Richard Sparks

5.6k total citations
104 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Richard Sparks is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Sparks has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Richard Sparks's work include Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (37 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (32 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers). Richard Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (37 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (32 papers) and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (14 papers). Richard Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovenia and United States. Richard Sparks's co-authors include Anthony Bottoms, Ian Loader, David Garland, Evi Girling, Elaine Crawley, Jonathan Simon, Terence P. Thornberry, Roger Hood, Richard V. Ericson and Tim Newburn and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Forces and Biotechnology and Bioengineering.

In The Last Decade

Richard Sparks

99 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Sparks United Kingdom 30 2.5k 758 686 505 209 104 3.1k
Katherine Beckett United States 29 3.3k 1.3× 741 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 808 1.6× 170 0.8× 60 4.2k
Franklin E. Zimring United States 34 3.8k 1.5× 1.4k 1.9× 597 0.9× 584 1.2× 310 1.5× 176 4.8k
David Eitle United States 25 1.6k 0.6× 485 0.6× 389 0.6× 380 0.8× 68 0.3× 58 2.2k
Stephen Farrall United Kingdom 37 3.6k 1.4× 977 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 664 1.3× 243 1.2× 140 4.5k
Mitchell B. Chamlin United States 34 2.5k 1.0× 454 0.6× 441 0.6× 567 1.1× 285 1.4× 74 3.0k
Mike Hough United Kingdom 31 2.3k 0.9× 619 0.8× 478 0.7× 838 1.7× 131 0.6× 149 2.9k
Martin Killias Switzerland 30 2.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 353 0.5× 216 0.4× 170 0.8× 127 3.0k
Charis E. Kubrin United States 26 2.4k 1.0× 567 0.7× 928 1.4× 253 0.5× 151 0.7× 85 2.9k
Eric P. Baumer United States 34 3.3k 1.3× 607 0.8× 880 1.3× 679 1.3× 198 0.9× 69 3.9k
Dennis P. Rosenbaum United States 24 2.0k 0.8× 286 0.4× 387 0.6× 1.4k 2.8× 105 0.5× 47 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Sparks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Sparks

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All Works

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Bradford, Ben, Evi Girling, Ian Loader, & Richard Sparks. (2023). Policing and Sense of Place: ‘Shallow’ and ‘Deep’ Security in an English Town. The British Journal of Criminology. 64(4). 791–810. 1 indexed citations
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Loader, Ian & Richard Sparks. (2016). Ideologies and crime: political ideas and the dynamics of crime control. Global Crime. 17(3-4). 314–330. 33 indexed citations
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Simon, Jonathan & Richard Sparks. (2012). Punishment and Society: The Emergence of an Academic Field. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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McNeill, Fergus, et al.. (2011). Inspiring desistance? Arts projects and 'what works?'. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 5 indexed citations
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Overy, Katie, et al.. (2011). Kunstprojecten en What Works. Justitiële verkenningen. 37(5). 80–101. 19 indexed citations
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Crawley, Elaine & Richard Sparks. (2005). Hidden injuries? Researching the experience of older men in English prisons. University of Salford Institutional Repository (University of Salford). 55 indexed citations
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Newburn, Tim & Richard Sparks. (2004). Criminal justice and political cultures : national and international dimensions of crime control. Willan eBooks. 75 indexed citations
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Loader, Ian & Richard Sparks. (2004). For an historical sociology of crime policy in England and Wales since 1968. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 7(2). 5–32. 56 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (2001). Prisons, Punishment and penality. 2 indexed citations
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Garland, David & Richard Sparks. (2000). Criminology and Social Theory. eYLS (Yale Law School). 98 indexed citations
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Smit, Dirk van Zyl, Norval Morris, David J. Rothman, et al.. (1998). Changing Prison Life?. University of Toronto Law Journal. 48(3). 451–451. 1 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (1996). Television and the well-being of children and young people. 1 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard & Anthony Bottoms. (1995). Legitimacy and Order in Prisons. British Journal of Sociology. 46(1). 45–45. 163 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (1992). Television and the drama of crime. 80 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (1991). Issues in Realist Criminology. 80 indexed citations
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Brown, Phillip & Richard Sparks. (1989). Beyond Thatcherism : social policy, politics and society. Open University Press eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (1980). A Critique of Marxist Criminology. Crime and Justice. 2. 159–210. 18 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard, et al.. (1973). ANCHOR BEHAVIOR IN SAND (DISCUSSION). 99. 1 indexed citations
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Rutherford, E., Keith A. Hruska, Herschel R. Harter, et al.. (1973). AN EVALUATION OF A NEW AND EFFECTIVE PHOSPHORUS BINDING AGENT. ASAIO Journal. 19(1). 446–449. 5 indexed citations
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Sparks, Richard. (1961). Sentencing by Magistrates: Some Facts of Life. The Sociological Review. 9(1_suppl). 71–86. 1 indexed citations

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