Rhys Hester

532 total citations
19 papers, 246 citations indexed

About

Rhys Hester is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhys Hester has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 246 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Clinical Psychology and 3 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Rhys Hester's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (18 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (15 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 papers). Rhys Hester is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (18 papers), Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (15 papers) and Crime Patterns and Interventions (14 papers). Rhys Hester collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Rhys Hester's co-authors include Todd K. Hartman, Eric L. Sevigny, Richard S. Frase, John D. Burrow, Barbara Koons‐Witt, Julian V. Roberts, Julian Roberts, Lawrence F. Travis, Benjamin Steiner and Matthew D. Makarios and has published in prestigious journals such as Criminology, Justice Quarterly and Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

In The Last Decade

Rhys Hester

16 papers receiving 230 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rhys Hester United States 8 236 133 45 37 16 19 246
Natalie Goulette United States 7 225 1.0× 97 0.7× 24 0.5× 30 0.8× 14 0.9× 18 249
Thomas H. Cohen United States 10 229 1.0× 202 1.5× 20 0.4× 33 0.9× 13 0.8× 29 281
Jörg-Martin Jehle Germany 10 279 1.2× 104 0.8× 50 1.1× 14 0.4× 33 2.1× 42 366
Emily Ryo United States 11 283 1.2× 158 1.2× 39 0.9× 31 0.8× 7 0.4× 30 333
Issa Kohler‐Hausmann United States 6 289 1.2× 70 0.5× 41 0.9× 36 1.0× 5 0.3× 16 323
Michael M. O’Hear United States 7 94 0.4× 32 0.2× 24 0.5× 60 1.6× 13 0.8× 37 182
Anke Ramakers Netherlands 8 211 0.9× 69 0.5× 10 0.2× 14 0.4× 5 0.3× 20 249
M.S. Groenhuijsen Netherlands 9 160 0.7× 99 0.7× 63 1.4× 5 0.1× 21 1.3× 84 243
Kim Stevenson United Kingdom 7 74 0.3× 32 0.2× 33 0.7× 18 0.5× 39 2.4× 25 146
Miranda Boone Netherlands 9 174 0.7× 92 0.7× 29 0.6× 5 0.1× 8 0.5× 41 213

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rhys Hester

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Roberts, Julian V., Arie Freiberg, & Rhys Hester. (2025). Sentencing Guidelines and Commissions. 1 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys, et al.. (2024). Does Pretrial Status Explain Racial Disparity in Sentencing Outcomes? A Decomposition Analysis. Justice Quarterly. 42(5). 858–882.
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Hester, Rhys, et al.. (2023). The Impact of COVID-19 on Sentencing Practices. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 48(4). 921–944. 2 indexed citations
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Roberts, Julian V., et al.. (2023). Sentencing Members of Minority Groups: Problems and Prospects for Improvement in Four Countries. Crime and Justice. 52. 343–393. 1 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys, et al.. (2021). Leaving the Shining City on a Hill: A Plea for Rediscovering Comparative Criminal Justice Policy in the United States. International Criminal Justice Review. 31(2). 203–223. 5 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys. (2021). Punishing for the Past (Sometimes): Judicial Perspectives on Criminal History Enhancements. The Prison Journal. 101(4). 443–465. 5 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys. (2020). Risk assessment savvy: The imperative of appreciating accuracy and outcome. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. 38(3). 246–258. 6 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys, et al.. (2018). Prior Record Enhancements at Sentencing: Unsettled Justifications and Unsettling Consequences. Crime and Justice. 47(1). 209–254. 33 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys. (2018). Prior Record and Recidivism Risk. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 44(3). 353–375. 14 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys. (2017). JUDICIAL ROTATION AS CENTRIPETAL FORCE: SENTENCING IN THE COURT COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA*. Criminology. 55(1). 205–235. 24 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys, et al.. (2017). A Measure of Tolerance: Public Attitudes on Sentencing Enhancements for Old and Juvenile Prior Records. 3(2). 137–151. 3 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys & Todd K. Hartman. (2016). Conditional Race Disparities in Criminal Sentencing: A Test of the Liberation Hypothesis From a Non-Guidelines State. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 33(1). 77–100. 46 indexed citations
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Frase, Richard S., et al.. (2015). Criminal History Enhancements Sourcebook. 28 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys & Eric L. Sevigny. (2014). Court communities in local context: a multilevel analysis of felony sentencing in South Carolina. Journal of Crime and Justice. 39(1). 55–74. 20 indexed citations
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Steiner, Benjamin, Rhys Hester, Matthew D. Makarios, & Lawrence F. Travis. (2012). Examining the Link Between Parole Officers’ Bases of Power and Their Exercise of Power. The Prison Journal. 92(4). 435–459. 10 indexed citations
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Koons‐Witt, Barbara, Eric L. Sevigny, John D. Burrow, & Rhys Hester. (2012). Gender and Sentencing Outcomes in South Carolina. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 25(3). 299–324. 46 indexed citations
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Hester, Rhys. (2012). Criminal Sentencing In the Court Communities of South Carolina: An Examination of offender, Judge, and County Characteristics. Scholar Commons (University of South Carolina). 2 indexed citations

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