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John Jay College of Criminal Justice

In research, John Jay College of Criminal Justice stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,193 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#693 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,251 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Clinical Psychology — Gender Studies is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,547
of 28,054 · #3,521 all time
Rank in United States
#1,282
of 4,192
Research works
4.4k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is John Jay College of Criminal Justice known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,193 of 10,521 23.5%411 #1039
PsychologyField #693 of 2,181 22.7%93 #506
Social SciencesField #2,251 of 6,365 25.1%250 #945
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #951 of 2,578 25.3%130 #491
Physical SciencesDomain #10,562 of 12,888 20.2%60 #3046

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where John Jay College of Criminal Justice sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,039 #2,193
  2. Psychology#506 #693
  3. Social Sciences#945 #2,251
  4. Sociology and Political Science#491 #951
  5. Physical Sciences#3,046 #10,562
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does John Jay College of Criminal Justice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 22.3 works11×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 47.8 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.49× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.56× its world share, 250 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

Ranked on the composite score, Cathy Spatz Widom, Peter Manuel and Kevin L. Nadal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

  1. 1 Cathy Spatz Widom United States · #21,293 worldwide 596 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Peter Manuel United States · #34,900 worldwide 117 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Kevin L. Nadal United States · #69,394 worldwide 245 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Gerald Markowitz United States · #81,965 worldwide 102 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Joshua D. Freilich United States · #85,342 worldwide 183 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 James R. Jacob United States · #111,614 worldwide 107 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Marc Sageman United States · #189,440 worldwide 85 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jeremy Travis United States · #203,994 worldwide 77 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 George Andreopoulos United States · #268,380 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Darwin T. Turner United States · #281,205 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Which keywords describe research at John Jay College of Criminal Justice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Criminal Behavior, Youth Violence, Developmental Trajectories, Feminism, Neighborhood Effects, Crime and Social Structure.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health56▲ 6.9×31 topics
  2. Globalization35▲ 3.2×47 topics
  3. Criminal Behavior33▲ 139×2 topics
  4. Youth Violence30▲ 122×3 topics
  5. Developmental Trajectories27▲ 40×3 topics
  6. Feminism25▲ 16×13 topics
  7. Neighborhood Effects25▲ 42×3 topics
  8. Crime24▲ 156×2 topics
  9. Social Structure24▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Delinquency24▲ 96×1 topic
  11. General Strain Theory24▲ 161×1 topic
  12. History23▲ 5.8×19 topics
  13. Public Health23▲ 2.8×18 topics
  14. Law Enforcement22▲ 70×3 topics
  15. Neoliberalism22▲ 11×18 topics
  16. Resilience21▲ 8.0×10 topics
  17. Social Identity20▲ 39×4 topics
  18. Ethics20▲ 7.3×17 topics
  19. Social Inequality18▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Psychological Impact18▲ 9.8×8 topics
  21. Human Rights17▲ 3.0×27 topics
  22. Violence17▲ 20×8 topics
  23. Racial Disparities16▲ 57×3 topics
  24. Criminal Justice16▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Prison System16▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Gender15▲ 5.0×22 topics
  27. Incarceration Effects15▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Mass Incarceration15▲ 94×1 topic
  29. Science14▲ 10.0×4 topics
  30. Psychology13▲ 19×8 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders13▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Stigma12▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Police Legitimacy12▲ 194×1 topic
  34. Procedural Justice12▲ 194×1 topic
  35. Childhood Trauma11▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Social Sciences11▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Adverse Experiences11▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Intersectionality11▲ 11×8 topics
  39. Mental Disorders11▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Neurobiological Consequences11▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does John Jay College of Criminal Justice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Policing Practices and Perceptions and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Crime Patterns and Inter…24Crime Patterns and Interventions: 24 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 15 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 12 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma11Child Abuse and Trauma: 11 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 10 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 9 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …9Homelessness and Social Issues: 9 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 8 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 7 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsClinical PsychologyGeneral Psychology1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 24 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  5. 5 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 9 works
  7. 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 9 works
  8. 8 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 7 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has John Jay College of Criminal Justice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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