2026 John Braithwaite: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	80	12	12	1	1	508	51359

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Law in Australia Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Law in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Law in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Political Science in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Australia Leader Award

Overview

John Braithwaite is affiliated with the Australian National University in Australia and focuses on research within the social sciences, with a significant emphasis on sociology and political science, political science and international relations, nature and landscape conservation, strategy and management, and law. Their work explores various interdisciplinary topics related to crime, governance, conservation, and political systems.

The main topics covered in their research include:

Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
Crime Patterns and Interventions
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Political Conflict and Governance
Regulation and Compliance Studies
Nuclear Issues and Defense

Their recent scholarly contributions span various academic venues, including:

International Annals of Criminology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Regulation & Governance
The International Journal of Restorative Justice
Asian Journal of Criminology

Their frequently co-authored collaborators include Emilio C. Viano, Uju Agomoh, Santiago Redondo Illescas, Georges Kellens, and David Levi-Faur.

Notable recent publications by John Braithwaite include:

"Regulatory Mix, Collective Efficacy, and Crimes of the Powerful," 2020, Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime
"Glimmers of Cosmopolitan Criminology," 2021, International Criminology
"Meta Governance of Path Dependencies: Regulation, Welfare, and Markets," 2020, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
"Macrocriminology and Freedom," 2022, CrimRxiv
"Many Doors to International Criminal Justice," 2020, New Criminal Law Review

John Braithwaite has published books with ANU Press and Springer International Publishing. Titles include "Macrocriminology and Freedom" (2021) published by ANU Press and "Simple Solutions to Complex Catastrophes" (2024) published by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

Crime, shame, and reintegration

John Braithwaite

7960
Citations
Global business regulation

John Braithwaite;Peter Drahos

6300
Citations
Global Business Regulation

John Braithwaite;Peter Drahos

3999
Citations
Restorative Justice & Responsive Regulation

John Braithwaite

3172
Citations
Responsive Regulation

Unknown

2107
Citations
Restorative Justice: Assessing Optimistic and Pessimistic Accounts

John Braithwaite

1308
Citations
Not Just Deserts: A Republican Theory of Criminal Justice.

Nicola Lacey;John Braithwaite;Philip Pettit

1281
Citations
Information Feudalism: Who Owns the Knowledge Economy?

Peter Drahos;John Braithwaite

1203
Citations
Regulatory Capitalism: How It Works, Ideas for Making It Work Better

John Braithwaite

1079
Citations
Corporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Routledge Revivals)

John Braithwaite

965
Citations
THE NEW REGULATORY STATE AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF CRIMINOLOGY

John Braithwaite

844
Citations
CONDITIONS OF SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION CEREMONIES: Dealing with Juvenile Offenders

John Braithwaite;Stephen Mugford

779
Citations
To Punish or Persuade: Enforcement of Coal Mine Safety

John Braithwaite

776
Citations
Corporations, Crime and Accountability

Brent Fisse;John Braithwaite

621
Citations
Inequality, crime, and public policy

John Braithwaite

599
Citations
Setting Standards for Restorative Justice

John Braithwaite

572
Citations
Shame Management through Reintegration

Eliza Ahmed;Nathan Harris;John Braithwaite;Valerie Braithwaite

569
Citations
Enforced Self-Regulation: A New Strategy for Corporate Crime Control

John Braithwaite

539
Citations
Of manners gentle : enforcement strategies of Australian business regulatory agencies

Peter N. Grabosky;John Braithwaite

526
Citations
Regulatory Capitalism

Unknown

484
Citations
Crime, Shame and Reintegration.

Unknown

467
Citations
Restorative justice and civil society

Heather Strang;John Braithwaite

424
Citations
Corporate Crime in the Pharmaceutical Industry

John Braithwaite

386
Citations
Testing an Expected Utility Model of Corporate Deterrence

John Braithwaite;Toni Makkai

377
Citations
The Myth of Social Class and Criminality Reconsidered

John Braithwaite

371
Citations
Regulating Aged Care: Ritualism and the New Pyramid

John Braithwaite;Toni Makkai;Valerie Braithwaite

350
Citations
Responsive Regulation and Developing Economies

John Braithwaite

318
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerie Braithwaite Australian National University

Peter Drahos Australian National University

Ian Ayres Yale University

Hilary Charlesworth University of Melbourne

Tom R. Tyler Yale University

Cary Coglianese University of Pennsylvania

Paul H. Robinson University of Pennsylvania

Debra Rickwood University of Canberra

Robert J. Sampson Harvard University

Saskia Sassen Columbia University

External Links

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