Richard Block

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Richard Block is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Block has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in Health and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Richard Block's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (23 papers), Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (7 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). Richard Block is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (23 papers), Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (7 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers). Richard Block collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Richard Block's co-authors include Wim Bernasco, Margaret A. Zahn, M. Dwayne Smith, Carolyn Rebecca Block, Stijn Ruiter, Kelly R. Evenson, Shannon N. Zenk, Wesley G. Skogan, Kari Moore and Franklin E. Zimring and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Epidemiology and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Richard Block

54 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Robberies in Chicago: A Block-Level Analysis of the Influence of Crime Generators, Crime Attractors, and Offender Anchor Points

2010 381 citations Wim Bernasco, Richard Block Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Associations of Neighborhood Crime and Safety and With Changes in Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference 2017 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Tiffany M. Powell‐Wiley, Kari Moore, Norrina B. Allen, Richard Block, Kelly R. Evenson, Mahasin S. Mujahid, Ana V. Diez Roux	39
2	Do Street Robbery Location Choices Vary Over Time of Day or Day of Week? A Test in Chicago 2016 ·Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency ·Wim Bernasco, Stijn Ruiter, Richard Block	76
3	Changes in walking associated with perceived neighborhood safety and police-recorded crime: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis 2015 ·Preventive Medicine ·Zachary Y. Kerr, Kelly R. Evenson, Kari Moore, Richard Block, Ana V. Diez Roux	56
4	Margo Wilson’s Contributions to the Chicago Homicide Dataset 2012 ·Homicide Studies ·Carolyn Rebecca Block, Richard Block	11
5	Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 2012 ·International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ·Kelly R. Evenson, Richard Block, (unknown), Aileen P. McGinn, Fang Wen, Daniel A. Rodrı́guez	83
6	Relationships among Neighborhood Environment, Racial Discrimination, Psychological Distress, and Preterm Birth in African American Women 2012 ·Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing ·Carmen Giurgescu, Shannon N. Zenk, Barbara L. Dancy, (unknown), (unknown), Richard Block	102
7	A Treacherous Subject: An Introduction 2012 ·CR The New Centennial Review ·Richard Block, (unknown)	1
8	Effects of Perceived and Objective Neighborhood Crime on Walking Frequency Among Midlife African American Women in a Home-Based Walking Intervention 2010 ·Journal of Physical Activity and Health ·April Oh, Shannon N. Zenk, JoEllen Wilbur, Richard Block, Judith McDevitt, Eddie C. Y. Wang	32
9	The Spell of Italy: Vacation, Magic, and the Attraction of Goethe 2006 ·Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) ·Richard Block	0
10	Homicide: A Sourcebook of Social Research 2000 ·Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews ·Richard Block, M. Dwayne Smith, Margaret A. Zahn	303
11	The Homicide Research Working Group 1997 ·Homicide Studies ·Richard Block, Carolyn Rebecca Block	3
12	Baal Dancing: The Unsettling Position of Baal in Brecht's Theater of the New 1995 ·The German Quarterly ·Richard Block	0
13	A Cross-National Comparison of Victims of Crime: Victim Surveys of Twelve Countries 1993 ·International Review of Victimology ·Richard Block	17
14	Homicide syndromes and vulnerability: Violence in Chicago community areas over 25 years. 1992 ·Richard Block, Carolyn Rebecca Block	28
15	Prenatal diagnosis and circulatory characteristics in tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve 1989 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·Jean‐Claude Fouron, David J. Sahn, R Joseph Bender, Richard Block, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pat O. Daily	23
16	Victim-Offender Dynamics in Violent Crime 1981 ·The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) ·Richard Block	50
17	Murder in Space City 1977 ·The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-) ·Richard Block, Henry P. Lundsgaarde	24
18	Countercultural Values at a Catholic University 1973 ·Social Problems ·Lauren Langman, Richard Block, (unknown)	2
19	Delinquency and Crime: A Biopsychosocial Approach. 1973 ·Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews ·Richard Block, (unknown), (unknown)	28
20	Fear of Crime and Fear of the Police 1971 ·Social Problems ·Richard Block	10

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