John Worrall

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
140 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

John Worrall is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John Worrall has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 34 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 25 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in John Worrall's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (59 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (30 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (30 papers). John Worrall is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (59 papers), Policing Practices and Perceptions (30 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (30 papers). John Worrall collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovenia. John Worrall's co-authors include Imre Lakatos, Élie Zahar, Robert G. Morris, Stephen A. Bishopp, Tomislav V. Kovandzic, Eric R. Scerri, Alex R. Piquero, Nicole Leeper Piquero, Travis C. Pratt and Andrew Wheeler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Preventive Medicine and Criminology.

In The Last Decade

John Worrall

131 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Structural Realism: The Best of Both Worlds? 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 2015 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. Structural Realism: The Best of Both Worlds?
    1989 506 citations John Worrall profile →
  2. Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery
    2015 203 citations Imre Lakatos, John Worrall et al. 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 Worrall United States 31 1.5k 963 737 356 335 140 3.7k
Heather Douglas Australia 23 1.1k 0.7× 590 0.6× 134 0.2× 194 0.5× 481 1.4× 67 2.9k
Theodore M. Porter United States 21 1.2k 0.8× 591 0.6× 491 0.7× 41 0.1× 228 0.7× 87 4.1k
Stephen Turner United States 27 1.7k 1.2× 481 0.5× 507 0.7× 51 0.1× 154 0.5× 252 3.6k
J. E. McGuire United States 15 983 0.7× 777 0.8× 311 0.4× 44 0.1× 228 0.7× 40 5.2k
Karl Popper United Kingdom 21 958 0.6× 584 0.6× 378 0.5× 40 0.1× 145 0.4× 67 3.7k
Helen E. Longino United States 23 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 357 0.5× 36 0.1× 325 1.0× 67 4.3k
Nancy Cartwright United Kingdom 36 1.5k 1.0× 3.9k 4.1× 391 0.5× 87 0.2× 705 2.1× 119 9.4k
Lorraine Daston Germany 35 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.5× 404 0.5× 25 0.1× 164 0.5× 183 5.2k
Steve Fuller United Kingdom 28 1.1k 0.7× 613 0.6× 357 0.5× 37 0.1× 121 0.4× 296 3.3k
Antony Flew United Kingdom 29 947 0.6× 405 0.4× 758 1.0× 86 0.2× 295 0.9× 222 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Worrall

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Worrall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Worrall, John, et al.. (2024). Is Open Access Criminology Influential?. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 37(1). 175–193.
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Worrall, John, et al.. (2023). Threat Dynamics and Police Use of Force. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 61(6). 900–948. 1 indexed citations
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Hickman, Matthew J., et al.. (2021). Use of vascular neck restraints in law enforcement: A case-study of Spokane, WA. Police Practice and Research. 22(6). 1668–1678. 6 indexed citations
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Worrall, John, et al.. (2021). Willingness to Pay for Police Reform. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 32(6). 567–591. 7 indexed citations
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Worrall, John & Andrew Wheeler. (2018). Evaluating Community Prosecution Code Enforcement in Dallas, Texas. Justice Quarterly. 36(5). 870–899. 10 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (2011). Causality in medicine: Getting back to the Hill top. Preventive Medicine. 53(4-5). 235–238. 13 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (2010). A User‐Friendly Introduction to Panel Data Modeling. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 21(2). 182–196. 10 indexed citations
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Worrall, John & Tomislav V. Kovandzic. (2008). IS POLICING FOR PROFIT? ANSWERS FROM ASSET FORFEITURE. Criminology & Public Policy. 7(2). 219–244. 27 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (2008). Evidence and Ethics in Medicine. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 51(3). 418–431. 35 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (2007). Miracles and Models: Why reports of the death of Structural Realism may be exaggerated. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 61. 125–154. 13 indexed citations
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Worrall, John, et al.. (2006). Rationality and reality : conversations with Alan Musgrave. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 20 indexed citations
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Lipton, Peter & John Worrall. (2000). Tracking Track Records. Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume. 74. 20 indexed citations
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Worrall, John & Pamela J. Schram. (2000). Evaluation of California’s State-Level Data Systems for Incarcerated Youth. 1 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (1995). ‘Revolution in Permanence’: Popper on Theory-Change in Science. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplement. 39. 75–102. 1 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (1994). The ontology of science. 5 indexed citations
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Lakatos, Imre, John Worrall, Élie Zahar, & Carlos Solís Santos. (1986). Pruebas y refutaciones: la lógica del descubrimiento matemático. Alianza Editorial eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Lakatos, Imre, et al.. (1983). La metodología de los programas de investigación científica. Alianza Editorial eBooks. 150 indexed citations
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Worrall, John. (1982). Scientific Realism and Scientific Change. The Philosophical Quarterly. 32(128). 201–201. 31 indexed citations
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Лакатос, И., John Worrall, & Gregory Currie. (1982). Philosophical Papers. Volume I : The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes; Volume II: Mathematics, Science and Epistemology. Tijdschrift voor Philosophie. 44(4). 5 indexed citations
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Lakatos, Imre, John Worrall, & Élie Zahar. (1979). Beweise und Widerlegungen : die Logik mathematischer Entdeckungen. 5 indexed citations

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