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119
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World Ranking
25
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15

Francis T. Cullen 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 Francis T. Cullen sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 457 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Francis T. Cullen 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 Francis T. Cullen sits on this spectrum.

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100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Francis T. Cullen is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Sociology and Political Science. The scientist's research encompasses subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Health, Political Science and International Relations, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their work include Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Gun Ownership and Violence Research, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry and Sexual Offending, Policing Practices and Perceptions, as well as Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Among recent scholarly contributions are:

  • Race and Worrying About Police Brutality: The Hidden Injuries of Minority Status in America (2020), Victims & Offenders
  • The American racial divide in fear of the police (2022), Criminology
  • Faith in Trump, Moral Foundations, and Social Distancing Defiance during the Coronavirus Pandemic (2020), Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
  • Advantages of Matched Over Unmatched Opt-in Samples for Studying Criminal Justice Attitudes: A Research Note (2020), Crime & Delinquency
  • Belief in Redeemability and Punitive Public Opinion: "Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal" Revisited (2020), Criminal Justice and Behavior

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's publications include:

  • Justin T. Pickett
  • Cheryl Lero Jonson
  • Amanda Graham
  • Murat Haner
  • Melissa M. Sloan

Publication venues where the scientist's work has regularly appeared include:

  • Criminology & Public Policy
  • Criminology
  • Crime & Delinquency
  • Justice Quarterly
  • Deviant Behavior

In addition to journal articles, Francis T. Cullen has authored books with notable academic publishers. These include:

  • Confronting School Violence (2022), published by Cambridge University Press
  • The Hidden Measurement Crisis in Criminology (2025), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Beyond Bars (2023), published by Policy Press

Cullen has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1972.

Best Publications

  • DOES CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT WORK? A CLINICALLY RELEVANT AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY INFORMED META-ANALYSIS *

    D.A. Andrews;Ivan Zinger;Robert D. Hoge;James Bonta

  • A modified labeling theory approach to mental disorders : an empirical assessment

    Bruce G. Link;Francis T. Cullen;Elmer L. Struening;Patrick E. Shrout

  • THE EMPIRICAL STATUS OF GOTTFREDSON AND HIRSCHI'S GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME: A META‐ANALYSIS

    Travis C. Pratt;Francis T. Cullen

  • Reporting Sexual Victimization To The Police And Others: Results From a National-Level Study of College Women

    Bonnie Sue Fisher;Leah E. Daigle;Francis T. Cullen;Michael G. Turner

  • The Social Rejection of Former Mental Patients: Understanding Why Labels Matter'

    Bruce G. Link;Francis T. Cullen;James Frank;John F. Wozniak

  • The Sexual Victimization of College Women. Research Report.

    Bonnie S. Fisher;Francis T. Cullen;Michael G. Turner

  • Assessing Macro-Level Predictors and Theories of Crime: A Meta-Analysis

    Travis C. Pratt;Francis T. Cullen

  • Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences

    J. Robert Lilly;Francis T. Cullen;Richard A. Ball

  • Social support as an organizing concept for criminology: Presidential address to the academy of criminal justice sciences

    Francis T. Cullen

  • The Effectiveness of Correctional Rehabilitation: A Review of Systematic Reviews

    Mark W. Lipsey;Francis T. Cullen

  • Public Opinion about Punishment and Corrections

    Francis T. Cullen;Bonnie S. Fisher;Brandon K. Applegate

  • Imprisonment and Reoffending

    Daniel S. Nagin;Francis T. Cullen;Cheryl Lero Jonson

  • STRAIN, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND DELINQUENCY: EXTENDING GENERAL STRAIN THEORY

    Robert Agnew;Timothy Brezina;John Paul Wright;Francis T. Cullen

  • The Empirical Status of Social Learning Theory: A Meta‐Analysis

    Travis C. Pratt;Francis T. Cullen;Christine S. Sellers;L. Thomas Winfree

  • Criminological Theory: Past to Present: Essential Readings

    Francis T. Cullen;Robert Agnew

  • The effectiveness of stigma coping orientations: Can negative consequences of mental illness labeling be avoided?

    Bruce G. Link;Jerrold Mirotznik;Francis T. Cullen

  • The violent and illegal behavior of mental patients reconsidered.

    Bruce G. Link;Howard Andrews;Francis T. Cullen

  • The Empirical Status of Deterrence Theory: A Meta-Analysis

    Travis C. Pratt;Francis T. Cullen;Kristie R. Blevins;Leah E. Daigle

  • The social dimensions of correctional officer stress

    Francis T. Cullen;Bruce G. Link;Nancy T. Wolfe;James Frank

  • THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF SELF-CONTROL: TESTING THE GENERAL THEORY OF CRIME*

    T. David Evans;Francis T. Cullen;Velmer S. Burton;R. Gregory Dunaway

  • Taking Stock: The Status of Criminological Theory

    Francis T. Cullen

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Unnever
James D. Unnever University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee
Bonnie S. Fisher
Bonnie S. Fisher University of Cincinnati
John Paul Wright
John Paul Wright University of Cincinnati
Bruce G. Link
Bruce G. Link University of California, Riverside
Travis C. Pratt
Travis C. Pratt University of Cincinnati
Brandon K. Applegate
Brandon K. Applegate University of South Carolina
Michael L. Benson
Michael L. Benson University of Cincinnati
Robert Agnew
Robert Agnew Emory University
Edward J. Latessa
Edward J. Latessa University of Cincinnati
John B. Cullen
John B. Cullen Washington State University

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