Gary LaFree
Impact in
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.2%
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Health top 1%
Papers in
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- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence 66
- Crime Patterns and Interventions 62
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance 36
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 16
- Political Conflict and Governance 14
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- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies 7
- Co-authors
- Laura DuganJoel BestLinda B. BourqueKriss A. DrassChristopher BirkbeckAndromachi TseloniKatarzyna JaśkoJoshua D. Freilich
- Journals
- Criminology (9 papers)Criminology & Public Policy (8 papers)Journal of Quantitative Criminology (6 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (6 papers)Social Forces (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomMacao
In The Last Decade
Gary LaFree
123 papers receiving 4.1k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
- Sociology and Political Science 4.1k
- Health 518
- Gender Studies 522
- Clinical Psychology 633
- Law 270
Countries citing papers authored by Gary LaFree
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gary LaFree
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2020 | 4 | |
| 4 | Islamist terrorism, diaspora links and casualty rates | 2019 | 12 |
| 5 | Social Disorganization and Terrorist Attacks in the United States before and after 9/11 | 2014 | 1 |
| 6 | 2014 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2014 | 22 | |
| 8 | 2011 | 22 | |
| 9 | 2011 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2011 | 18 | |
| 11 | The Global Terrorism Database: Accomplishments and Challenges | 2010 | 32 |
| 12 | 2009 | 7 | |
| 13 | 2007 | 51 | |
| 14 | Una comparación del estudio del terrorismo y el estudio de la delincuencia | 2003 | 0 |
| 15 | 2001 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1996 | 84 | |
| 17 | 1993 | 148 | |
| 18 | 1986 | 22 | |
| 19 | 1984 | 15 | |
| 20 | 1980 | 169 |
About Gary LaFree
Gary LaFree is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, Law, Health and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 128 papers that have together received 4.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence (66 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (62 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (36 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (16 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (14 papers), Jury Decision Making Processes (7 papers), Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (7 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (4.1k citations), Health (518 citations), Gender Studies (522 citations), Clinical Psychology (633 citations) and Law (270 citations). Gary LaFree has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Macao. Frequent co-authors include Laura Dugan, Joel Best, Linda B. Bourque, Kriss A. Drass, Christopher Birkbeck, Andromachi Tseloni, Katarzyna Jaśko, Joshua D. Freilich, Arie W. Kruglanski and Alex R. Piquero. Their work appears in journals such as Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Social Forces.
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