W. Byron Groves

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

W. Byron Groves is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Byron Groves has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 1 paper in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in W. Byron Groves's work include Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (8 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (6 papers). W. Byron Groves is often cited by papers focused on Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 papers), Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (8 papers) and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (6 papers). W. Byron Groves collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. Byron Groves's co-authors include Robert J. Sampson, Michael J. Lynch, Richard Rosenfeld, Graeme Newman, Austin T. Turk, Alan J. Lizotte, Raymond Michalowski and Charles J. Corrado and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Social Problems.

In The Last Decade

W. Byron Groves

17 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Community Structure and Crime: Testing Social-Disorganization Theory

1989 3.0k citations Robert J. Sampson, W. Byron Groves American Journal of Sociology profile →

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Lauren J. Krivo United States

Michael G. Maxfield United States

Patricia L. McCall United States

Pamela Wilcox Rountree United States

Charis E. Kubrin United States

Eric P. Baumer United States

Graham C. Ousey United States

James Garofalo United States

Paul E. Bellair United States

Jacqueline Cohen United States

Lauren J. Krivo United States

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Groves, W. Byron, Raymond Michalowski, & Michael J. Lynch. (2000). The New Primer in Radical Criminology: Critical Perspectives on Crime, Power and Identity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 25 indexed citations

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Lynch, Michael J., W. Byron Groves, & Alan J. Lizotte. (1994). The rate of surplus value and crime. A theoretical and empirical examination of Marxian economic theory and criminology. Crime Law and Social Change. 21(1). 15–48. 26 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Michael J. Lynch. (1990). Reconciling Structural and Subjective Approaches to the Study of Crime. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 27(4). 348–375. 18 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Graeme Newman. (1989). Against General Theory in Comparative Research. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 13(1). 23–29. 10 indexed citations

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Sampson, Robert J. & W. Byron Groves. (1989). Community Structure and Crime: Testing Social-Disorganization Theory. American Journal of Sociology. 94(4). 774–802. 3036 indexed citations breakdown →

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Turk, Austin T., W. Byron Groves, & Graeme Newman. (1988). Punishment and Privilege.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 17(3). 356–356. 35 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron, et al.. (1988). Crime and human nature: a Marxist perspective. Crime Law and Social Change. 12(2). 145–171. 1 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron, et al.. (1987). Organizational Perversion. Humanity & Society. 11(3). 315–334. 1 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Robert J. Sampson. (1987). Traditional Contributions to Radical Criminology. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 24(3). 181–214. 12 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron, Graeme Newman, & Charles J. Corrado. (1987). Islam, modernization and crime: A test of the religious ecology thesis. Journal of Criminal Justice. 15(6). 495–503. 22 indexed citations

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Rosenfeld, Richard, Michael J. Lynch, & W. Byron Groves. (1987). A Primer in Radical Criminology. The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (1973-). 78(1). 201–201. 83 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Robert J. Sampson. (1987). Removing Radical Blinders on the Study of Crime Causation: Reply to Bohm and Barak. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 24(4). 336–340. 1 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Robert J. Sampson. (1986). Critical Theory and Criminology. Social Problems. 33(6). S58–S80. 11 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Robert J. Sampson. (1986). Critical Theory and Criminology. Social Problems. 33(6). S58–S80. 2 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron & Graeme Newman. (1986). Criminal Justice and Development: Some Critical Observations. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. 10(1-2). 1–16. 2 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron, et al.. (1986). Freud, Foucault, and Social Control. Humanity & Society. 10(3). 297–318. 2 indexed citations

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Groves, W. Byron. (1983). The Phantom Capitalists. Canadian Journal of Criminology. 25(4). 471–474. 19 indexed citations

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