Changes in the most-cited scholars in twenty criminology and criminal justice journals between 1990 and 1995

The main aim of this research was to identify the most-cited scholars in twenty journals: five American criminology journals, five American criminal justice journals, jive international criminology journals, and jive international criminal justice journals. Results obtained in 1995 were compared with those obtained in 1990 and with those obtained from analyzing nine journals in 1986-90 and 1991-95. The most-cited scholars in all four lists were Travis Hirschi, Michael R. Gottfredson, David P. Farrington, Delbert S. Elliott, and Francis T. Cullen. The expansion from nine to twenty journals benefited international scholars such as John Braithwaite and Ronald V. G. Clarke, and scholars in less mainstream areas such as Richard J. Gelles. Lawrence W. Sherman was the most-cited scholar in these twenty journals in 1995, compared with Marvin E. Wolfgang in 1990. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.