David McDowall

5.1k total citations
92 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

David McDowall is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David McDowall has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in Health and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David McDowall's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (55 papers), Gun Ownership and Violence Research (28 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (17 papers). David McDowall is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (55 papers), Gun Ownership and Violence Research (28 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (17 papers). David McDowall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and United Kingdom. David McDowall's co-authors include Colin Loftin, Terance D. Miethe, Brian Wiersema, Richard McCleary, Min Xie, Errol Meidinger, Bradley J. Bartos, Simon I. Singer, Alan J. Lizotte and Michael D. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

David McDowall

88 papers receiving 3.2k 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 McDowall United States 34 2.6k 1.2k 856 528 417 92 3.6k
Ruth D. Peterson United States 33 3.7k 1.4× 870 0.8× 580 0.7× 1.4k 2.6× 337 0.8× 69 4.5k
Leslie W. Kennedy United States 33 2.7k 1.0× 538 0.5× 417 0.5× 519 1.0× 331 0.8× 94 3.4k
William Alex Pridemore United States 36 2.5k 0.9× 934 0.8× 794 0.9× 983 1.9× 119 0.3× 123 3.7k
Ellen G. Cohn United States 33 2.1k 0.8× 413 0.4× 458 0.5× 289 0.5× 186 0.4× 91 3.0k
Richard Block United States 29 1.8k 0.7× 511 0.4× 338 0.4× 300 0.6× 149 0.4× 58 2.4k
Lauren J. Krivo United States 25 3.3k 1.3× 761 0.7× 295 0.3× 1.5k 2.9× 250 0.6× 51 3.9k
Cynthia Lum United States 28 3.0k 1.1× 538 0.5× 364 0.4× 363 0.7× 1.5k 3.6× 86 3.6k
David M. Hureau United States 16 2.0k 0.8× 570 0.5× 296 0.3× 413 0.8× 502 1.2× 27 2.3k
Michael D. White United States 37 2.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 462 0.5× 226 0.4× 2.3k 5.6× 132 3.7k
Hope Corman United States 27 948 0.4× 373 0.3× 400 0.5× 853 1.6× 82 0.2× 94 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David McDowall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David McDowall

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All Works

20 of 20 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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McCleary, Richard, David McDowall, & Bradley J. Bartos. (2017). External Validity. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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McCleary, Richard, David McDowall, & Bradley J. Bartos. (2017). Design and Analysis of Time Series Experiments. Oxford University Press eBooks. 60 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin, David McDowall, & Matthew D. Fetzer. (2008). A Comparison of SHR and Vital Statistics Homicide Estimates for U.S. Cities. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 24(1). 4–17. 28 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin, David McDowall, & Min Xie. (2008). Likely Errors When Linking Supplementary Homicide Report Records for Large U.S. Cities. Homicide Studies. 12(3). 234–248. 4 indexed citations
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Lynch, James P., Callie Marie Rennison, David McDowall, et al.. (2006). Understanding Crime Statistics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 91 indexed citations
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McDowall, David. (2005). John R. Lott, Jr.'s Defensive Gun Brandishing Estimates. Public Opinion Quarterly. 69(2). 246–263. 2 indexed citations
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Chadwick, David, John P. New, David McDowall, & Darren Mundy. (2001). Providing Secure Access to Confidential Patient Information Detailing Diabetic Condition.. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 535–542. 5 indexed citations
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Duffee, David E., David McDowall, Lorraine Mazerolle, & Stephen D. Mastrofski. (2000). Introduction to volume 4 : Measurement and analysis of crime and justice : An introductory essay. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1–31. 1 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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Brynen, Rex, Robert O. Freedman, Michael Hudson, et al.. (1994). Dynamics of the Palestinian Uprising: An Assessment of Causes, Character, and Consequences. Comparative Politics. 26(4). 479–479. 2 indexed citations
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McDowall, David. (1993). The PKK: a report on separatist violence in Turkey, 1973–1992. International Affairs. 69(4). 807–808. 21 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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Miethe, Terance D., Michael Hughes, & David McDowall. (1991). Social Change and Crime Rates: An Evaluation of Alternative Theoretical Approaches. Social Forces. 70(1). 165–165. 41 indexed citations
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Loftin, Colin & David McDowall. (1988). The analysis of case-control studies in criminology. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 4(1). 85–98. 26 indexed citations
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Young, Robert L., David McDowall, & Colin Loftin. (1987). COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND THE OWNERSHIP OF FIREARMS FOR PROTECTION. Criminology. 25(1). 47–62. 43 indexed citations
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McDowall, David & Colin Loftin. (1986). Fiscal Politics and the Police: Detroit, 1928-76. Social Forces. 65(1). 162–176. 22 indexed citations
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Parker, Robert Nash & David McDowall. (1986). Constructing an index of officially recorded crime: The use of confirmatory factor analysis. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 2(3). 237–250. 10 indexed citations
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Maltz, Michael D., Andrew C. Gordon, David McDowall, & Richard McCleary. (1980). An Artifact in Pretest-Posttest Designs. Evaluation Review. 4(2). 225–240. 27 indexed citations

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