Cynthia Lum

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
86 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Cynthia Lum is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia Lum has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 46 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 14 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Cynthia Lum's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (69 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (45 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (18 papers). Cynthia Lum is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (69 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (45 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (18 papers). Cynthia Lum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Cynthia Lum's co-authors include Christopher S. Koper, David Weisburd, Sue‐Ming Yang, Shawn D. Bushway, Cody W. Telep, Daniel S. Nagin, Megan Stoltz, Xiaoyun Wu, Anthony Petrosino and Alison J. Sherley and has published in prestigious journals such as Criminology, Urban Studies and Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia Lum

82 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

TRAJECTORIES OF CRIME AT PLACES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF STREET SEGMENTS IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE*

2004 609 citations David Weisburd, Cynthia Lum et al. profile →
Research on body‐worn cameras

2019 236 citations Cynthia Lum, Megan Stoltz et al. Criminology & Public Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cynthia Lum United States	28	3.0k	1.5k	538	364	363	86	3.6k
Christopher S. Koper United States	26	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	650 1.2×	374 1.0×	252 0.7×	81	2.6k
Lorraine Mazerolle Australia	33	4.2k 1.4×	2.4k 1.6×	612 1.1×	548 1.5×	761 2.1×	222	5.4k
John E. Eck United States	31	3.6k 1.2×	843 0.6×	399 0.7×	379 1.0×	505 1.4×	90	4.1k
Cody W. Telep United States	23	2.3k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	366 0.7×	195 0.5×	297 0.8×	66	2.6k
Barak Ariel United Kingdom	30	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	760 1.4×	341 0.9×	145 0.4×	113	3.0k
Edmund F. McGarrell United States	29	2.1k 0.7×	726 0.5×	577 1.1×	432 1.2×	327 0.9×	107	2.7k
Andrew V. Papachristos United States	36	4.6k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 2.5×	723 2.0×	990 2.7×	91	5.6k
Elizabeth R. Groff United States	31	3.3k 1.1×	629 0.4×	385 0.7×	294 0.8×	543 1.5×	60	3.7k
Nick Tilley United Kingdom	27	1.8k 0.6×	408 0.3×	235 0.4×	254 0.7×	506 1.4×	119	2.4k
Gary LaFree United States	39	4.1k 1.4×	468 0.3×	518 1.0×	633 1.7×	364 1.0×	128	4.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2024). Do Community Views of Local Police Agencies Change During “Crises of Legitimacy”? Results of a Multi-wave Random Sample Community Survey in a Large Suburban Jurisdiction. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 50(1). 35–57. 1 indexed citations

Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2023). What makes police officers resist research and evidence-based policing? Examining the role of organizational and environmental factors. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17. 10 indexed citations

Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2021). Effective police investigative practices: an evidence-assessment of the research. Policing An International Journal. 44(4). 683–707. 20 indexed citations

Lum, Cynthia, Christopher S. Koper, David B. Wilson, et al.. (2020). Body‐worn cameras’ effects on police officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 16(3). e1112–e1112. 121 indexed citations

Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2020). Impact of COVID-19 on Law Enforcement Agencies (Wave 1). 22 indexed citations

Wellford, Charles F., et al.. (2019). Clearing homicides. Criminology & Public Policy. 18(3). 553–600. 43 indexed citations

Lum, Cynthia, Christopher S. Koper, David B. Wilson, et al.. (2019). PROTOCOL: Body‐worn cameras’ effects on police officers and citizen behavior: A systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 15(3). e1043–e1043. 3 indexed citations

Willis, James J., Christopher S. Koper, & Cynthia Lum. (2018). Technology use and constituting structures: accounting for the consequences of information technology on police organisational change. Policing & Society. 30(5). 483–501. 19 indexed citations

Olaghere, Ajima & Cynthia Lum. (2018). Classifying “Micro” Routine Activities of Street-level Drug Transactions. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 55(4). 466–492. 8 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2017). Variability in the Use of Misdemeanor Arrests by Police Agencies From 1990 to 2013: An Application of Group-Based Trajectory Modeling. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 29(6-7). 536–560. 17 indexed citations

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Forst, Brian, Brian Forst, Brian Forst, et al.. (2011). Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 22 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, et al.. (2011). License plate reader (LPR) police patrols in crime hot spots: an experimental evaluation in two adjacent jurisdictions. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 7(4). 321–345. 47 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Juris Vagners, Jung Soon Jang, & John Vian. (2010). Partitioned searching and deconfliction: Analysis and flight tests. 6409–6416. 8 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Leslie W. Kennedy, & Alison J. Sherley. (2008). Is counter-terrorism policy evidence-based? What works, what harms, and what is unknown.. PubMed. 20(1). 35–42. 19 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Leslie W. Kennedy, & Alison J. Sherley. (2006). The Effectiveness of Counter-Terrorism Strategies: A Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 2(2). 442; author reply 442–442; author reply 442. 27 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Leslie W. Kennedy, & Alison J. Sherley. (2006). The Effectiveness of Counter‐Terrorism Strategies. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 2(1). 1–50. 61 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Leslie W. Kennedy, & Alison J. Sherley. (2006). Are counter-terrorism strategies effective? The results of the Campbell systematic review on counter-terrorism evaluation research. Journal of Experimental Criminology. 2(4). 489–516. 120 indexed citations

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Lum, Cynthia, Leslie W. Kennedy, & Alison J. Sherley. (2004). PROTOCOL: Strategies Related to the Prevention, Detection, Management and Response to Terrorism: A Campbell Systematic Review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 1(1). 1–32. 1 indexed citations

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Weisburd, David, Cynthia Lum, & Sue‐Ming Yang. (2003). "Don't Work"?. 23 indexed citations

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Weisburd, David, Cynthia Lum, & Sue‐Ming Yang. (2003). When can we Conclude that Treatments or Programs “Don’t Work”?. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 587(1). 31–48. 57 indexed citations

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