Brian Wiersema

1.3k total citations
18 papers, 914 citations indexed

About

Brian Wiersema is a scholar working on Health, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Wiersema has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 914 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Health, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Brian Wiersema's work include Gun Ownership and Violence Research (11 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (6 papers) and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (5 papers). Brian Wiersema is often cited by papers focused on Gun Ownership and Violence Research (11 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (6 papers) and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (5 papers). Brian Wiersema collaborates with scholars based in United States and Slovenia. Brian Wiersema's co-authors include Colin Loftin, David McDowall, Adam Dobrin, Suzanne Mitchell, Faye S. Taxman, Douglas W. Young, Anne Rhodes, Alan J. Lizotte, James A. Mercy and Patrick W. O’Carroll and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Brian Wiersema

17 papers receiving 808 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Wiersema United States 13 514 512 449 130 103 18 914
Veronica A. Pear United States 14 393 0.8× 210 0.4× 328 0.7× 88 0.7× 184 1.8× 42 635
Cassandra K. Crifasi United States 19 1.0k 2.0× 447 0.9× 852 1.9× 123 0.9× 205 2.0× 77 1.2k
Joyce G. Banton United States 6 697 1.4× 287 0.6× 547 1.2× 94 0.7× 232 2.3× 6 823
Erin Grinshteyn United States 9 362 0.7× 185 0.4× 306 0.7× 87 0.7× 103 1.0× 25 569
Joseph B. Richardson United States 14 255 0.5× 199 0.4× 233 0.5× 162 1.2× 75 0.7× 39 541
Carmen Gutiérrez United States 10 301 0.6× 169 0.3× 257 0.6× 93 0.7× 163 1.6× 19 495
Leroy Frazier United States 8 177 0.3× 188 0.4× 259 0.6× 112 0.9× 48 0.5× 8 475
Anita Knopov United States 8 222 0.4× 182 0.4× 178 0.4× 75 0.6× 43 0.4× 14 364
Susan Wilt United States 11 1.5k 2.9× 1.2k 2.3× 683 1.5× 290 2.2× 75 0.7× 15 1.7k
Alison J. Culyba United States 14 292 0.6× 160 0.3× 267 0.6× 165 1.3× 119 1.2× 58 631

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Wiersema

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Wiersema

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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McDowall, David, Brian Wiersema, Colin Loftin, & Richard McCleary. (2024). Levels and Changes in Defensive Firearm Use by US Crime Victims, 1987‒2021. American Journal of Public Health. 114(12). 1384–1387. 1 indexed citations
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Taxman, Faye S., Douglas W. Young, Brian Wiersema, Anne Rhodes, & Suzanne Mitchell. (2007). The National Criminal Justice Treatment Practices survey: Multilevel survey methods and procedures. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 32(3). 225–238. 68 indexed citations
3.
Wiersema, Brian, et al.. (2006). Variability of undetermined manner of death classification in the US. Injury Prevention. 12(suppl 2). ii49–ii54. 100 indexed citations
4.
Loftin, Colin, Brian Wiersema, David McDowall, & Adam Dobrin. (2003). Underreporting of Justifiable Homicides Committed by Police Officers in the United States, 1976–1998. American Journal of Public Health. 93(7). 1117–1121. 71 indexed citations
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Farrell, Graham, Andromachi Tseloni, Brian Wiersema, & Ken Pease. (2001). Victim careers and 'career victims'? [In: Farrell, G. and Pease, K., eds., Repeat victimisation, Crime Prevention Studies, vol. 12]. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository).
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Wiersema, Brian, Colin Loftin, & David McDowall. (2000). A Comparison of Supplementary Homicide Reports and National Vital Statistics System Homicide Estimates for U.S. Counties. Homicide Studies. 4(4). 317–340. 93 indexed citations
7.
McDowall, David, Colin Loftin, & Brian Wiersema. (2000). The Impact of Youth Curfew Laws on Juvenile Crime Rates. Crime & Delinquency. 46(1). 76–91. 26 indexed citations
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Wiersema, Brian, et al.. (1998). Fatal firearm-related injury surveillance in Maryland. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 15(3). 46–56. 9 indexed citations
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McDowall, David, Colin Loftin, & Brian Wiersema. (1996). Using Quasi-Experiments to Evaluate Firearm Laws: Comment on Britt et al.'s Reassessment of the D.C. Gun Law. Law & Society Review. 30(2). 381–391. 20 indexed citations
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McDowall, David, Colin Loftin, & Brian Wiersema. (1995). Easing Concealed Firearms Laws: Effects on Homicide in Three States. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 86(1). 193–193. 60 indexed citations
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McDowall, David, Colin Loftin, & Brian Wiersema. (1995). Additional Discussion about Easing Concealed Firearms Laws. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 86(1). 221–221. 5 indexed citations
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Wiersema, Brian, et al.. (1994). The incidence of defensive firearm use by US crime victims, 1987 through 1990.. American Journal of Public Health. 84(12). 1982–1984. 43 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin, David McDowall, & Brian Wiersema. (1993). Evaluating Effects of Changes in Gun Laws. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 9(3). 39–43. 2 indexed citations
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McDowall, David, Colin Loftin, & Brian Wiersema. (1992). A Comparative Study of the Preventive Effects of Mandatory Sentencing Laws for Gun Crimes. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 83(2). 378–378. 48 indexed citations
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O’Carroll, Patrick W., Colin Loftin, David McDowall, et al.. (1991). Preventing homicide: an evaluation of the efficacy of a Detroit gun ordinance.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(5). 576–581. 27 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin, et al.. (1991). Effects of Restrictive Licensing of Handguns on Homicide and Suicide in the District of Columbia. New England Journal of Medicine. 325(23). 1615–1620. 286 indexed citations
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McDowall, David, Alan J. Lizotte, & Brian Wiersema. (1991). GENERAL DETERRENCE THROUGH CIVILIAN GUN OWNERSHIP: AN EVALUATION OF THE QUASI‐EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE*. Criminology. 29(4). 541–560. 24 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin, et al.. (1987). An Attribute Approach to Relationships between Offenders and Victims in Homicide. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 78(2). 259–259. 31 indexed citations

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