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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3417 3147 146 139 158 8458

Wim Bernasco publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wim Bernasco between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wim Bernasco published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2013. 14 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2013. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 9 publications
1990 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wim Bernasco: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 0
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 5
2008 4
2009 6
2010 8
2011 4
2012 5
2013 20
2014 4
2015 14
2016 13
2017 13
2018 11
2019 9
2020 14
2021 16
2022 7
2023 1
2024 5
2025 9
Total 177
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Wim Bernasco 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 Wim Bernasco 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, 154–163 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: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
154–163 411 158
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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Wim Bernasco 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 Wim Bernasco 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251 47
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

Wim Bernasco is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a significant emphasis on sociology and political science. They have contributed to various subfields including epidemiology, modeling and simulation, general health professions, and urban studies.

Their work covers several topical areas related to crime and social behavior. Main themes in their research include:

  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
  • Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Social distancing compliance: A video observational analysis," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Growing up in single-parent families and the criminal involvement of adolescents: a systematic review," 2020, Psychology Crime and Law
  • "Does Danger Level Affect Bystander Intervention in Real-Life Conflicts? Evidence From CCTV Footage," 2021, Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • "Residents, Employees and Visitors: Effects of Three Types of Ambient Population on Theft on Weekdays and Weekends in Beijing, China," 2021, Journal of Quantitative Criminology
  • "A framework for estimating crime location choice based on awareness space," 2020, Crime Science

Bernasco frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sophie Curtis-Ham
  • Oleg N. Medvedev
  • Devon L. L. Polaschek
  • Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard
  • Lasse Suonperä Liebst

Their publications are often found in specific journals and venues known for criminology and social science research. Common venues for their work include:

  • CrimRxiv
  • Journal of Quantitative Criminology
  • Crime Science
  • European Journal of Criminology
  • Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology

Best Publications

  • Robberies in Chicago: A Block-Level Analysis of the Influence of Crime Generators, Crime Attractors, and Offender Anchor Points:

    Wim Bernasco;Richard Block

  • How Do Residential Burglars Select Target Areas? A New Approach to the Analysis of Criminal Location Choice

    Wim Bernasco;Paul Nieuwbeerta

  • Space-time patterns of risk: A cross national assessment of residential burglary victimization

    Shane D. Johnson;Wim Bernasco;Kate J. Bowers;Henk Elffers

  • WHERE OFFENDERS CHOOSE TO ATTACK: A DISCRETE CHOICE MODEL OF ROBBERIES IN CHICAGO*

    Wim Bernasco;Richard Block

  • A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY TO CRIME: EFFECTS OF RESIDENTIAL HISTORY ON CRIME LOCATION CHOICE*

    Wim Bernasco

  • EFFECTS OF ATTRACTIVENESS, OPPORTUNITY AND ACCESSIBILITY TO BURGLARS ON RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY RATES OF URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS

    Wim Bernasco;Floor Luykx

  • Them Again?: Same-Offender Involvement in Repeat and Near Repeat Burglaries

    Wim Bernasco

  • Putting crime in its place: Units of analysis in geographic criminology

    David Weisburd;David Weisburd;Wim Bernasco;Gerben J N Bruinsma

  • Units of analysis in geographic criminologY: Historical development, critical issues, and open questions

    David Weisburd;David Weisburd;Gerben J.N. Bruinsma;Wim Bernasco

  • Criminal groups and transnational illegal markets : A more detailed examination on the basis of Social Network Theory

    Gerben Bruinsma;Wim Bernasco

  • Putting Crime in its Place

    David Weisburd;Wim Bernasco;Gerben J.N. Bruinsma

  • Joint and separated lifestyles in couple relationships

    Matthijs Kalmijn;Wim Bernasco

  • When Is Spending Time With Peers Related to Delinquency? The Importance of Where, What, and With Whom

    Frank M. Weerman;Wim Bernasco;Gerben J. N. Bruinsma;Lieven J. R. Pauwels

  • Situational Causes of Offending: A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Space-Time Budget Data

    Wim Bernasco;Stijn Ruiter;Gerben J.N. Bruinsma;Lieven J.R. Pauwels

  • Co-offending and the choice of target areas in burglary

    Wim Bernasco

  • Social Disorganization, Social Capital, Collective Efficacy and the Spatial Distribution of Crime and Offenders An Empirical Test of Six Neighbourhood Models for a Dutch City

    Gerben J. N. Bruinsma;Lieven J. R. Pauwels;Frank M. Weerman;Wim Bernasco

  • Coupled careers. Effects of spouse's resources on occupational attainment in the Netherlands

    W. Bernasco;P.M. de Graaf;W.C. Ultee

  • More Places than Crimes: Implications for Evaluating the Law of Crime Concentration at Place

    Wim Bernasco;Wouter Steenbeek

  • Moral emotions and offending : do feelings of anticipated shame and guilt mediate the effect of socialization on offending?

    Robert Svensson;Frank M. Weerman;Lieven J. R. Pauwels;Gerben J. N. Bruinsma

  • Modeling Micro-Level Crime Location Choice: Application of the Discrete Choice Framework to Crime at Places

    Wim Bernasco

  • The oxford handbook of offender decision making

    Wim Bernasco;Jean Louis Van Gelder;Henk Elffers

  • Same-Offender Involvement in Repeat and Near Repeat Burglaries

    Wim Bernasco

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank M. Weerman
Frank M. Weerman Erasmus University Rotterdam
Lieven Pauwels
Lieven Pauwels Ghent University
David Weisburd
David Weisburd Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Lin Liu
Lin Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arjan Blokland
Arjan Blokland Maastricht University
Paul Nieuwbeerta
Paul Nieuwbeerta Leiden University
Shane D. Johnson
Shane D. Johnson University College London
Devon L. L. Polaschek
Devon L. L. Polaschek University of Waikato
Rolf Loeber
Rolf Loeber University of Pittsburgh
Matthijs Kalmijn
Matthijs Kalmijn University of Groningen

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