Alex Sutherland

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alex Sutherland is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Sutherland has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 17 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 17 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Alex Sutherland's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (16 papers) and Education Discipline and Inequality (10 papers). Alex Sutherland is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (16 papers) and Education Discipline and Inequality (10 papers). Alex Sutherland collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Israel. Alex Sutherland's co-authors include Barak Ariel, Josh Young, Darren Henstock, Paul Drover, Ryan Henderson, Jayne Sykes, Simon Megicks, Ian Brunton‐Smith, Jonathan Jackson and Manuel Eisner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alex Sutherland

74 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force an... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Effect of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Use of Force and Citizens’ Complaints Against the Police: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    2014 393 citations Barak Ariel, Alex Sutherland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Sutherland United Kingdom 21 1.2k 969 394 224 182 81 1.9k
Scott E. Wolfe United States 31 2.8k 2.3× 2.2k 2.2× 726 1.8× 302 1.3× 111 0.6× 82 3.4k
Edward R. Maguire United States 29 2.2k 1.9× 1.8k 1.9× 476 1.2× 245 1.1× 164 0.9× 111 2.7k
Steven M. Chermak United States 29 2.9k 2.4× 918 0.9× 724 1.8× 503 2.2× 155 0.9× 126 3.3k
Barak Ariel United Kingdom 30 2.4k 2.0× 1.7k 1.8× 760 1.9× 341 1.5× 145 0.8× 113 3.0k
Justin T. Pickett United States 37 3.1k 2.6× 1.3k 1.3× 655 1.7× 759 3.4× 260 1.4× 135 3.7k
Liqun Cao United States 31 2.7k 2.3× 1.9k 1.9× 704 1.8× 409 1.8× 159 0.9× 95 3.0k
Stephen D. Mastrofski United States 34 4.1k 3.4× 3.6k 3.8× 944 2.4× 278 1.2× 193 1.1× 59 4.7k
Geoffrey C. Barnes United Kingdom 18 1.1k 0.9× 208 0.2× 158 0.4× 606 2.7× 184 1.0× 40 1.5k
James E.Hawdon United States 28 1.6k 1.3× 508 0.5× 244 0.6× 224 1.0× 170 0.9× 93 2.4k
D. Sunshine Hillygus United States 22 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 86 0.2× 53 0.2× 109 0.6× 55 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Sutherland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Sutherland

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Sutherland. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Sutherland based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Sutherland. Alex Sutherland is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ariel, Barak, et al.. (2023). Can the police cool down quality-of-life hotspots? A double-blind national randomized control trial of policing low-harm hotspots. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17. 7 indexed citations
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Lally, Phillippa, et al.. (2022). Strategies to reduce the energy content of foods pre-ordered for lunch in the workplace: a randomised controlled trial in an experimental online canteen. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 19(1). 54–54. 2 indexed citations
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Ariel, Barak, Alex Sutherland, & Matthew Bland. (2019). The trick does not work if you have already seen the gorilla: how anticipatory effects contaminate pre-treatment measures in field experiments. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 17(1). 55–66. 7 indexed citations
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Valdebenito, Sara, Manuel Eisner, David P. Farrington, Maria M. Ttofi, & Alex Sutherland. (2018). School‐based interventions for reducing disciplinary school exclusion: a systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 14(1). i–216. 48 indexed citations
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Ginneken, Esther van, et al.. (2016). An ecological analysis of prison overcrowding and suicide rates in England and Wales, 2000–2014. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 50. 76–82. 34 indexed citations
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Valdebenito, Sara, Manuel Eisner, David P. Farrington, Maria M. Ttofi, & Alex Sutherland. (2015). Protocol for a systematic review: School‐based interventions for reducing disciplinary school exclusion: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 11(1). 1–54. 3 indexed citations
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Akoensi, Thomas D., et al.. (2015). Self-inflicted Deaths in NOMS' Custody Amongst 18–24 Year Olds: Staff Experience, Knowledge and Views. RAND Corporation eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Brunton‐Smith, Ian, Jonathan Jackson, & Alex Sutherland. (2014). Bridging Structure and Perception. The British Journal of Criminology. 54(4). 503–526. 78 indexed citations
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Brunton‐Smith, Ian, Jonathan Jackson, & Alex Sutherland. (2014). Bridging Structure and Perception. Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey). 3 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Alex. (2012). Is parental socio-economic status related to the initiation of substance abuse by young people in an English city? An event history analysis. Social Science & Medicine. 74(7). 1053–1061. 10 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Alex, et al.. (2010). Writing Better Lab Reports.. The Science Teacher. 77(1). 43–48. 6 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Alex, et al.. (2010). Writing Better Lab Reports: A Teacher Research Project to Improve the Quality of Students' Writing. The Science Teacher. 77(1). 43–5. 1 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Alex, et al.. (2009). Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements and Youth Justice. Policy Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, Karen, Alex Sutherland, & Colin Roberts. (2007). Keeping young people engaged: improving education, training and employment opportunities for serious and persistent young offenders. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 5 indexed citations
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Qu, Yongquan, Joshua D. Carter, Alex Sutherland, & Ting Guo. (2006). Surface modification of gold nanotubules via microwave radiation, sonication and chemical etching. Chemical Physics Letters. 432(1-3). 195–199. 5 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Alex. (2005). NURTURING HIDDEN RESILIENCE IN TROUBLED YOUTH. The British Journal of Criminology. 980–983. 2 indexed citations

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