Ashley Nellis

966 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 503 citations indexed

About

Ashley Nellis is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ashley Nellis has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 503 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Clinical Psychology and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ashley Nellis's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (9 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (2 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 papers). Ashley Nellis is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (9 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (2 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (2 papers). Ashley Nellis collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Ashley Nellis's co-authors include Joanne Savage, Marc Mauer, David C. May, J. Herbert and K. Sara Myers and has published in prestigious journals such as Law & Society Review, Crime & Delinquency and Punishment & Society.

In The Last Decade

Ashley Nellis

12 papers receiving 463 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ashley Nellis United States	8	397	167	89	61	53	13	503
Sameera Ahmed United States	12	212 0.5×	105 0.6×	56 0.6×	51 0.8×	68 1.3×	26	415
Hannah Tessler United States	6	260 0.7×	126 0.8×	40 0.4×	90 1.5×	38 0.7×	13	402
Meera Choi United States	5	240 0.6×	118 0.7×	40 0.4×	55 0.9×	38 0.7×	10	359
Micha de Winter Netherlands	12	287 0.7×	138 0.8×	102 1.1×	64 1.0×	98 1.8×	40	456
Raymond Teske United States	10	351 0.9×	154 0.9×	49 0.6×	35 0.6×	29 0.5×	20	439
James DeFronzo United States	12	404 1.0×	88 0.5×	118 1.3×	35 0.6×	28 0.5×	37	535
Hugh P. Whitt United States	14	370 0.9×	162 1.0×	89 1.0×	80 1.3×	42 0.8×	27	534
Paul D. Starr United States	11	270 0.7×	144 0.9×	73 0.8×	37 0.6×	29 0.5×	33	435
Nick Lynn United Kingdom	7	214 0.5×	71 0.4×	52 0.6×	23 0.4×	27 0.5×	8	386
Jeanne Batalova United States	13	224 0.6×	100 0.6×	102 1.1×	16 0.3×	130 2.5×	22	463

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Nellis, Ashley. (2023). Death by prison: The emergence of life without parole and perpetual confinement. By Christopher Seeds. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2022. 288. $29.95 paperback. Law & Society Review. 57(1). 124–125.

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Nellis, Ashley, et al.. (2023). ‘Time's relentless melt’: The severity of life imprisonment through the prism of old age. Punishment & Society. 25(5). 1271–1292. 4 indexed citations

3.

Mauer, Marc, Ashley Nellis, & K. Sara Myers. (2018). The Meaning of Life. The New Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations

4.

Nellis, Ashley. (2017). Still life: America’s increasing use of life and long-term sentences. 39 indexed citations

5.

Nellis, Ashley. (2016). The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons. Issue Lab (Candid). 173 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nellis, Ashley. (2015). A Return to Justice: Rethinking our Approach to Juveniles in the System. 4 indexed citations

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Nellis, Ashley. (2013). Tinkering With Life: A Look At The Inappropriateness Of Life Without Parole As An Alternative To The Death Penalty. University of Miami law review. 67(2). 439. 4 indexed citations

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Nellis, Ashley & Joanne Savage. (2012). Does Watching the News Affect Fear of Terrorism? The Importance of Media Exposure on Terrorism Fear. Crime & Delinquency. 58(5). 748–768. 113 indexed citations

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May, David C., et al.. (2011). Predictors of Fear and Risk of Terrorism in a Rural State. The Knowledge Bank (The Ohio State University). 1(1). 1–22. 24 indexed citations

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Nellis, Ashley. (2010). Throwing Away the Key: The Expansion of Life Without Parole Sentences in the United States. Federal Sentencing Reporter. 23(1). 27–32. 16 indexed citations

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Nellis, Ashley, et al.. (2010). Getting Beyond Failure: Promising Approaches for Reducing DMC. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 8(3). 266–276. 33 indexed citations

12.

Nellis, Ashley. (2009). Gender Differences in Fear of Terrorism. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 25(3). 322–340. 57 indexed citations

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Nellis, Ashley, et al.. (2008). Reducing racial disparity in the criminal justice system: a manual for practitioners and policymakers. 34 indexed citations

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