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D-Index
62
Citations
12454
World Ranking
1290
National Ranking
598

John M. MacDonald 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 John M. MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

John M. MacDonald 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 John M. MacDonald sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

John M. MacDonald is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the social sciences, particularly within sociology and political science. Their work includes a significant focus on crime patterns and interventions, homelessness and social issues, policing practices and perceptions, as well as urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies.

Their most recent papers demonstrate engagement with topics related to crime reduction and public health. Notable publications include:

  • Reducing crime by remediating vacant lots: the moderating effect of nearby land uses, 2021, Journal of Experimental Criminology
  • Effect of Abandoned Housing Interventions on Gun Violence, Perceptions of Safety, and Substance Use in Black Neighborhoods, 2022, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Association Between Structural Housing Repairs for Low-Income Homeowners and Neighborhood Crime, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Children drinking private well water have higher blood lead than those with city water, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial, 2020, The Lancet

John M. MacDonald frequently collaborates with colleagues including Eugenia C. South, Anthony A. Braga, Jonathan Klick, Aaron Chalfin, and Charles C. Branas. Several publications have been produced in collaboration with these co-authors, with the highest co-authorship counts recorded for Eugenia C. South and Anthony A. Braga.

The researcher's contributions have appeared in multiple publication venues, reflecting a broad scholarly engagement across criminology, public health, and policy-related fields. The most frequent venues include:

  • Criminology & Public Policy
  • Journal of Experimental Criminology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Criminal Justice

The main fields of study for John M. MacDonald are social sciences, with a specialization in subfields such as sociology and political science, general health professions, health, political science and international relations, and epidemiology. Their research topics encompass:

  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Traffic and Road Safety

Best Publications

  • A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of Health, Safety, and Greening Vacant Urban Space

    Charles C. Branas;Rose A. Cheney;John M. MacDonald;Vicky W. Tam

  • Citywide cluster randomized trial to restore blighted vacant land and its effects on violence, crime, and fear

    Charles C. Branas;Eugenia South;Michelle C. Kondo;Bernadette C. Hohl

  • Self-Control, Violent Offending, and Homicide Victimization: Assessing the General Theory of Crime

    Alex R. Piquero;John MacDonald;Adam Dobrin;Leah E. Daigle

  • Overdispersion and Poisson Regression

    Richard Berk;John M. MacDonald

  • POLICE SUSPICION AND DISCRETIONARY DECISION MAKING DURING CITIZEN STOPS

    Geoffrey P. Alpert;John M. Macdonald;Roger G. Dunham

  • Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cluster Randomized Trial

    Eugenia C. South;Bernadette C. Hohl;Michelle C. Kondo;John M. MacDonald

  • The effect of light rail transit on body mass index and physical activity

    John M MacDonald;Robert J Stokes;Deborah A Cohen;Aaron Kofner

  • The Influence of Delinquent Peers on Delinquency: Does Gender Matter?.

    Nicole Leeper Piquero;Angela R. Gover;John M. MacDonald;Alex R. Piquero

  • The Relationship Between Life Satisfaction, Risk-Taking Behaviors, and Youth Violence

    John M. MacDonald;Alex R. Piquero;Robert F. Valois;Keith J. Zullig

  • Gender Bias and Juvenile Justice Revisited: A Multiyear Analysis

    John M. MacDonald;Meda Chesney-Lind

  • Police Use of Force: An Analysis of Organizational Characteristics

    Geoffrey P. Alpert;John M. MacDonald

  • Risk factors and behaviors associated with adolescent violence and aggression.

    Robert F. Valois;John M. MacDonald;Lena Bretous;Megan A. Fischer

  • Public Safety through Private Action: an Economic Assessment of BIDS*

    Philip J. Cook;John MacDonald

  • The effects of immigrant concentration on changes in neighborhood crime rates

    John M. MacDonald;John R. Hipp;Charlotte Gill

  • The Effect of Less-Lethal Weapons on Injuries in Police Use-of-Force Events

    John M. MacDonald;Robert J. Kaminski;Michael R. Smith

  • Neighborhood Interventions to Reduce Violence.

    Michelle C. Kondo;Elena Andreyeva;Eugenia C. South;John M. MacDonald

  • The Effectiveness of Community Policing in Reducing Urban Violence

    John M. MacDonald

  • Interactive Police-Citizen Encounters that Result in Force:

    Geoffrey P. Alpert;Roger G. Dunham;John M. MacDonald

  • Urban blight remediation as a cost-beneficial solution to firearm violence

    Charles C. Branas;Michelle C. Kondo;Sean M. Murphy;Eugenia C. South

  • The threat to kill.

    John Marshall Macdonald

  • Race, Local Life Circumstances, and Criminal Activity

    Alex R. Piquero;John M. MacDonald;Karen F. Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricky N. Bluthenthal
Ricky N. Bluthenthal University of Southern California
Charles C. Branas
Charles C. Branas Columbia University
Geoffrey P. Alpert
Geoffrey P. Alpert University of South Carolina
Alex R. Piquero
Alex R. Piquero University of Miami
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula University of Southern California
Greg Ridgeway
Greg Ridgeway University of Pennsylvania
Philip J. Cook
Philip J. Cook Duke University
Jonathan Klick
Jonathan Klick University of Pennsylvania
Jeffrey Fagan
Jeffrey Fagan Columbia University
Robert P. Inman
Robert P. Inman University of Pennsylvania

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