2026 David C. Pyrooz: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	47	3452	3180	1663	1508	131	7323

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3452

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Overview

David C. Pyrooz is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Social Sciences, with a notable focus on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations, and Health.

The topics covered in their work include:

Crime Patterns and Interventions
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
Homelessness and Social Issues
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Policing Practices and Perceptions
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

The scientist has published extensively across several venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

CrimRxiv
Criminology
Journal of Criminal Justice
Health & Justice
SSRN Electronic Journal

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by David C. Pyrooz include:

"Views on COVID-19 from Inside Prison: Perspectives of High-security Prisoners," 2020, Justice Evaluation Journal
"Non-random Study Attrition: Assessing Correction Techniques and the Magnitude of Bias in a Longitudinal Study of Reentry from Prison," 2021, Journal of Quantitative Criminology
"Culture in prison, culture on the street: the convergence between the convict code and code of the street," 2020, Journal of Crime and Justice
"Head injury in prison: Gang membership and the role of prison violence," 2020, Journal of Criminal Justice
"Correctional services during and beyond COVID-19," 2021, FACETS

David C. Pyrooz has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Jennifer J. Tostlebe
James A. Densley
Scott H. Decker
José Antonio Sánchez
Ryan M. Labrecque

Best Publications

Confronting Gangs: Crime and Community

David G. Curry;Scott H. Decker;David C. Pyrooz

521
Citations
Continuity and Change in Gang Membership and Gang Embeddedness

David C. Pyrooz;Gary Sweeten;Alex R. Piquero

342
Citations
What Do We Know About Gangs and Gang Members and Where Do We Go From Here

Scott H. Decker;Chris Melde;David C. Pyrooz

329
Citations
Motives and methods for leaving the gang: Understanding the process of gang desistance

David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker

319
Citations
The Ties That Bind Desistance From Gangs

David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Vincent J. Webb

242
Citations
Taking Stock of the Relationship Between Gang Membership and Offending: A Meta-Analysis

David C. Pyrooz;Jillian J. Turanovic;Scott H. Decker;Jun Wu

232
Citations
Criminal and Routine Activities in Online Settings: Gangs, Offenders, and the Internet

David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Richard K. Moule

231
Citations
De-policing and crime in the wake of Ferguson: Racialized changes in the quantity and quality of policing among Missouri police departments

John A. Shjarback;David C. Pyrooz;Scott E. Wolfe;Scott H. Decker

230
Citations
Disengaging From Gangs and Desistance From Crime

Gary Sweeten;David C. Pyrooz;Alexis R Piquero

221
Citations
Disengagement From Gangs as Role Transitions

Scott H. Decker;David C. Pyrooz;Richard K. Moule

212
Citations
“From Your First Cigarette to Your Last Dyin’ Day”: The Patterning of Gang Membership in the Life-Course

David C. Pyrooz

203
Citations
Was there a Ferguson Effect on crime rates in large U.S. cities

David C. Pyrooz;Scott H. Decker;Scott E. Wolfe;John A. Shjarback

203
Citations
Gang Membership Between Ages 5 and 17 Years in the United States

David C. Pyrooz;Gary Sweeten

194
Citations
The Contribution of Gang Membership to the Victim–Offender Overlap

David C. Pyrooz;Richard K. Moule;Scott H. Decker

177
Citations
Validating Self-Nomination in Gang Research: Assessing Differences in Gang Embeddedness Across Non-, Current, and Former Gang Members

Scott H. Decker;David C. Pyrooz;Gary Sweeten;Richard K. Moule

155
Citations
Gangs, Migration, and Crime: The Changing Landscape in Europe and the USA

Scott H. Decker;Frank van Gemert;David C. Pyrooz

142
Citations
From Colors and Guns to Caps and Gowns? The Effects of Gang Membership on Educational Attainment:

David C. Pyrooz

134
Citations
Gangs, Terrorism, and Radicalization

Scott H. Decker;David Pyrooz

129
Citations
On the Validity and Reliability of Gang Homicide: A Comparison of Disparate Sources

Scott H. Decker;David C. Pyrooz

119
Citations
From the street to the prison, from the prison to the street: understanding and responding to prison gangs

David C Pyrooz;Scott H Decker;Mark Fleisher

119
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Rogers University of Colorado Boulder

Alex R. Piquero University of Miami

Jean Marie McGloin University of Maryland, College Park

Ben Crewe University of Cambridge

External Links

Personal website of David C. Pyrooz

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