Nigel Fielding

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Nigel Fielding is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Fielding has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 12 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Nigel Fielding's work include Policing Practices and Perceptions (20 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (16 papers). Nigel Fielding is often cited by papers focused on Policing Practices and Perceptions (20 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (20 papers) and Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (16 papers). Nigel Fielding collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Nigel Fielding's co-authors include Raymond M. Lee, Jane Fielding, Grant Blank, John Van Maanen, Stephen Brown, John W. Murphy, Martin Innes, Eben A. Weitzman, Matthew B. Miles and Robert Witt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Fielding

110 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods

2008 377 citations Nigel Fielding, Raymond M. Lee et al. profile →
Triangulation and Mixed Methods Designs

2012 277 citations Nigel Fielding Journal of Mixed Methods Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Nigel Fielding	2.5k	838	788	653	373	116	4.9k
Jennifer Mason	2.6k 1.0×	895 1.1×	445 0.6×	867 1.3×	279 0.7×	46	5.8k
Michael Agar	2.4k 1.0×	854 1.0×	317 0.4×	1.0k 1.6×	409 1.1×	120	7.1k
Yanyi K. Djamba	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	321 0.4×	721 1.1×	389 1.0×	34	6.0k
Bruce L. Berg	1.6k 0.7×	925 1.1×	372 0.5×	694 1.1×	246 0.7×	42	4.8k
Iddo Tavory	2.5k 1.0×	508 0.6×	431 0.5×	953 1.5×	579 1.6×	45	5.4k
Christopher Winship	3.9k 1.6×	1.0k 1.2×	930 1.2×	1.3k 2.0×	221 0.6×	90	8.8k
David L. Altheide	3.1k 1.3×	544 0.6×	578 0.7×	409 0.6×	193 0.5×	103	5.8k
Frederick C. Gamst	2.8k 1.1×	439 0.5×	628 0.8×	500 0.8×	548 1.5×	29	5.3k
Mario Luis Small	4.1k 1.6×	762 0.9×	527 0.7×	1.5k 2.4×	213 0.6×	62	6.1k
John Lofland	3.0k 1.2×	953 1.1×	401 0.5×	944 1.4×	441 1.2×	57	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel Fielding

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Fielding, Nigel. (2024). Understanding minority recruitment to the police: beyond systematic review. Policing & Society. 34(9). 877–894. 1 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel. (2021). Police communications and social media. European Journal of Criminology. 20(1). 316–334. 11 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel. (2018). Professionalizing the Police. Oxford University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel. (2018). Professionalism and Police Training. Oxford University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel, Raymond M. Lee, & Grant Blank. (2016). The SAGE Handbook of Online Research Methods. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 237 indexed citations

Mertens, Donna M., Pat Bazeley, Lisa Bowleg, et al.. (2016). Expanding Thinking Through a Kaleidoscopic Look Into the Future. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 10(3). 221–227. 59 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel. (2014). Qualitative Research and Our Digital Futures. Qualitative Inquiry. 20(9). 1064–1073. 16 indexed citations

Fielding, Jane & Nigel Fielding. (2013). Integrating Information from Multiple Methods into the Analysis of Perceived Risk of Crime: The Role of Geo-Referenced Field Data and Mobile Methods. View. 2013. 1–13. 4 indexed citations

Fielding, Nigel & Jane Fielding. (2011). User satisfaction and user experiences with Access Grid as a medium for social science research: a research note. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 15(5). 355–367. 3 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel. (2007). Grid Computing and Qualitative Social Science. Social Science Computer Review. 26(3). 301–316. 8 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel, et al.. (2005). THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE. The British Journal of Criminology. 39–57. 4 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel. (2005). Concepts and Theory in Community Policing. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice. 44(5). 460–472. 48 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel, et al.. (2000). New technologies for social research. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1 indexed citations

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Witt, Robert, Alison Clarke, & Nigel Fielding. (1999). Crime and Economic Activity. A Panel Data Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel. (1998). Comments on “The Moral Economies of Homeless Heroin Addicts: Confronting Ethnography, HIV Risk, and Everyday Violence in San Francisco Shooting Encampments,” by Phillippe Bourgois. Substance Use & Misuse. 33(11). 2361–2363. 1 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel. (1994). Varieties of research interviews. Nurse Researcher. 1(3). 4–13. 37 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel, et al.. (1993). Punishment, Custody and the Community. British Journal of Sociology. 44(2). 366–366. 14 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel & Raymond M. Lee. (1991). Using Computers in Qualitative Research. View. 397 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel, Joanna Shapland, & Jon Vagg. (1990). Policing by the Public. British Journal of Sociology. 41(2). 292–292. 59 indexed citations

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Fielding, Nigel. (1988). Actions and structure : research methods and social theory. Sage eBooks. 49 indexed citations

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