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D-Index
75
Citations
19856
World Ranking
551
National Ranking
260

Anthony A. Braga publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony A. Braga sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 230 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Anthony A. Braga D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anthony A. Braga sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

Anthony A. Braga is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics within the social sciences, particularly in the fields of sociology, political science, and health. The subfields that characterize their work include sociology and political science, health, political science and international relations, clinical psychology, and general health professions.

The main areas of study covered by Braga encompass:

  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
  • Homelessness and Social Issues

Braga has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions appearing in:

  • Criminology & Public Policy
  • Journal of Quantitative Criminology
  • Criminology
  • Journal of Experimental Criminology
  • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Recent scholarly articles include:

  • "Reforming the police through procedural justice training: A multicity randomized trial at crime hot spots" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Does Hot Spots Policing Have Meaningful Impacts on Crime? Findings from An Alternative Approach to Estimating Effect Sizes from Place-Based Program Evaluations" (2020), published in Journal of Quantitative Criminology
  • "Firearm Instrumentality: Do Guns Make Violent Situations More Lethal?" (2020), published in Annual Review of Criminology
  • "Underground Gun Markets and the Flow of Illegal Guns into the Bronx and Brooklyn: A Mixed Methods Analysis" (2020), published in Journal of Urban Health
  • "Body-worn cameras, lawful police stops, and NYPD officer compliance: A cluster randomized controlled trial*" (2021), published in Criminology

Frequent coauthors include Brandon Turchan, John M. MacDonald, David Weisburd, Philip J. Cook, and Brian Wade.

Braga has authored books published by Cambridge University Press:

  • A Framework for Addressing Violence and Serious Crime (2021)
  • The Future of the Criminology of Place (2025)

Best Publications

  • The Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;Andrew V. Papachristos;Andrew V. Papachristos;David M. Hureau

  • Problem-Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston's Operation Ceasefire

    Anthony Allan Braga;David M. Kennedy;Elin J. Waring;Anne Morrison Piehl

  • Problem-oriented policing in violent crime places: A randomized controlled experiment

    Anthony A. Braga;David L. Weisburd;Elin J. Waring;Lorraine Green Mazerolle

  • POLICING CRIME AND DISORDER HOT SPOTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL*

    Anthony A. Braga;Brenda J. Bond

  • The Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Crime

    Anthony Allan Braga

  • Youth violence in Boston: Gun markets, serious youth offenders, and a use-reduction strategy

    David M. Kennedy;A. M. Piehl;Anthony Allan Braga

  • Police Innovation: Contrasting Perspectives

    David Weisburd;Anthony A. Braga

  • Stress and Hardship after Prison.

    Bruce Western;Anthony A. Braga;Jaclyn Davis;Catherine Sirois

  • The Concentration and Stability of Gun Violence at Micro Places in Boston, 1980–2008

    Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;Andrew V. Papachristos;Andrew V. Papachristos;David M. Hureau

  • The Corner and the Crew: The Influence of Geography and Social Networks on Gang Violence

    Andrew V. Papachristos;David M. Hureau;Anthony Allan Braga

  • The Effects of Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Empirical Evidence

    Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;David L. Weisburd;David L. Weisburd

  • Hot spots policing and crime prevention: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Anthony A. Braga

  • Problem-Oriented Policing and Crime Prevention

    Anthony A. Braga

  • Hot spots policing and crime reduction: an update of an ongoing systematic review and meta-analysis

    Anthony A. Braga;Brandon S. Turchan;Brandon S. Turchan;Andrew V. Papachristos;David M. Hureau

  • Policing Problem Places

    Anthony A. Braga;David L. Weisburd

  • Hot spots policing effects on crime

    Anthony A. Braga;Andrew Papachristos;David Hureau

  • Can Policing Disorder Reduce Crime? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis:

    Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;Brandon C. Welsh;Cory Schnell

  • Social Networks and the Risk of Gunshot Injury

    Andrew V. Papachristos;Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;David M. Hureau

  • The Relevance of Micro Places to Citywide Robbery Trends: A Longitudinal Analysis of Robbery Incidents at Street Corners and Block Faces in Boston

    Anthony A. Braga;Anthony A. Braga;David M. Hureau;Andrew V. Papachristos

  • Focused Deterrence Strategies and Crime Control

    Anthony A. Braga;David Weisburd;Brandon Turchan

  • The Effects of “Pulling Levers” Focused Deterrence Strategies on Crime

    Anthony A. Braga;David L. Weisburd

Frequent Co-Authors

David Weisburd
David Weisburd Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Andrew V. Papachristos
Andrew V. Papachristos Northwestern University
Brandon C. Welsh
Brandon C. Welsh Northeastern University
Philip J. Cook
Philip J. Cook Duke University
Garen J. Wintemute
Garen J. Wintemute University of California, Davis
Rod K. Brunson
Rod K. Brunson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cynthia Lum
Cynthia Lum George Mason University
Anne Morrison Piehl
Anne Morrison Piehl Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cody W. Telep
Cody W. Telep Arizona State University
Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Jerry H. Ratcliffe Temple University

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