Steven M. Chermak publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven M. Chermak between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven M. Chermak published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2021. 16 of the 167 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15

1993 2025

167 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven M. Chermak: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year	Publications
1993	1
1994	1
1995	2
1996	1
1997	2
1998	2
1999	2
2000	0
2001	2
2002	1
2003	2
2004	2
2005	2
2006	6
2007	6
2008	1
2009	7
2010	5
2011	7
2012	8
2013	8
2014	7
2015	10
2016	7
2017	9
2018	7
2019	7
2020	8
2021	16
2022	7
2023	5
2024	7
2025	9
Total	167

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Steven M. Chermak 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 Steven M. Chermak sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 156 publications — 45th percentile

45% 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	156
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
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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Steven M. Chermak 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 Steven M. Chermak sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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
38	278
39	300
40	297	40
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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Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

Steven M. Chermak is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans the intersection of social sciences and computer science, with notable focus areas including sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, and information systems.

Their body of work covers a range of topics primarily within terrorism, counterterrorism, and political violence, as well as crime patterns and interventions. Other prominent themes include hate speech and cyberbullying detection, gun ownership and violence research, suicide and self-harm studies, cybercrime and law enforcement studies, and social and intergroup psychology.

Recent publications by Steven M. Chermak include:

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
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
Comparing the Online Posting Behaviors of Violent and Non-Violent Right-Wing Extremists, 2021, Terrorism and Political Violence
Examining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums, 2021, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Frequent co-authors include:

Joshua D. Freilich
Ryan Scrivens
Thomas J. Holt
Emily Greene-Colozzi
Brent R. Klein

Steven M. Chermak's scholarly work appears regularly in several publication venues, among which are:

Crime & Delinquency
CrimRxiv
Terrorism and Political Violence
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Campbell Systematic Reviews

Their research integrates complex social and technological dimensions in examining criminal behavior, extremism, and violence, emphasizing data-driven methods to better understand these phenomena.

Best Publications

Causes of police behavior revisited

Eric C. Riksheim;Steven M. Chermak

434
Citations
Media coverage of police misconduct and attitudes toward police

Steven Chermak;Edmund McGarrell;Jeff Gruenewald

281
Citations
Victims In The News: Crime And The American News Media

Steven M. Chermak

264
Citations
Reducing Homicide through a “Lever‐Pulling” Strategy

Edmund F. McGarrell;Steven Chermak;Jeremy M. Wilson;Jeremy M. Wilson;Nicholas Corsaro

255
Citations
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
REDUCING FIREARMS VIOLENCE THROUGH DIRECTED POLICE PATROL

Edmund F. McGarrell;Steven Chermak;Alexander Weiss;Jeremy M. Wilson

228
Citations
Maintaining legitimacy using external communication strategies: An analysis of police-media relations

Steven Chermak;Alexander Weiss

212
Citations
The Media’s Coverage of Domestic Terrorism

Steven M. Chermak;Jeffrey Gruenewald

206
Citations
Race, gender, and the newsworthiness of homicide incidents

Jeff Gruenewald;Jesenia Pizarro;Steven M. Chermak

171
Citations
Laying a foundation for the criminological examination of Right-wing, Left-wing, and Al Qaeda-inspired extremism in the United States

Steven Chermak;Jeffrey A. Gruenewald

169
Citations
Body count news: How crime is presented in the news media

Steven M. Chermak

166
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
Citizens' perceptions of aggressive traffic enforcement strategies

Steven Chermak;Edmund F. McGarrell;Edmund F. McGarrell;Alexander Weiss

158
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
The presentation of drugs in the news media: The news sources involved in the construction of social problems

Steven Chermak

145
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
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

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua D. Freilich John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Edmund F. McGarrell Michigan State University

Thomas J. Holt Michigan State University

Gary LaFree University of Maryland, College Park

Clark McCauley Bryn Mawr College

Arun Ross Michigan State University

Victor Asal University at Albany, State University of New York

External Links

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