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Eric Beauregard publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric Beauregard sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 209 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Eric Beauregard D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eric Beauregard sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Eric Beauregard is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has a research focus spanning social sciences and psychology, particularly within the fields of sociology and political science, clinical psychology, gender studies, health, and nature and landscape conservation.

Beauregard's research extensively covers topics including psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending; crime patterns and interventions; criminal justice and corrections analysis; sexual assault and victimization studies; wildlife conservation and criminology analyses; child abuse and trauma; as well as intimate partner and family violence.

Their recent publications emphasize various aspects of forensic psychology and criminology related to sexual homicide and abuse. Notable papers include:

  • "Factors influencing the use of forensic awareness strategies in sexual homicide" (2020, Journal of Criminal Justice)
  • "Sexual Sadism: Its Role in the Crime-Commission Process of Sexual Homicide of Children" (2020, Journal of Interpersonal Violence)
  • "Patterns of Necrophilic Behaviors in Sexual Homicide: A Criminological Perspective" (2020, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
  • ""Drop the Body": Body Disposal Patterns in Sexual Homicide" (2020, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology)
  • "Scripting Extrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse: A Latent Class Analysis of the Entire Crime-Commission Process" (2020, Child Abuse & Neglect)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Beauregard include:

  • Julien Chopin
  • Kylie S. Reale
  • Matt DeLisi
  • Sonja Bitzer
  • Sarah Paquette

Their work is often published in venues recognized for criminology and forensic psychology, such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), CrimRxiv, Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Journal of Criminal Justice, and International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

Best Publications

  • Script Analysis of the Hunting Process of Serial Sex Offenders

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx;Kim Rossmo;Benoit Leclerc

  • A descriptive model of the hunting process of serial sex offenders: A rational choice perspective.

    Eric Beauregard;D. Kim Rossmo;Jean Proulx

  • An Application of the Rational Choice Approach to the Offending Process of Sex Offenders: A Closer Look at the Decision-making

    Eric Beauregard;Benoît Leclerc;Benoît Leclerc

  • Profiles in the Offending Process of Nonserial Sexual Murderers

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx

  • Examining the modus operandi of sexual offenders against children and its practical implications

    Benoit Leclerc;Jean Proulx;Eric Beauregard

  • Victims' routine activities and sex offenders' target selection scripts: a latent class analysis

    Nadine Deslauriers-Varin;Eric Beauregard

  • Spatial patterns of sex offenders: Theoretical, empirical, and practical issues

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx;D. Kim Rossmo

  • Cleaning up your act: Forensic awareness as a detection avoidance strategy

    Eric Beauregard;Martin Bouchard

  • Sexual Murderers of Children Developmental, Precrime, Crime, and Postcrime Factors

    Eric Beauregard;Maryann R. Stone;Jean Proulx;Patrick Michaud

  • What Propels Sexual Murderers: A Proposed Integrated Theory of Social Learning and Routine Activities Theories

    Heng Choon Oliver Chan;Kathleen M Heide;Eric Beauregard

  • Patterns of criminal achievement in sexual offending: Unravelling the “successful” sex offender

    Patrick Lussier;Martin Bouchard;Eric Beauregard

  • Single-Victim and Serial Sexual Homicide Offenders: Differences in Crime, Paraphilias and Personality Traits

    Heng Choon Oliver Chan;Eric Beauregard;Wade C Myers;Wade C Myers

  • A Descriptive Study of Sexual Homicide in Canada Implications for Police Investigation

    Eric Beauregard;Melissa Martineau

  • Lethal Outcome in Sexual Assault Events: A Conjunctive Analysis

    Tom Mieczkowski;Eric Beauregard

  • No body, no crime? The role of forensic awareness in avoiding police detection in cases of sexual homicide ☆

    Eric Beauregard;Melissa Martineau

  • The role of sexual interests and situational factors on rapists' modus operandi: Implications for offender profiling

    Eric Beauregard;Patrick Lussier;Patrick Lussier;Jean Proulx;Jean Proulx

  • An Exploration of Developmental Factors Related to Deviant Sexual Preferences Among Adult Rapists

    Eric Beauregard;Patrick Lussier;Jean Proulx

  • A Classification of Sexual Homicide Against Men

    Eric Beauregard;Jean Proulx

  • Sexual Sadism in the Context of Rape and Sexual Homicide An Examination of Crime Scene Indicators

    Jay Healey;Patrick Lussier;Eric Beauregard

  • Target selection patterns in rape

    Eric Beauregard;Maria Francisca Rebocho;D. Kim Rossmo

  • Pathways to Sexual Aggression

    Jean Proulx;Eric Beauregard;Patrick Lussier;Benoit Leclerc

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Proulx
Jean Proulx University of Montreal
Patrick Lussier
Patrick Lussier Université Laval
Martin Bouchard
Martin Bouchard Simon Fraser University
Heng Choon Oliver Chan
Heng Choon Oliver Chan University of Birmingham
Matt DeLisi
Matt DeLisi Iowa State University
Kathleen M. Heide
Kathleen M. Heide University of South Florida
Martin A. Andresen
Martin A. Andresen Simon Fraser University
Raymond A. Knight
Raymond A. Knight Brandeis University
Andreas Mokros
Andreas Mokros Rolf C. Hagen Group
Anthony R. Beech
Anthony R. Beech University of Birmingham

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