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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 37 6240 5796 2983 2719 218 5845

Michael J. Lynch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael J. Lynch between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael J. Lynch published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2019. 20 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2019. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 11 publications
1972 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael J. Lynch: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 6
2005 3
2006 2
2007 4
2008 2
2009 6
2010 3
2011 10
2012 9
2013 17
2014 7
2015 18
2016 9
2017 18
2018 17
2019 22
2020 12
2021 12
2022 3
2023 11
2024 9
2025 11
Total 248
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Michael J. Lynch 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 Michael J. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 214–223 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 218 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246 218
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Michael J. Lynch 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 Michael J. Lynch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272 37
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Michael J. Lynch is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work focuses on subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Statistics and Probability, Geography, Planning and Development, and Strategy and Management.

Key research topics addressed by Michael J. Lynch include:

  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
  • Geographies of human-animal interactions
  • Regulation and Compliance Studies
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "Green Criminology: Capitalism, Green Crime and Justice, and Environmental Destruction," 2021, Annual Review of Criminology
  • "Green Criminology and State-Corporate Crime: The Ecocide-Genocide Nexus with Examples from Nigeria," 2020, Journal of Genocide Research
  • "Ethnicity, Poverty, Race, and the Unequal Distribution of US Safe Drinking Water Act Violations, 2016-2018," 2022, Sociological Quarterly
  • "Punishing environmental offenders: criminal environmental sentencing in Louisiana, 2004-2014," 2021, Journal of Crime and Justice
  • "Cruelty against Animals' Welfare (CAAW) Violations: a Study of Animal Welfare Act and Horse Welfare Act Enforcement Actions in the US, 2010-2014," 2021, Sociological Spectrum

Michael J. Lynch collaborates frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Michael A. Long
  • Paul B. Stretesky
  • Kenneth J. Berry
  • Janis E. Johnston
  • Leo J. Genco

Their work has appeared repeatedly in the following publication venues:

  • Sociological Spectrum
  • Race and Justice
  • International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy
  • Annual Review of Criminology
  • Journal of Genocide Research

Michael J. Lynch has authored books published by Cambridge University Press, Society, Environment and Statistics, and University of Michigan Press. Specific titles include:

  • "Applying Benford's Law for Assessing the Validity of Social Science Data," 2023
  • "Permutation Statistical Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice," 2025
  • "Broken Record," 2024

Best Publications

  • The Meaning of Green: Contrasting Criminological Perspectives

    Michael J. Lynch;Paul B. Stretsky

  • The Treadmill of Crime: Political Economy and Green Criminology

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael A Long;Michael J Lynch

  • The relationship between lead exposure and homicide.

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

  • Exploring Green Criminology: Toward a Green Criminological Revolution

    Michael J. Lynch;Paul B. Stretesky

  • Is It a Crime to Produce Ecological Disorganization? Why Green Criminology and Political Economy Matter in the Analysis of Global Ecological Harms

    Michael J. Lynch;Michael A. Long;Kimberly L. Barrett;Paul B. Stretesky

  • A cross-national study of the association between per capita carbon dioxide emissions and exports to the United States

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

  • Corporate Crime Corporate Violence: A Primer

    Nancy Frank;Michael J. Lynch

  • The relationship between lead and crime.

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

  • A Primer in Radical Criminology

    Richard Rosenfeld;Michael J. Lynch;W. Byron Groves

  • Determinants of Environmental Law Violation Fines Against Petroleum Refineries: Race, Ethnicity, Income, and Aggregation Effects

    Michael J. Lynch;Paul B. Stretesky;Ronald G. Burns

  • Global warming and state-corporate crime: the politicalization of global warming under the Bush administration

    Michael J. Lynch;Ronald G. Burns;Paul B. Stretesky

  • Race and Criminal Justice

    Michael J. Lynch;E. Britt Patterson

  • Toxic Crimes: Examining Corporate Victimization of the General Public Employing Medical and Epidemiological Evidence

    Michael J. Lynch;Paul Stretesky

  • Disappearing act: The representation of corporate crime research in criminological literature

    Michael J. Lynch;Danielle McGurrin;Melissa Fenwick

  • Corporate environmental violence and racism

    Paul Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

  • ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE PREDICTIONS OF DISTANCE TO ACCIDENTAL CHEMICAL RELEASES IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA

    Paul Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

  • The New Primer in Radical Criminology: Critical Perspectives on Crime, Power and Identity

    W. Byron Groves;Raymond J. Michalowski;Michael J Lynch

  • Green Criminology: Crime, Justice, and the Environment

    Michael J. Lynch;Michael A. Long;Paul B. Stretesky;Kimberly L. Barrett

  • Crime in the Coal Industry Implications for Green Criminology and Treadmill of Production

    Michael A. Long;Paul B. Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch;Emily Fenwick

  • Does environmental enforcement slow the treadmill of production? The relationship between large monetary penalties, ecological disorganization and toxic releases within offending corporations

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael A. Long;Michael J. Lynch

  • Environmental hazards and school segregation in Hillsborough County, Florida, 1987-1999

    Paul B. Stretesky;Michael J. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul B. Stretesky
Paul B. Stretesky Northumbria University
Wesley G. Jennings
Wesley G. Jennings University of Mississippi
John K. Cochran
John K. Cochran University of South Florida
Eugene McLaughlin
Eugene McLaughlin City, University of London
Joshua C. Cochran
Joshua C. Cochran University of Cincinnati
Richard Rosenfeld
Richard Rosenfeld University of Missouri–St. Louis

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