NCJ Number
181260
Journal
British Journal of Criminology Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Dated: Winter 1998 Pages: 156-170
Editor(s)
Richard Sparks
Date Published
1998
Length
15 pages
Annotation
The authors reviewed the most cited scholars in 1991-1995 in four major criminology journals: British Journal of Criminology (BJC), Criminology (CRIM), Canadian Journal of Criminology (CJC), and Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology (ANZ).
Abstract
The results were also compared with those obtained in a similar analysis for 1986-1990. It was determined the scholars with the most citations in 1991-1995 were Patricia Mayhew (BJC), Travis Hirschi (CRIM), Murray Straus (CJC), and John Braithwaite (ANZ). However, Anthony Doob was cited in a larger number of different CJC articles than Murray Straus, and the authors determined the prevalence of citations was a better measure of wide-ranging influence than the total number of citations. On a combined score, the five most cited scholars in all four journals in 1991-1995 were Travis Hirschi, David Farrington, Michael Gottfredson, Alfred Blumstein, and John Braithwaite. Whereas the most cited works of the most cited scholars in the earlier period tended to be concerned with criminal career research and crime measurement, the most cited works of the most cited scholars in the later period were more concerned with criminological theories. 30 references and 5 tables