Objectives

This study conducts the first known citation analysis of the most impactful research in the Journal of Experimental Criminology (JOEX). Citation analysis is used to increase our understanding of “research quality” as it pertains to the experimental literature base in criminology and criminal justice.

Methods

Using Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Crossref, citation counts were performed on all articles published in JOEX from its inception in 2005 to 2023 (n = 552), excluding self-citations. Once data were gathered, several forms of analyses were undertaken. First, a calculation of the average number of citations per year was determined between 2005 and 2023. In addition, a temporal analysis was used to assess whether citations decay over time after initial publication. For purposes of this research, the top 10 most cited systematic reviews and meta-analyses and the top 10 most cited experimental articles will be assessed.

Results

The most cited systematic review and meta-analysis were from Ttofi and Farrington (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7, 27-56, 2011). Specifically, Ttofi and Farrington’s (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7, 27-56, 2011) systematic review and meta-analysis on school-based programs to reduce anti-bullying amassed 2200 citations on Google Scholar and yielded an average of 183.3 citations per year. The same study had 858 citations on Web of Science, with an average of 71.5 per year, and 957 citations on Crossref, with an average of 79.8 citations per year. One of the top-cited experiments was from Mazerolle et al. (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8, 343-367, 2012). Specifically, Mazerolle et al.’s (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8, 343-367, 2012) experimental study of procedural justice of the police in Queensland, Australia, amassed 355 citations on Google Scholar, with an average of 32.3 per year. The same study had 174 citations on Web of Science (15.8 per year) and 177 on Crossref (16.1 per year).

Conclusion

The citation analysis presents an assessment of the most influential systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and experiments in JOEX. Ttofi and Farrington (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 7, 27-56, 2011) produced the most impactful systematic review or meta-analysis, while Mazerolle et al. (Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8, 343-367, 2012) was one of the most cited experiments. This contributes to our understanding of criminological research pertaining to quality experimental research.

中文翻译：

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谁是重量级人物？过去二十年《实验犯罪学杂志》中最具影响力的研究的引文分析

目标

这项研究对《实验犯罪学杂志》 (JOEX)中最具影响力的研究进行了首次已知的引文分析。引文分析用于增加我们对“研究质量”的理解，因为它涉及犯罪学和刑事司法的实验文献基础。

方法

使用 Web of Science、Google Scholar 和 Crossref，对 JOEX 从 2005 年成立到 2023 年期间发表的所有文章进行了引用计数 ( n  = 552)，不包括自引。收集数据后，进行了多种形式的分析。首先，计算了 2005 年至 2023 年间的每年平均引用次数。此外，还使用时间分析来评估首次发表后引用次数是否会随着时间的推移而衰减。出于本研究的目的，将评估被引用次数最多的 10 篇系统综述和荟萃分析以及被引用次数最多的 10 篇实验文章。

结果

被引用最多的系统综述和荟萃分析来自 Ttofi 和 Farrington（《实验犯罪学杂志》， 7，27-56，2011）。具体而言，Ttofi 和 Farrington（《实验犯罪学杂志》， 7，27-56，2011）对学校减少反欺凌项目的系统回顾和荟萃分析在 Google 学术搜索上累计了 2200 次引用，平均每年被引用 183.3 次。 。同一项研究在 Web of Science 上有 858 次引用，平均每年 71.5 次，在 Crossref 上有 957 次引用，平均每年 79.8 次引用。被引用最多的实验之一来自 Mazerolle 等人。 （实验犯罪学杂志， 8，343-367，2012）。具体而言，Mazerolle 等人（Journal of Experimental Criminology, 8 , 343-367, 2012）对澳大利亚昆士兰州警察程序正义的实验研究在 Google Scholar 上累计被引用 355 次，平均每年 32.3 次。同一项研究在 Web of Science 上被引用了 174 次（每年 15.8 次），在 Crossref 上被引用了 177 次（每年 16.1 次）。

结论

引文分析对 JOEX 中最具影响力的系统评论、荟萃分析和实验进行了评估。 Ttofi 和 Farrington（《实验犯罪学杂志》， 7，27-56，2011）进行了最具影响力的系统综述或荟萃分析，而 Mazerolle 等人。 （《实验犯罪学杂志》， 8，343-367，2012）是被引用最多的实验之一。这有助于我们理解与高质量实验研究有关的犯罪学研究。