Bethany L. Backes

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 790 citations indexed

About

Bethany L. Backes is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Bethany L. Backes has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 790 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Health, 21 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Bethany L. Backes's work include Intimate Partner and Family Violence (22 papers), Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (11 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (7 papers). Bethany L. Backes is often cited by papers focused on Intimate Partner and Family Violence (22 papers), Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (11 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (7 papers). Bethany L. Backes collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bethany L. Backes's co-authors include Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes, Noël Busch-Armendariz, Leila Wood, Matt Kammer-Kerwick, Kevin M. Swartout, Hyun‐Jin Jun, Jordan DeVylder, Boyoung Nam and André B. Rosay and has published in prestigious journals such as Preventive Medicine, Journal of Interpersonal Violence and Journal of American College Health.

In The Last Decade

Bethany L. Backes

26 papers receiving 771 citations

Hit Papers

Campus Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of Prevalence ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Campus Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Research From 2000 to 2015
    2016 484 citations Lisa Fedina, Jennifer Lynne Holmes et al. Trauma Violence & Abuse profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bethany L. Backes United States 12 555 453 422 163 91 30 790
Katherine Lorenz United States 16 565 1.0× 424 0.9× 294 0.7× 117 0.7× 47 0.5× 36 714
Carolina Bringas Molleda Spain 15 303 0.5× 239 0.5× 386 0.9× 171 1.0× 164 1.8× 61 704
Jennifer Lynne Holmes United States 5 431 0.8× 325 0.7× 260 0.6× 102 0.6× 91 1.0× 6 568
Ismael Loinaz Spain 17 185 0.3× 322 0.7× 495 1.2× 370 2.3× 85 0.9× 33 675
Ruschelle M. Leone United States 15 368 0.7× 260 0.6× 264 0.6× 115 0.7× 112 1.2× 64 560
Kim S. Ménard United States 14 156 0.3× 281 0.6× 198 0.5× 363 2.2× 90 1.0× 24 640
D. J. Angelone United States 14 253 0.5× 173 0.4× 92 0.2× 78 0.5× 50 0.5× 32 394
Anna‐Karin Ivert Sweden 13 172 0.3× 242 0.5× 182 0.4× 118 0.7× 54 0.6× 38 454
Jeff Ackerman United States 8 80 0.1× 379 0.8× 197 0.5× 165 1.0× 51 0.6× 11 479
Charles Patrick Ewing United States 13 92 0.2× 341 0.8× 218 0.5× 303 1.9× 66 0.7× 44 534

Countries citing papers authored by Bethany L. Backes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bethany L. Backes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bethany L. Backes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Connor, Julia, et al.. (2025). Protective and Risk Factors for Campus Dating and Sexual Violence at Non-Traditional Academic Institutions: A Scoping Literature Review. Trauma Violence & Abuse. 27(2). 346–359. 1 indexed citations
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PettyJohn, Morgan E., et al.. (2025). “I Just Really Felt Like I Was Heard for the First Time”: Survivor Experiences With an Adult Forensic Interviewing Model. Violence Against Women. 2275464930–2275464930.
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2024). Leveraging video evidence in domestic violence misdemeanour cases: Examination of case dispositions and case length. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 18.
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2024). Examining Latina IPV Survivors’ Help-Seeking Experiences: Unmet Needs and Lack of Culturally Competent Services. Crime & Delinquency. 70(13-14). 3482–3504. 1 indexed citations
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PettyJohn, Morgan E., et al.. (2023). Utilization of Services at Community-based Intimate Partner Violence Agencies: Associations with Sociodemographic and Victimization Factors. Journal of Family Violence. 40(5). 935–947. 2 indexed citations
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McMahon, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Sexual Assault Climate Surveys: Methodological Issues and Innovations, Introduction to the Special Edition. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 19(5). 509–520.
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Fedina, Lisa, et al.. (2022). Racial and Gender Inequalities in Food, Housing, and Healthcare Insecurity Associated with Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 37(23-24). NP23202–NP23221. 18 indexed citations
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Schrag, Rachel Voth, et al.. (2022). “So many extra safety layers:” Virtual service provision and implementing social distancing in interpersonal violence service agencies during COVID-19. Journal of Family Violence. 38(2). 227–239. 19 indexed citations
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2022). “See What We See”: Law Enforcement Perceptions on Using Cameras for Evidence Collection in Domestic Violence Cases. Victims & Offenders. 18(6). 1148–1165. 1 indexed citations
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Wood, Leila, et al.. (2022). “I Felt Better When I Moved Into My Own Place”: Needs and Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in Rapid Rehousing. Violence Against Women. 29(6-7). 1441–1466. 3 indexed citations
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2021). Evaluating Measures of Intimate Partner Violence Using Consensus-Based Standards of Validity. Trauma Violence & Abuse. 23(5). 1549–1567. 13 indexed citations
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Backes, Bethany L., Lisa Fedina, & Jennifer Lynne Holmes. (2020). The Criminal Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Stalking: a Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Journal of Family Violence. 35(7). 665–678. 24 indexed citations
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Fedina, Lisa, Bethany L. Backes, Hyun‐Jin Jun, Jordan DeVylder, & Richard P. Barth. (2019). Police legitimacy, trustworthiness, and associations with intimate partner violence. Policing An International Journal. 42(5). 901–916. 14 indexed citations
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2019). Recording Victim Video Statements as Evidence to Advance Legal Outcomes in Family Violence Cases (ReVEAL). Texas Digital Library (University of Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Backes, Bethany L., et al.. (2018). Civil Legal Aid and Domestic Violence: a Review of the Literature and Promising Directions. Journal of Family Violence. 33(6). 421–433. 9 indexed citations
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Fedina, Lisa, Bethany L. Backes, Hyun‐Jin Jun, et al.. (2017). Police violence among women in four U.S. cities. Preventive Medicine. 106. 150–156. 38 indexed citations
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Gielen, Andrea C., Eileen M. McDonald, Shannon Frattaroli, et al.. (2009). If you build it, will they come? Using a mobile safety centre to disseminate safety information and products to low-income urban families. Injury Prevention. 15(2). 95–99. 11 indexed citations

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