James P. Gifford

930 total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 718 citations indexed

About

James P. Gifford is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Infectious Diseases and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, James P. Gifford has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 718 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Political Science and International Relations, 0 papers in Infectious Diseases and 0 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in James P. Gifford's work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (1 paper). James P. Gifford is often cited by papers focused on Policing Practices and Perceptions (1 paper). James P. Gifford collaborates with scholars based in United States. James P. Gifford's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Political Science Quarterly and Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science.

In The Last Decade

James P. Gifford

4 papers receiving 570 citations

Hit Papers

Police Work: The Social O... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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. Police Work: The Social Organization of Policing, by Peter K. Manning
    1978 357 citations James P. Gifford Political Science Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James P. Gifford United States 4 570 505 100 83 55 4 718
Ben A. Menke United States 8 395 0.7× 264 0.5× 62 0.6× 38 0.5× 28 0.5× 10 504
P. A. J. Waddington United Kingdom 16 747 1.3× 575 1.1× 102 1.0× 83 1.0× 21 0.4× 58 923
Gary W. Cordner United States 14 654 1.1× 572 1.1× 137 1.4× 163 2.0× 38 0.7× 41 852
Alexander W. Pisciotta United States 11 561 1.0× 302 0.6× 168 1.7× 70 0.8× 23 0.4× 21 705
Paul Waddington United Kingdom 3 374 0.7× 375 0.7× 61 0.6× 113 1.4× 21 0.4× 14 510
Ling Ren United States 18 800 1.4× 568 1.1× 172 1.7× 83 1.0× 47 0.9× 50 944
Maarten Van Craen Belgium 14 702 1.2× 659 1.3× 106 1.1× 87 1.0× 142 2.6× 26 804
Maureen Cain United Kingdom 9 304 0.5× 229 0.5× 37 0.4× 43 0.5× 26 0.5× 33 441
Bethan Loftus United Kingdom 11 740 1.3× 766 1.5× 92 0.9× 252 3.0× 32 0.6× 17 1.0k
Steven Spitzer United States 9 565 1.0× 192 0.4× 61 0.6× 46 0.6× 21 0.4× 16 702

Countries citing papers authored by James P. Gifford

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Fields of papers citing papers by James P. Gifford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

4 of 4 papers shown
1.
Gifford, James P.. (1986). Partnerships and Public Policy Advocacy. Proceedings of the Academy of Political Science. 36(2). 74–74. 4 indexed citations
2.
Gifford, James P.. (1978). Police Work: The Social Organization of Policing, by Peter K. Manning. Political Science Quarterly. 93(3). 526–527. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Gifford, James P.. (1977). Police: Streetcorner Politicians, by William Ker Muir. Political Science Quarterly. 92(3). 547–548. 352 indexed citations
4.
Gifford, James P.. (1975). Public Policy and Urban Crime, by Yong Hyo Cho. Political Science Quarterly. 90(3). 573–574. 5 indexed citations

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