An Examination of Article Productivity and Influence among Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral Faculty, 2015–2021

Abstract

Faculty productivity and influence constitute an important aspect of doctoral program quality. Literature on faculty productivity of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) Ph.D. programs has not yet properly weighted the impact of journal publications in a standardized and objective manner, limiting their analyses to select CCJ journals or the CCJ discipline. This is problematic because CCJ is an interdisciplinary field, and many criminologists publish in highly influential non-CCJ journals. While past assessments have largely neglected citation-based data, the present study analyzes scholarly productivity for the years 2015 to 2021 using a more comprehensive and inclusive method for assessing influence. Based on this study’s productivity measure, the top programs are Florida State University, Pennsylvania State University, Arizona State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Cincinnati. Findings are situated with prior research and the latest U.S News and World Report rankings.