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39
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5626
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942

Richard Sparks 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 Richard Sparks sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 176 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Sparks 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 Richard Sparks sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard Sparks is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and conducts research predominantly within the Social Sciences. Their scholarly focus spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Political Science and International Relations, History, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work covers multiple main topics centered on criminal justice and social issues. These topics include:

  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Policing Practices and Perceptions
  • Irish and British Studies
  • Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Race, History, and American Society

Sparks has contributed several papers in notable academic journals. Recent works include:

  • The Prison and the Factory (40TH Anniversary Edition): Origins of the Penitentiary System, 2020, The British Journal of Criminology
  • Crime and justice research: The current landscape and future possibilities, 2020, Criminology & Criminal Justice
  • Crime, shame and reintegration as a challenge to the social sciences, 2020, The International Journal of Restorative Justice
  • 'Prisons and the Public' by Margaret Bondfield, JP, 2021, The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

In addition to these, Sparks is associated with publications in frequently appearing venues such as The British Journal of Criminology, Criminology & Criminal Justice, The International Journal of Restorative Justice, The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, and Theoretical Criminology.

Their collaborative network includes scholars with whom they have frequently co-authored papers. These co-authors are:

  • Louise A. Jackson
  • David M. Smale
  • Neil Davidson
  • Linda Fleming
  • James Gacek

Best Publications

  • Prisons and the problem of order

    Richard Sparks;Anthony Bottoms;Will Hay

  • Criminology, Social Theory and the Challenge of our Times

    David Garland;Richard Sparks

  • Crime and Social Change in Middle England: Questions of Order in an English Town

    Evi Girling;Ian Loader;Richard Sparks

  • Key issues in criminology

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  • Can Prisons be Legitimate?: Penal Politics, Privatization and the Timeliness of an Old Idea

    Richard Sparks

  • Crime, Risk and Insecurity: Law and Order in Everyday Life and Political Discourse

    Richard Sparks;Tim Hope

  • Multiple Victimization: Evidence, Theory, and Future Research

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  • Fear and Everyday Urban Lives

    Richard Sparks;Evi Girling;Ian Loader

  • Is there life after imprisonment?: How elderly men talk about imprisonment and release

    Elaine Crawley;Richard Sparks

  • Television and the drama of crime : moral tales and the place of crime in public life

    Richard Sparks

  • Degrees of Estrangement:: The Cultural Theory of Risk and Comparative Penology

    Richard Sparks

  • Reason and Unreason in Left Realism: Some Problems in the Constitution of the Fear of Crime

    Richard Sparks

  • For an historical sociology of crime policy in England and Wales since 1968

    Ian Loader;Richard Sparks

  • Criminology and Social Theory

    David Garland;Richard Sparks

  • Hidden Injuries? Researching the Experiences of Older Men in English Prisons

    Elaine Crawley;Richard Sparks

  • Crime, Risk and Insecurity

    Richard Sparks;Tim Hope

  • Television and the drama of crime

    Richard Sparks

  • Masculinity and Heroism in the Hollywood "Blockbuster": The Culture Industry and Contemporary Images of Crime and Law Enforcement

    Richard Sparks

  • Surveying victims: A study of the measurement of criminal victimization, perceptions of crime, and attitudes to criminal justice

    Richard F Sparks;David J Dodd;Hazel Genn

  • Penal ‘Austerity’: The Doctrine of Less Eligibility Reborn?

    Richard Sparks

  • Older men in prison: survival, coping and identity

    Elaine Crawley;Richard Sparks

  • Learning, rehabilitation and the arts in prisons: a Scottish case study

    Lyn Tett;Kirstin Anderson;Fergus Mcneill;Katie Overy

  • Criminal justice and political cultures : national and international dimensions of crime control

    Tim Newburn;Richard Sparks

  • Steps towards desistance among male young adult recidivists

    Stephen Farrall;Richard Sparks;Shadd Maruna;Mike Hough

  • Escape Routes: Contemporary Perspectives on Life After Punishment

    Stephen Farrall;Richard Sparks;Shadd Maruna;Mike Hough

  • Surveying Victims: A Study of the Measurement of Criminal Victimization, Perceptions of Crime, and Attitudes to Criminal Justice.

    Anthony Meade;Richard F. Sparks;Hazel G. Genn;David J. Dodd

  • Penal Politics, Privatization, and the Timeliness of an Old Idea

    Richard Sparks;Timothy Garton Ash

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Loader
Ian Loader University of Oxford
Anthony Bottoms
Anthony Bottoms University of Cambridge
Fergus McNeill
Fergus McNeill University of Glasgow
Stephen Farrall
Stephen Farrall University of Sheffield
Tim Newburn
Tim Newburn London School of Economics and Political Science
Shadd Maruna
Shadd Maruna Queen's University Belfast
Mike Hough
Mike Hough Birkbeck, University of London
David Garland
David Garland New York University
David J. Rothman
David J. Rothman Columbia University
Phillip Brown
Phillip Brown Cardiff University

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