John Crank

22.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 19.7k citations indexed

About

John Crank is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Numerical Analysis. According to data from OpenAlex, John Crank has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 19.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Numerical Analysis. Recurrent topics in John Crank's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 papers) and Differential Equations and Numerical Methods (3 papers). John Crank is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (5 papers) and Differential Equations and Numerical Methods (3 papers). John Crank collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. John Crank's co-authors include Radhey S. Gupta, R.S. Gupta, Graham E. C. Bell, Robert H. Langworthy, Andrew L. Giacomazzi, Yanhua Liu, Sandra Peterson, Colleen Kadleck and Michael B. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Mathematics of Computation, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and American Mathematical Monthly.

In The Last Decade

John Crank

20 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

The mathematics of diffusion 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 1986 1968 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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. The mathematics of diffusion
    1956 16.0k citations John Crank CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
  2. Free and Moving Boundary Problems.
    1986 1.7k citations John Crank et al. Mathematics of Computation profile →
  3. Diffusion in polymers
    1968 1.6k citations John Crank et al. Academic Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Crank United States 11 3.9k 3.5k 2.6k 2.5k 2.2k 21 19.7k
Norman J. Wagner United States 68 7.9k 2.0× 1.8k 0.5× 3.7k 1.4× 2.2k 0.9× 3.6k 1.6× 373 19.0k
H. T. Davis United States 74 5.0k 1.3× 2.0k 0.6× 4.8k 1.9× 1.7k 0.7× 752 0.3× 381 18.1k
Hiroshi Fujita Japan 56 3.5k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 989 0.4× 512 12.4k
Paul Meakin United States 82 6.8k 1.8× 1.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 606 0.3× 440 25.2k
L. E. Scriven United States 79 5.7k 1.5× 3.3k 1.0× 5.9k 2.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 404 24.5k
Daniel Bonn Netherlands 77 6.6k 1.7× 1.7k 0.5× 4.2k 1.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 386 21.9k
Jack L. Koenig United States 66 10.7k 2.8× 3.6k 1.0× 4.6k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 6.3k 2.9× 448 27.2k
Thomas A. Witten United States 49 11.5k 3.0× 2.3k 0.7× 7.7k 3.0× 1.5k 0.6× 3.3k 1.5× 157 32.5k
Heinrich M. Jaeger United States 68 9.1k 2.3× 2.7k 0.8× 4.8k 1.9× 1.6k 0.6× 954 0.4× 287 22.6k
D. Langévin France 75 7.6k 2.0× 1.1k 0.3× 2.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 392 18.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Crank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Crank, John, et al.. (2015). Crime, Violence, and Global Warming. 8 indexed citations
2.
Crank, John. (2014). Imagining Justice. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanhua & John Crank. (2010). Attitudes toward the police: a critique and recommendations. Criminal Justice Studies. 23(2). 99–117. 18 indexed citations
4.
Crank, John, et al.. (2010). Hot corridors, deterrence, and guardianship: An assessment of the Omaha metro safety initiative. Journal of Criminal Justice. 38(4). 430–438. 7 indexed citations
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Crank, John & Colleen Kadleck. (2009). Remarks by the Guest Editors. Police Practice and Research. 10(4). 283–284. 1 indexed citations
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Crank, John, et al.. (2007). The noble cause: An empirical assessment. Journal of Criminal Justice. 35(1). 103–116. 30 indexed citations
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Crank, John, et al.. (2003). The Ada Sheriffs Youth Foundation: The development of a decentralized youth program. Journal of Criminal Justice. 31(4). 341–350. 5 indexed citations
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Crank, John, et al.. (1998). 9th Annual Idaho Public Policy Survey. Scholar Works (Boise State University). 3 indexed citations
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Crank, John & Robert H. Langworthy. (1996). Fragmented centralization and the organization of the police. Policing & Society. 6(3). 213–229. 37 indexed citations
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Crank, John. (1994). Power and the police chief: An institutional and organizational analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice. 22(4). 383–385. 18 indexed citations
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Crank, John. (1991). Work stress and job dissatisfaction in the public sector: An examination of public safety directors. The Social Science Journal. 28(1). 85–100. 10 indexed citations
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Crank, John. (1986). Legal Culture: A Re-Examination of the Adversarial Perspective. Criminal Justice Review. 11(1). 8–14. 1 indexed citations
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Crank, John, et al.. (1986). Free and Moving Boundary Problems.. Mathematics of Computation. 46(174). 765–765. 1665 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crank, John. (1978). NONLINEAR DIFFUSION PROBLEMS. Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society. 10(2). 235–235. 15 indexed citations
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Bell, Graham E. C. & John Crank. (1974). Influence of imbedded particles on steady-state diffusion. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 70. 1259–1259. 31 indexed citations
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Crank, John & Radhey S. Gupta. (1972). A Moving Boundary Problem Arising from the Diffusion of Oxygen in Absorbing Tissue. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 10(1). 19–33. 116 indexed citations
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Crank, John & R.S. Gupta. (1972). A Method for Solving Moving Boundary Problems in Heat Flow using Cubic Splines or Polynomials. IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics. 10(3). 296–304. 57 indexed citations
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Crank, John, et al.. (1968). Diffusion in polymers. Academic Press eBooks. 1590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Crank, John, et al.. (1963). Mathematics and Industry.. American Mathematical Monthly. 70(7). 782–782. 6 indexed citations
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Crank, John. (1956). The mathematics of diffusion. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 16044 indexed citations breakdown →

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