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Law
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Law D-index 44 Citations 14,762 103 World Ranking 46 National Ranking 42

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Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

His primary scientific interests are in Criminology, Race, Misconduct, Social psychology and Public opinion. His Criminology study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Socioeconomic status. His Race study deals with Perception intersecting with Social class.

His studies deal with areas such as Personal experience and Mass media as well as Misconduct. His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Racism and Racial profiling. In most of his Public opinion studies, his work intersects topics such as Gender studies.

His most cited work include:

  • New Directions in Social Disorganization Theory (566 citations)
  • PERCEPTIONS OF RACIAL PROFILING: RACE, CLASS, AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE (389 citations)
  • The Social Construction of Sex Trafficking: Ideology and Institutionalization of a Moral Crusade (373 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Criminology, Sex work, Gender studies, Law and Misconduct. His Criminology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Public policy and Race. His Public policy research also works with subjects such as

  • Ideology and Enforcement most often made with reference to Sex trafficking,
  • Criminalization together with Criminal justice.

Ronald Weitzer studied Race and Social psychology that intersect with Racial profiling. His work on Human sexuality as part of general Gender studies study is frequently connected to Sex workers, Context and Rap music, therefore bridging the gap between diverse disciplines of science and establishing a new relationship between them. His work deals with themes such as Community policing, News media, Mass media, Public opinion and Corruption, which intersect with Misconduct.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Criminology (41.89%)
  • Sex work (20.27%)
  • Gender studies (18.24%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Sex work (20.27%)
  • Criminology (41.89%)
  • Gender studies (18.24%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ronald Weitzer mainly focuses on Sex work, Criminology, Gender studies, Law and Public policy. His Criminology study incorporates themes from Racial group, Content analysis, News media and Misconduct. His research integrates issues of Police science and Public debate in his study of Misconduct.

His Gender studies study also includes fields such as

  • Social ecology together with Human sexuality,
  • Social constructionism, Theory of criminal justice, Criminal justice and Economic Justice most often made with reference to Ethnography. His Law study typically links adjacent topics like Race. His Public policy research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sex trafficking and Regional science.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • American Policing Under Fire: Misconduct and Reform (79 citations)
  • Human trafficking and contemporary slavery (57 citations)
  • Resistance to sex work stigma (42 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • Politics

Sex work, Criminology, Human factors and ergonomics, Social psychology and Law are his primary areas of study. Ronald Weitzer carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Criminology and Perspective. Ronald Weitzer combines subjects such as Developmental psychology and Pornography with his study of Social psychology.

His study on Police science and Public debate is often connected to Presidential commission and African american men as part of broader study in Law. Ronald Weitzer has researched Public policy in several fields, including Regional science and Social science. His Public relations research integrates issues from Perception, News media, Framing, Newspaper and Social issues.

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Best Publications

New Directions in Social Disorganization Theory

Charis E. Kubrin;Ronald Weitzer.
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (2003)

1114 Citations

Retaliatory Homicide: Concentrated Disadvantage and Neighborhood Culture

Charis E. Kubrin;Ronald Weitzer.
Social Problems (2003)

597 Citations

Breaking news: How local TV news and real-world conditions affect fear of crime

Ronald Weitzer;Charis E. Kubrin.
Justice Quarterly (2004)

408 Citations

Misogyny in Rap Music: A Content Analysis of Prevalence and Meanings

Ronald Weitzer;Charis E. Kubrin.
Men and Masculinities (2009)

301 Citations

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