies of citation patterns in criminal justice and criminology textbooks and journals. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.

Keywords: Citation, Crime, Differences, Journals, Longitudinal Studies, Major American Criminology, Science, Textbooks