James Q. Wilson

15.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
134 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

James Q. Wilson is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, James Q. Wilson has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in James Q. Wilson's work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (11 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). James Q. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Policing Practices and Perceptions (11 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). James Q. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. James Q. Wilson's co-authors include George L. Kelling, R. J. Herrnstein, Peter B. Clark, Patrick V. Murphy, Jan M. Chaiken, Lawrence D. Mankin, Edward C. Banfield, Peter H. Rossi, Lloyd E. Ohlin and David P. Farrington and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

James Q. Wilson

121 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

BROKEN WINDOWS: THE POLICE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD SAFETY 1961 2026 1982 2004 1982 1985 1968 1975 1961 400 800 1.2k

Peers

James Q. Wilson
Comparison fields: 5 of 148
  • Sociology and Political Science 6.2k
  • Political Science and International Relations 3.0k
  • Clinical Psychology 1.0k
  • General Health Professions 962
  • Health 849
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Countries citing papers authored by James Q. Wilson

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Q. Wilson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Q. Wilson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Q. Wilson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Q. Wilson 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 James Q. Wilson. James Q. Wilson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 0
2
American government : the essentials : institutions & policies
0
3 25
4
Understanding America : the anatomy of an exceptional nation
32
5
Crime : public policies for crime control
76
6
A long way from the back of the bus
1
7
Polizei und Nachbarschaftssicherheit: Zerbrochene Fenster, mit einer kritischen Vorbemerkung von Fritz Sack
1
8 1
9
Abortion facts and feelings II: an exchange.
2
10 26
11
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1261
12
"Policy Intellectuals" and Public Policy.
16
13 1
14
Harvard's Core Curriculum: An Inside View.
1
15
Age, Crime, and Punishment
23
16 1
17
On Pettigrew and Armor: An Afterword.
3
18
The police & the community
1
19
The Problem of Heroin.
8
20
Cities in trouble
16

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