Henry D. McKay

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 705 citations indexed

About

Henry D. McKay is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Law and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry D. McKay has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 705 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Sociology and Political Science, 1 paper in Law and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Henry D. McKay's work include Social Issues and Policies in Latin America (1 paper), Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 paper) and Criminal Justice and Penology (1 paper). Henry D. McKay is often cited by papers focused on Social Issues and Policies in Latin America (1 paper), Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 paper) and Criminal Justice and Penology (1 paper). Henry D. McKay collaborates with scholars based in United States. Henry D. McKay's co-authors include Clifford R. Shaw and Paul Rock and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Sociological Review and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Henry D. McKay

6 papers receiving 621 citations

Hit Papers

Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas
    1970 558 citations Paul Rock, Clifford R. Shaw et al. British Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers

Henry D. McKay
Irving A. Spergel United States
James DeFronzo United States
Barrik van Winkle United States
Dean G. Rojek United States
Miles D. Harer United States
Gary D. Hill United States
G. David Curry United States
Coramae Richey Mann United States
Charles F. Wellford United States
Suzanne T. Ortega United States
Irving A. Spergel United States
Henry D. McKay
Citations per year, relative to Henry D. McKay Henry D. McKay (= 1×) peers Irving A. Spergel

Countries citing papers authored by Henry D. McKay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Henry D. McKay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henry D. McKay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Henry D. McKay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Henry D. McKay based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Henry D. McKay. Henry D. McKay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Shaw, Clifford R. & Henry D. McKay. (2016). ¿Son los hogares desmembrados un factor causal en la delincuencia juvenil?. Delito y sociedad. Revista de Ciencias Sociales. 1(25). 125–137. 2 indexed citations
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Shaw, Clifford R., et al.. (1970). Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas.. American Sociological Review. 35(2). 407–407. 136 indexed citations
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Rock, Paul, Clifford R. Shaw, & Henry D. McKay. (1970). Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas. British Journal of Sociology. 21(1). 117–117. 558 indexed citations breakdown →
4.
McKay, Henry D.. (1962). Social Influence on Adolescent Behavior. JAMA. 182(6). 643–643. 2 indexed citations
5.
McKay, Henry D.. (1960). Differential Association and Crime Prevention: Problems of Utilization. Social Problems. 8(1). 25–37. 1 indexed citations
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McKay, Henry D.. (1960). Differential Association and Crime Prevention: Problems of Utilization. Social Problems. 8(1). 25–37. 6 indexed citations

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