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Joshua D. Freilich 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 Joshua D. Freilich sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 148 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joshua D. Freilich 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 Joshua D. Freilich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

  • Intelligence-Led Policing As a Framework for Responding to Terrorism

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

  • Distinguishing “Loner” Attacks from Other Domestic Extremist Violence

    Jeff Gruenewald;Steven Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich

  • 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

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

    Steven Chermak;Joshua Freilich;Michael Suttmoeller

  • Criminology Theory and Terrorism: Introduction to the Special Issue

    Joshua D. Freilich;Gary LaFree

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Far-Right Lone Wolf Homicides in the United States

    Jeff Gruenewald;Steven Chermak;Joshua D. Freilich

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Religion and Crime: A Systematic Review and Assessment of Next Steps

    Amy Adamczyk;Joshua D. Freilich;Chunrye Kim

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Elusive Data on Supermax Confinement

    Alexandra Naday;Joshua D. Freilich;Jeff Mellow

  • The handbook of the criminology of terrorism

    Gary LaFree;Joshua D. Freilich

  • Gender equity, traditional masculine culture, and female homicide victimization

    William Alex Pridemore;Joshua D. Freilich

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Chermak
Steven M. Chermak Michigan State University
Thomas J. Holt
Thomas J. Holt Michigan State University
Gary LaFree
Gary LaFree University of Maryland, College Park
William Alex Pridemore
William Alex Pridemore University of Georgia
Clark McCauley
Clark McCauley Bryn Mawr College
Edmund F. McGarrell
Edmund F. McGarrell Michigan State University
Arun Ross
Arun Ross Michigan State University
Victor Asal
Victor Asal University at Albany, State University of New York

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