Spencer Chainey

2.5k total citations
43 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Spencer Chainey is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Spencer Chainey has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Spencer Chainey's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (30 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (20 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (9 papers). Spencer Chainey is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (30 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (20 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (9 papers). Spencer Chainey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Brazil and Uruguay. Spencer Chainey's co-authors include Lisa Tompson, Jerry H. Ratcliffe, John E. Eck, Richard L. Wilson, Sophie Curtis‐Ham, Robert Muggah, Ticiana L. Coelho da Silva, Neil Stuart, Lucrezia Crescenzi Lanna and Gloria Laycock and has published in prestigious journals such as Fire Safety Journal, The British Journal of Criminology and ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information.

In The Last Decade

Spencer Chainey

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Spencer Chainey United Kingdom 14 994 326 160 154 141 43 1.4k
Michael Townsley Australia 21 1.4k 1.4× 327 1.0× 133 0.8× 234 1.5× 84 0.6× 68 1.8k
Eric L. Piza United States 25 1.7k 1.7× 385 1.2× 110 0.7× 231 1.5× 224 1.6× 89 2.0k
Sue‐Ming Yang United States 18 2.3k 2.3× 384 1.2× 154 1.0× 306 2.0× 217 1.5× 28 2.5k
Patricia L. Brantingham Canada 22 2.9k 2.9× 442 1.4× 333 2.1× 589 3.8× 267 1.9× 64 3.2k
Kate Bowers United Kingdom 31 3.2k 3.2× 611 1.9× 314 2.0× 536 3.5× 274 1.9× 95 3.8k
Elizabeth R. Groff United States 31 3.3k 3.4× 573 1.8× 278 1.7× 487 3.2× 329 2.3× 60 3.7k
John E. Eck United States 31 3.6k 3.6× 402 1.2× 242 1.5× 591 3.8× 280 2.0× 90 4.1k
Dennis W. Roncek United States 17 1.5k 1.5× 237 0.7× 66 0.4× 218 1.4× 72 0.5× 25 1.9k
Matthew P J Ashby United Kingdom 11 520 0.5× 83 0.3× 40 0.3× 73 0.5× 42 0.3× 23 720
Ned Levine United States 19 478 0.5× 166 0.5× 587 3.7× 44 0.3× 505 3.6× 64 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Spencer Chainey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Spencer Chainey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2022). A Method for Organized Crime Harm Assessment: Connecting Associated Crimes. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 17. 3 indexed citations
2.
Laycock, Gloria, et al.. (2022). A realistic approach to policy formulation: the adapted EMMIE framework. Policy Studies. 44(4). 433–453. 2 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2022). An evaluation of a hot spot policing programme in four Argentinian cities. The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles. 96(2). 267–288. 1 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer. (2021). A quasi-experimental evaluation of the impact of forensic property marking in decreasing burglaries. Security Journal. 35(3). 966–985. 3 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2021). The Spatial Concentration and Dispersion of Homicide during a Period of Homicide Increase in Brazil. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 10(8). 529–529. 1 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2021). Improving the Creation of Hot Spot Policing Patrol Routes: Comparing Cognitive Heuristic Performance to an Automated Spatial Computation Approach. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 10(8). 560–560. 8 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2020). Theft from oil pipelines and illegal pipeline tapping in Mexico. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 2 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2019). Developing crime analysis in Mexico: case studies of cargo robbery on highways, illegal weapons trafficking, robbery of convenience stores and poppy cultivation. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2019). The dispersion of crime concentration during a period of crime increase. Security Journal. 32(3). 324–341. 15 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2019). Crime concentration at micro-places in Latin America. Crime Science. 8(1). 20 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2018). Examining the extent to which repeat and near repeat patterns can prevent crime. Policing An International Journal. 41(5). 608–622. 18 indexed citations
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Tompson, Lisa & Spencer Chainey. (2013). Integrating Environmental Considerations into Prisoner Risk Assessments. European Journal of Probation. 5(2). 66–80.
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2013). A problem‐oriented approach to the production of strategic intelligence assessments. Policing An International Journal. 36(3). 474–490. 4 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2012). Problem Solving for Neighbourhood Policing. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
15.
Chainey, Spencer & Lisa Tompson. (2012). Engagement, Empowerment and Transparency: Publishing Crime Statistics using Online Crime Mapping1. Policing A Journal of Policy and Practice. 6(3). 228–239. 29 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2008). A Brief Commentary on "The Utility of Hotspot Mapping for Predicting Spatial Patterns of Crime" Response. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer & Lisa Tompson. (2008). Crime Mapping Case Studies: Practice and Research. UCL Discovery (University College London). 20 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer, et al.. (2008). The Utility of Hotspot Mapping for Predicting Spatial Patterns of Crime. Security Journal. 21(1-2). 4–28. 424 indexed citations
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Chainey, Spencer & Jerry H. Ratcliffe. (2005). GIS and Crime Mapping. UCL Discovery (University College London). 301 indexed citations
20.
Chainey, Spencer. (1999). Mapping with Microsoft Office.. 1 indexed citations

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