2026 James B. Jacobs: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	32	217	163	219	7332

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James B. Jacobs was affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their academic work focused on aspects of crime, illicit activities, governance, and gun ownership and violence research within the broader fields of sociology, political science, and health.

Among the main topics covered in their research were:

Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
Gun Ownership and Violence Research

The scientist published frequently in the venue New York University Press eBooks, contributing at least five works there. Their notable recent publications included:

"Index," 2022, New York University Press eBooks
"Index," 2020, New York University Press eBooks
"Index," 2020, New York University Press eBooks
"Contents," 2020, New York University Press eBooks
"Index," 2020, New York University Press eBooks

Among the books published under the New York University Press eBooks were:

Mobsters, Unions, and Feds (2022)
Gotham Unbound (2020)
Busting the Mob (2020)
The Toughest Gun Control Law in the Nation (2020)

James B. Jacobs worked collaboratively with a number of coauthors, including:

Robert Raddick
Coleen Friel
Zoe Fuhr
Kerry T. Cooperman

In 2012, James B. Jacobs was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

Stateville: The Penitentiary in Mass Society

James B. Jacobs

1162
Citations
The Pursuit of Absolute Integrity: How Corruption Control Makes Government Ineffective

Frank Anechiarico;James B. Jacobs

947
Citations
Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics

James B. Jacobs;Kimberly Potter

915
Citations
Street Gangs Behind Bars

James B. Jacobs

252
Citations
The Eternal Criminal Record

James B. Jacobs

238
Citations
Gotham Unbound: How New York City Was Liberated From the Grip of Organized Crime

James B. Jacobs;Coleen Friel;Robert Radick

206
Citations
The Prisoners' Rights Movement and Its Impacts, 1960-80

James B. Jacobs

193
Citations
Drunk Driving: An American Dilemma

James B. Jacobs

193
Citations
The uncertain future of the community college workforce development mission

James Jacobs;Kevin J. Dougherty

185
Citations
Integrating The Keepers: A Comparison of Black and White Prison Guards in Illinois

James B. Jacobs;Lawrence J. Kraft

165
Citations
BAN THE BOX TO PROMOTE EX-OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT

Jessica S. Henry;James B. Jacobs

163
Citations
The Social Construction of a Hate Crime Epidemic

James B. Jacobs;Jessica S. Henry

158
Citations
Visions of Corruption Control and the Evolution of American Public Administration

Frank Anechiarico;James B. Jacobs

150
Citations
Mass Incarceration and the Proliferation of Criminal Records

James B. Jacobs

145
Citations
Hate Crimes: A Critical Perspective

James B. Jacobs;Kimberly A. Potter

143
Citations
What Prison Guards Think: A Profile of the Illinois Force

James B. Jacobs

138
Citations
Hate Crime: Criminal Law and Identity Politics

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123
Citations
Stratification and Conflict among Prison Inmates

James B. Jacobs

95
Citations
Prison reform and State elites

James B. Jacobs;Richard Berk;Peter Rossi

92
Citations
Are criminal convictions a public matter? The USA and Spain:

James B. Jacobs;Elena Larrauri

92
Citations
New perspectives on prisons and imprisonment

James B. Jacobs

88
Citations
Drop Outs and Rejects: An Analysis of the Prison Guard's Revolving Door

James B. Jacobs;Mary P. Grear

75
Citations
[Book review] the pursuit of absolute integrity, how corruption control makes government ineffective

Frank Anechiarico;James B. Jacobs

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bailey Columbia University

Davis Jenkins Columbia University

James E. Rosenbaum Northwestern University

Robert Reiner London School of Economics and Political Science

Peter H. Rossi University of Massachusetts Amherst

Richard A. Berk University of Pennsylvania

George D. Kuh Indiana University

External Links

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