Heith Copes

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Heith Copes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heith Copes has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Clinical Psychology and 23 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Heith Copes's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (72 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (41 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (32 papers). Heith Copes is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (72 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (41 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (32 papers). Heith Copes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and United Kingdom. Heith Copes's co-authors include Shadd Maruna, Andy Hochstetler, Kent R. Kerley, J. Patrick Williams, Richard Tewksbury, Michael Cherbonneau, Sveinung Sandberg, Fiona Brookman, Lynne M. Vieraitis and Thomas J. Holt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Criminology.

In The Last Decade

Heith Copes

124 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heith Copes United States	35	2.6k	960	474	365	352	129	3.5k
Greg Pogarsky United States	28	2.5k 1.0×	666 0.7×	206 0.4×	243 0.7×	197 0.6×	42	3.3k
Kristy Holtfreter United States	28	2.4k 0.9×	894 0.9×	717 1.5×	384 1.1×	102 0.3×	68	3.1k
Nicole Leeper Piquero United States	38	3.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	388 0.8×	511 1.4×	203 0.6×	112	4.2k
Sveinung Sandberg Norway	31	1.9k 0.7×	647 0.7×	171 0.4×	470 1.3×	590 1.7×	104	2.8k
Bruce J. Arneklev United States	11	2.5k 1.0×	648 0.7×	184 0.4×	359 1.0×	524 1.5×	16	3.1k
George E. Higgins United States	36	3.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 2.3×	340 0.9×	319 0.9×	222	4.6k
Ross L. Matsueda United States	25	3.2k 1.2×	966 1.0×	128 0.3×	885 2.4×	383 1.1×	43	4.1k
Lonn Lanza‐Kaduce United States	24	2.0k 0.8×	806 0.8×	122 0.3×	652 1.8×	620 1.8×	55	3.1k
John K. Cochran United States	43	3.9k 1.5×	911 0.9×	118 0.2×	762 2.1×	640 1.8×	148	5.2k
James E.Hawdon United States	28	1.6k 0.6×	224 0.2×	247 0.5×	170 0.5×	93 0.3×	93	2.4k

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Bradley, Melissa A., et al.. (2025). Naturalistic Psychedelic Use and Psychotic Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals with a Personal or Family History of Psychotic or Bipolar Disorders. PubMed. 3(2). 93–102. 2 indexed citations

Poppi, Fabio Indìo Massimo & Heith Copes. (2025). Visio Colletiva: The Role of Joint Fantasizing in Qualitative Social Research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 24.

Bradley, Melissa A., Daniel Grossman, Otto Simonsson, Heith Copes, & Peter S. Hendricks. (2024). Rural‐urban divide in risk perception of LSD: Implications for psychedelic‐assisted therapy. The Journal of Rural Health. 41(1). e12906–e12906.

Copes, Heith, et al.. (2024). Hitting the Reset Button: Ceremonial Use of Peyote and Experiences of Personal Change. Journal of Drug Issues. 56(1). 150–170. 1 indexed citations

Copes, Heith, et al.. (2021). Changing Narratives of Intimate Partner Violence. 7(1). 123–142. 6 indexed citations

Copes, Heith, et al.. (2019). Narrative identity, rationality, and microdosing classic psychedelics. International Journal of Drug Policy. 70. 33–39. 53 indexed citations

Griffin, O. Hayden, et al.. (2018). Today was not a good day: offender accounts of the incidents that led to their admission to drug court. Criminal Justice Studies. 31(4). 388–401. 1 indexed citations

Copes, Heith, et al.. (2017). Symbolic perceptions of methamphetamine: Differentiating between ice and shake. International Journal of Drug Policy. 51. 87–94. 10 indexed citations

Hochstetler, Andy, Heith Copes, & Michael Cherbonneau. (2017). It's a War Out There: Contextualized Narratives of Violent Acts. Journal of Criminal Justice. 53. 74–82. 6 indexed citations

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Copes, Heith. (2016). A narrative approach to studying symbolic boundaries among drug users: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Crime Media Culture An International Journal. 12(2). 193–213. 79 indexed citations

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Copes, Heith, et al.. (2016). Creating visual differences: Methamphetamine users perceptions of anti-meth campaigns. International Journal of Drug Policy. 39. 52–61. 32 indexed citations

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Forsyth, Craig J. & Heith Copes. (2014). Encyclopedia of Social Deviance. 17 indexed citations

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Vieraitis, Lynne M., et al.. (2014). A little information goes a long way: Expertise and identity theft. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 20. 10–18. 24 indexed citations

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Topalli, Volkan, George E. Higgins, & Heith Copes. (2013). A Causal Model of Neutralization Acceptance and Delinquency. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 41(5). 553–573. 24 indexed citations

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Sandberg, Sveinung & Heith Copes. (2012). Speaking With Ethnographers. Journal of Drug Issues. 43(2). 176–197. 27 indexed citations

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Copes, Heith & Richard Tewksbury. (2011). Criminal experience and perceptions of risk: what auto thieves fear when stealing cars. Journal of Crime and Justice. 34(1). 62–79. 11 indexed citations

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Klenowski, Paul M., Heith Copes, & Christopher W. Mullins. (2010). Gender, Identity, and Accounts: How White Collar Offenders Do Gender When Making Sense of Their Crimes. Justice Quarterly. 28(1). 46–69. 76 indexed citations

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Copes, Heith, Andy Hochstetler, & J. Patrick Williams. (2008). "We Weren't Like No Regular Dope Fiends": Negotiating Hustler and Crackhead Identities. Social Problems. 55(2). 254–270. 85 indexed citations

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Copes, Heith. (2007). Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 36(4). 362–364. 16 indexed citations

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Kerley, Kent R. & Heith Copes. (2004). The Effects of Criminal Justice Contact on Employment Stability for White-Collar and Street-Level Offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 48(1). 65–84. 29 indexed citations

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