Re‐Ranking the Top Female Academic “Stars” in Criminology and Criminal Justice Using an Alternative Method: A Research Note

This study sought to re‐rank the top female academic “stars” in criminology and criminal justice that were identified by a previous study. Using a new software program called Harzing Publish or Perish, the results identified Robin S. Engel as the top ranked female “star” based on her total number of citations and her overall h‐index. Nicole L. Piquero, Angela R. Gover, and Jean M. McGloin also were consistently ranked in the top five across a host of indexes that adjust for age of publication, number of co‐authors, and highly cited works. Furthermore, the results were largely similar to a previous study, although some scholars did move up in the rankings using the new method employed in this study, particularly Angela R. Gover and Lois J. Presser. Study limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.

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