2026 Joshua D. Freilich: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	34	6959	6464	3381	3083	148	4482

Overview

Joshua D. Freilich is affiliated with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the United States. Their research spans key areas within social sciences and computer science, focusing on intersecting themes related to terrorism, crime, and technology.

The primary fields of study include:

Social Sciences
Computer Science

Their work delves into specific subfields such as:

Sociology and Political Science
Health
Information Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Clinical Psychology

Research topics covered encompass:

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Crime Patterns and Interventions
Gun Ownership and Violence Research
Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
Social and Intergroup Psychology

Freilich has contributed to several recent publications that illustrate these research interests. Selected papers include:

Using Open-source Data to Better Understand and Respond to American School Shootings: Introducing and Exploring the American School Shooting Study (TASSS), 2021, Journal of School Violence
Examining the Online Expression of Ideology among Far-Right Extremist Forum Users, 2020, Terrorism and Political Violence
Comparing Different Sources of Data to Examine Trends of Hate Crime in Absence of Official Registers, 2020, American Journal of Criminal Justice
Comparing the Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists, 2021, Terrorism and Political Violence
Mapping the scientific knowledge and approaches to defining and measuring hate crime, hate speech, and hate incidents: A systematic review, 2024, Campbell Systematic Reviews

Frequent collaborators include:

Steven M. Chermak
Thomas J. Holt
Emily Greene-Colozzi
Ryan Scrivens
Brent R. Klein

The scientist's work is commonly published in venues such as:

Crime & Delinquency
CrimRxiv
Terrorism and Political Violence
Criminology & Public Policy
Campbell Systematic Reviews

Best Publications

Introducing the United States Extremis Crime Database (ECDB)

Joshua D. Freilich;Steven M. Chermak;Roberta Belli;Jeff Gruenewald

243
Citations
Intelligence-Led Policing As a Framework for Responding to Terrorism

Edmund F. McGarrell;Joshua D. Freilich;Steven Chermak

237
Citations
Distinguishing “Loner” Attacks from Other Domestic Extremist Violence

Jeff Gruenewald;Steven Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich

233
Citations
American Terrorism and Extremist Crime Data Sources and Selectivity Bias: An Investigation Focusing on Homicide Events Committed by Far-Right Extremists

Steven M. Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich;William S. Parkin;James P. Lynch

159
Citations
The Organizational Dynamics of Far-Right Hate Groups in the United States: Comparing Violent to Nonviolent Organizations

Steven Chermak;Joshua Freilich;Michael Suttmoeller

156
Citations
Criminology Theory and Terrorism: Introduction to the Special Issue

Joshua D. Freilich;Gary LaFree

130
Citations
An assessment of the empirical validity and conceptualization of individual level multivariate studies of lifestyle/routine activities theory published from 1995 to 2005

Richard Spano;Joshua D. Freilich

129
Citations
The Relationship Between Hate Groups and Far-Right Ideological Violence:

Amy Adamczyk;Amy Adamczyk;Jeff Gruenewald;Jeff Gruenewald;Steven M. Chermak;Steven M. Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich;Joshua D. Freilich

125
Citations
Gang Membership, Gun Carrying, and Employment: Applying Routine Activities Theory to Explain Violent Victimization Among Inner City, Minority Youth Living in Extreme Poverty∗

Richard Spano;Joshua D. Freilich;Joshua D. Freilich;John Bolland

116
Citations
Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States

Jeff Gruenewald;Steven Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich

112
Citations
Surveying American State Police Agencies About Terrorism Threats, Terrorism Sources, and Terrorism Definitions

Joshua D. Freilich;Steven M. Chermak;Joseph Simone

106
Citations
Investigating the Applicability of Macro-Level Criminology Theory to Terrorism: A County-Level Analysis

Joshua D. Freilich;Amy Adamczyk;Steven M. Chermak;Katharine A. Boyd

90
Citations
Critical events in the life trajectories of domestic extremist white supremacist groups

Joshua D. Freilich;Steven M. Chermak;David Caspi

89
Citations
Religion and Crime: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Next Steps

Amy Adamczyk;Joshua D. Freilich;Chunrye Kim

89
Citations
Routine Activities and Right-Wing Extremists: An Empirical Comparison of the Victims of Ideologically- and Non-Ideologically-Motivated Homicides Committed by American Far-Rightists

William S. Parkin;Joshua D. Freilich

85
Citations
Extreme Hatred: Revisiting the Hate Crime and Terrorism Relationship to Determine Whether They Are “Close Cousins” or “Distant Relatives”:

Colleen E. Mills;Joshua D. Freilich;Steven M. Chermak

82
Citations
The Impact of State Laws Protecting Abortion Clinics and Reproductive Rights on Crimes Against Abortion Providers: Deterrence, Backlash, or Neither?

William Alex Pridemore;Joshua D. Freilich

76
Citations
Surveying American State Police Agencies About Lone Wolves, Far-Right Criminality, and Far-Right and Islamic Jihadist Criminal Collaboration

Steven M. Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich;Joseph Simone

76
Citations
The Elusive Data on Supermax Confinement

Alexandra Naday;Joshua D. Freilich;Jeff Mellow

73
Citations
The handbook of the criminology of terrorism

Gary LaFree;Joshua D. Freilich

67
Citations
Gender equity, traditional masculine culture, and female homicide victimization

William Alex Pridemore;Joshua D. Freilich

63
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Chermak Michigan State University

Thomas J. Holt Michigan State University

Clark McCauley Bryn Mawr College

Edmund F. McGarrell Michigan State University

External Links

Personal website of Joshua D. Freilich

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