David C. Pyrooz

5.8k total citations
97 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

David C. Pyrooz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Pyrooz has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 32 papers in General Health Professions and 16 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David C. Pyrooz's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (80 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (50 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (33 papers). David C. Pyrooz is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (80 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (50 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (33 papers). David C. Pyrooz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Croatia and Slovenia. David C. Pyrooz's co-authors include Scott H. Decker, Gary Sweeten, Richard K. Moule, Alex R. Piquero, Scott E. Wolfe, John A. Shjarback, James A. Densley, Jun Wu, Chris Melde and Meghan M. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Preventive Medicine and Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David C. Pyrooz

92 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David C. Pyrooz United States 35 3.0k 994 575 426 339 97 3.3k
Bill McCarthy United States 29 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 620 1.1× 164 0.4× 295 0.9× 63 3.0k
Velmer S. Burton United States 27 2.3k 0.8× 481 0.5× 777 1.4× 231 0.5× 476 1.4× 67 2.8k
L. Thomas Winfree United States 24 2.2k 0.7× 742 0.7× 712 1.2× 381 0.9× 283 0.8× 84 2.8k
Jody Miller United States 24 2.3k 0.8× 666 0.7× 576 1.0× 524 1.2× 570 1.7× 49 2.8k
Robert Apel United States 26 1.9k 0.6× 602 0.6× 465 0.8× 302 0.7× 283 0.8× 60 2.2k
Mike Hough United Kingdom 31 2.3k 0.8× 478 0.5× 619 1.1× 838 2.0× 147 0.4× 149 2.9k
Ronet Bachman United States 34 2.6k 0.9× 559 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 445 1.0× 1.2k 3.4× 68 3.6k
John Wooldredge United States 37 3.7k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 1.7k 2.9× 284 0.7× 573 1.7× 114 4.0k
Justin T. Pickett United States 37 3.1k 1.0× 260 0.3× 759 1.3× 1.3k 3.1× 655 1.9× 135 3.7k
Joan Petersilia United States 38 3.4k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 1.9k 3.3× 347 0.8× 183 0.5× 101 4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Pyrooz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peterson, Jillian, James A. Densley, & David C. Pyrooz. (2025). Mental health consequences of exposure to mass and non-mass shootings in a national sample of US adults. Nature Mental Health. 3(5). 530–537. 1 indexed citations
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Densley, James A., David C. Pyrooz, & Jillian Peterson. (2025). Factors Associated With Secure Firearm Storage Among U.S. Gun Owners. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 69(1). 107635–107635. 1 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C., et al.. (2025). Experimental effects of a restrictive housing step-down program on violent and non-violent misconduct. Journal of Criminal Justice. 99. 102466–102466.
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Pyrooz, David C., et al.. (2024). Does the public support anti-gang policies and practices and can opinions be swayed? Experimental evidence from a National Survey of Americans. Journal of Criminal Justice. 94. 102265–102265. 1 indexed citations
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Densley, James A., et al.. (2024). Public Perceptions of Gangs: An Experimental Test of Nomenclature, Race/Ethnicity, Violence, and Organization. Justice Quarterly. 42(3). 449–477. 2 indexed citations
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Schleifer, Cyrus, et al.. (2024). Leaving the gang is good for your health: A stress process perspective on disengagement from gangs. Criminology. 62(3). 503–550. 1 indexed citations
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Novisky, Meghan A., et al.. (2023). “The COVID-19 pandemic and operational challenges, impacts, and lessons learned: a multi-methods study of U.S. prison systems”. Health & Justice. 11(1). 51–51. 6 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C., et al.. (2023). Gang intervention during COVID-19: A qualitative study of multidisciplinary teams and street outreach in Denver. Journal of Criminal Justice. 84. 102030–102030. 7 indexed citations
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Nix, Justin, Jessica Huff, Scott W. Wolfe, David C. Pyrooz, & Scott M. Mourtgos. (2023). When police pull back: Neighborhood-level effects of de-policing on violent and property crime. 2 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C. & Pamela R. Buckley. (2023). Improving the livelihoods of justice-involved youth: Study protocol for a replication and extension of Functional Family Therapy-Gangs. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 129. 107186–107186. 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Meghan M., et al.. (2021). Non-random Study Attrition: Assessing Correction Techniques and the Magnitude of Bias in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 38(3). 755–790. 27 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Meghan M., David C. Pyrooz, & Scott H. Decker. (2020). Culture in prison, culture on the street: the convergence between the convict code and code of the street. Journal of Crime and Justice. 44(2). 145–164. 14 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Meghan M., et al.. (2020). What if They Are All High-Risk for Attrition? Correlates of Retention in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 69(13-14). 1807–1842. 11 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C., et al.. (2020). Gang Affiliation and Prisoner Reentry: Discrete-Time Variation in Recidivism by Current, Former, and Non-Gang Status. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 58(2). 192–234. 7 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C., et al.. (2020). Exceptional mortality risk among police-identified young black male gang members. Preventive Medicine. 141. 106269–106269. 6 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C. & Gary Sweeten. (2015). Gang Membership Between Ages 5 and 17 Years in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health. 56(4). 414–419. 78 indexed citations
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Decker, Scott H. & David C. Pyrooz. (2013). Gangs: Another Form of Organized Crime?. Oxford University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Pyrooz, David C., Scott H. Decker, & Mark S. Fleisher. (2011). From the Street to the Prison, From the Prison to the Street: Prospects for Understanding and Controlling Prison Gangs. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research. 1 indexed citations

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