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Changes in the Most-Cited Scholars in 20 Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals Between 1990 and 2015 and Comparisons with the Asian Journal of Criminology

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The main aim of this article is to assess the most-cited scholars in 20 criminology and criminal justice journals in 2015 and to compare them with the most-cited scholars in these journals in 1990–2010 and with the most-cited scholars in the Asian Journal of Criminology (AJC) in 2015. Five American criminology journals, five American criminal justice journals, five international criminology journals, and five international criminal justice journals have been studied since 1990. The most-cited scholars tended to be those who carried out research on developmental and life-course criminology. Most of these highly cited scholars were also highly cited in previous years, showing the persistence of scholarly influence. Generally, the most-cited scholars in criminology and criminal justice journals overlapped considerably, as did the most-cited scholars in American and international journals. Also, the most-cited scholars in AJC in 2015 overlapped considerably with the most-cited scholars in these other categories of journals. We conclude that there is considerable agreement in American, Asian, and international criminology and criminal justice on the most-cited, and therefore most influential, scholars.

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  1. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida International University, PCA 261A, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    Ellen G. Cohn

  2. Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, UK

    David P. Farrington

  3. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Memphis, 325 McCord Hall, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA

    Amaia Iratzoqui

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Cohn, E.G., Farrington, D.P. & Iratzoqui, A. Changes in the Most-Cited Scholars in 20 Criminology and Criminal Justice Journals Between 1990 and 2015 and Comparisons with the Asian Journal of Criminology. Asian J Criminol 16, 279–292 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11417-020-09328-x

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