Richard J. Gelles

22.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
133 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Richard J. Gelles is a scholar working on Health, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard J. Gelles has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Health, 50 papers in Clinical Psychology and 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Richard J. Gelles's work include Intimate Partner and Family Violence (61 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (36 papers) and Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (28 papers). Richard J. Gelles is often cited by papers focused on Intimate Partner and Family Violence (61 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (36 papers) and Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (28 papers). Richard J. Gelles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Richard J. Gelles's co-authors include Murray A. Straus, Suzanne K. Steinmetz, James Boudouris, Ann Goetting, Donileen R. Loseke, Mary M. Cavanaugh, John W. Harrop, Leonard Berkowitz, Diana E. H. Russell and Straus and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Diabetes Care and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Richard J. Gelles

127 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family. 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 1990 1986 1990 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family.
    1982 2.3k citations Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  2. Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families.
    1990 1.4k citations Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  3. Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 as Revealed by Two National Surveys
    1986 1.2k citations Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles profile →
  4. Physical Violence in American Families: Risk Factors and Adaptations to Violence in 8,145 Families
    1990 726 citations Murray A. Straus, Richard J. Gelles 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
Richard J. Gelles United States 51 9.5k 7.6k 6.8k 3.6k 2.7k 133 14.5k
David A. Wolfe Canada 59 6.1k 0.6× 8.9k 1.2× 3.4k 0.5× 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 160 12.3k
K. Daniel O’Leary United States 64 7.5k 0.8× 7.1k 0.9× 4.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 231 13.8k
Linda L. Dahlberg United States 38 6.9k 0.7× 6.2k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 80 12.7k
Sherry Hamby United States 54 10.1k 1.1× 13.3k 1.8× 5.6k 0.8× 5.0k 1.4× 3.1k 1.1× 180 19.7k
David Sugarman United States 27 6.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.5× 3.5k 0.5× 2.3k 0.6× 2.2k 0.8× 94 9.1k
David Finkelhor United States 65 6.3k 0.7× 16.3k 2.2× 5.0k 0.7× 4.7k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 114 19.9k
David Finkelhor United States 77 8.5k 0.9× 19.0k 2.5× 8.7k 1.3× 5.0k 1.4× 4.8k 1.8× 257 26.4k
Heather A. Turner United States 63 6.1k 0.6× 12.8k 1.7× 4.1k 0.6× 4.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.6× 166 17.2k
Claudia García‐Moreno Switzerland 29 10.4k 1.1× 4.8k 0.6× 6.0k 0.9× 6.0k 1.7× 3.6k 1.3× 70 14.2k
Deborah Bybee United States 48 3.8k 0.4× 3.8k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 170 9.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xue, Jia, Junxiang Chen, & Richard J. Gelles. (2019). Using Data Mining Techniques to Examine Domestic Violence Topics on Twitter. Violence and Gender. 6(2). 105–114. 26 indexed citations
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Xue, Jia, Naixue Cui, & Richard J. Gelles. (2019). Physical assault perpetration and victimisation among Chinese university students. China Journal of Social Work. 12(3). 191–212. 7 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J.. (2016). Why the American Child Welfare System Is Not Child Centered. William and Mary Bill of Rights journal. 24(3). 733. 1 indexed citations
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Shain, Michelle, et al.. (2016). Diversity, Pressure, and Divisions on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Brandeis Institutional Repository. 1 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J. & Staci Perlman. (2012). Estimated Annual Cost of Child Abuse and Neglect. 64(10). 813–8. 47 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J.. (2006). Child maltreatment and foster care. Gender Issues. 23(4). 36–47. 2 indexed citations
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Eisikovits, Zvi, Zeev Winstok, & Richard J. Gelles. (2002). Structure and Dynamics of Escalation from the Victim's Perspective. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 83(2). 142–152. 23 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J.. (2000). How Evaluation Research Can Help Reform and Improve the Child Welfare System. Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma. 4(1). 7–28. 12 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J.. (2000). Public policy for violence against women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 19(4). 298–301. 18 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J. & Ira M. Schwartz. (1999). Children and the Child Welfare System. University of Pennsylvania journal of constitutional law. 2(1). 95. 1 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J., et al.. (1994). Men Who Batter: The Risk Makers. 4(12). 3 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J., et al.. (1993). A profile of violence toward children: A national study. Child Abuse & Neglect. 17(2). 197–212. 174 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J.. (1993). Constraints Against Family Violence. American Behavioral Scientist. 36(5). 575–586. 38 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J. & Jane B. Lancaster. (1987). Child abuse and neglect : biosocial dimensions. De Gruyter eBooks. 187 indexed citations
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Straus, Murray A. & Richard J. Gelles. (1987). The costs of family violence. Public Health Reports. 102(6). 638–641. 14 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J., et al.. (1982). Adolescent to parent violence. Diabetes Care. 15(1). 8–14. 72 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J., et al.. (1980). Study guide to accompany sociology : an introduction. Random House eBooks.
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Gelles, Richard J. & Robert R. Faulkner. (1978). Time and Television News Work. Sociological Quarterly. 19(1). 89–102. 3 indexed citations
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Russell, Diana E. H. & Richard J. Gelles. (1977). The Violent Home: A Study of Physical Aggression between Husbands and Wives.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 6(5). 572–572. 283 indexed citations
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Gelles, Richard J. & Murray A. Straus. (1975). Family experience and public support of the death penalty.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 45(4). 596–613. 30 indexed citations

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