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Homicide

Homicide is the act of one human being causing the death of another human being, a legal category that distinguishes between criminal, justifiable, and excusable killings based on circumstances and intent.

9.5K

Publications

489.1K

Citations

14.4K

Authors

3.6K

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2017–2026

1.5K

Variants

Homicide Studies

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9.5K

The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined

Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 2.4K citations

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NEIGHBORHOOD INEQUALITY, COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, AND THE SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF URBAN VIOLENCE*

Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Robert J. Sampson, Stephen W. Raudenbush · Criminology · 2001 · 1.9K citations

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Deaths: preliminary data for 2003.

Donna L. Hoyert, Hsiang-Ching Kung, Betty Smith · PubMed · 2005 · 1.7K citations

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Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results From a Multisite Case Control Study

Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Daniel Webster, Jane Koziol‐McLain et al. · American Journal of Public Health · 2003 · 1.5K citations

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Judged frequency of lethal events.

Sarah Lichtenstein, Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff et al. · Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Learning & Memory · 1978 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

14.4K

  1. SF
    Steven F. Messner

    University at Albany, State University of New York, United States

    53 publications · 6.2K citations

    38

    h-index

  2. DH
    David Hemenway

    Harvard University, United States

    50 publications · 3.6K citations

    36

    h-index

  3. DW
    Daniel Webster

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    42 publications · 4.9K citations

    31

    h-index

  4. GJ
    Garen J. Wintemute

    University of California, Davis, United States

    41 publications · 2.5K citations

    28

    h-index

  5. RR
    Richard Rosenfeld

    University of Missouri–St. Louis, United States

    32 publications · 4.7K citations

    28

    h-index

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Institutions

3.6K

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    55 h-index

    210 publications

    16.4K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    50 h-index

    272 publications

    46.6K citations

  3. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    43 h-index

    155 publications

    10K citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    42 h-index

    149 publications

    11.2K citations

  5. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    40 h-index

    109 publications

    5.3K citations

  6. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    39 h-index

    112 publications

    7.4K citations

  7. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    38 h-index

    152 publications

    10.9K citations

  8. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    38 h-index

    111 publications

    9.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Criminology

    129 publications · 15.2K citations

    73

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  2. Homicide Studies

    HS · 326 publications · 15.8K citations

    67

    h-index

  3. American Journal of Public Health

    JPH · 111 publications · 11.7K citations

    59

    h-index

  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 167 publications · 13.8K citations

    57

    h-index

  5. PubMed

    Repository · 333 publications · 15.1K citations

    56

    h-index

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