Benjamin Lessing
Impact in
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- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
Papers in
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- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance 23
- Crime Patterns and Interventions 15
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 6
- Political Conflict and Governance 3
- Corruption and Economic Development 3
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- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses 3
- Co-authors
- Graham Denyer Willis (2 shared papers)Santiago Tobón (6 shared papers)Gustavo Duncan (6 shared papers)Christopher Blattman (6 shared papers)
- Journals
- American Political Science Review (2 papers)Perspectives on Politics (2 papers)Rationality and Society (1 paper)Journal of Conflict Resolution (1 paper)The Review of Economic Studies (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesColombiaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Benjamin Lessing
21 papers receiving 641 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 46
- Sociology and Political Science 657
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 114
- Political Science and International Relations 125
- Law 49
- Demography 44
Countries citing papers authored by Benjamin Lessing
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Fields of papers citing papers by Benjamin Lessing
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 | 176 | |
| 2 | 2019 | 105 | |
| 3 | 2017 | 103 | |
| 4 | 2015 | 100 | |
| 5 | 2017 | 63 | |
| 6 | 2017 | 46 | |
| 7 | 2019 | 40 | |
| 8 | 2008 | 15 | |
| 9 | The Logic of Violence in Criminal War: Cartel-State Conflict in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil | 2012 | 12 |
| 10 | 2021 | 9 | |
| 11 | 2022 | 7 | |
| 12 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 13 | 2015 | 6 | |
| 14 | 2022 | 5 | |
| 15 | The Logic of Violence in Drug Wars: Cartel-State Conflict in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia | 2013 | 5 |
| 16 | 2021 | 4 | |
| 17 | 2022 | 3 | |
| 18 | How to Build a Criminal Empire from Behind Bars: Prison Gangs and Projection of Power * | 2014 | 3 |
| 19 | A Hole at the Center of the State: Prison Gangs and the Limits to Punitive Power | 2013 | 3 |
| 20 | 2022 | 1 |
About Benjamin Lessing
Benjamin Lessing is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Information Systems, Political Science and International Relations and Epidemiology, having authored 23 papers that have together received 713 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (23 papers), Crime Patterns and Interventions (15 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 papers), Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (3 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (3 papers), Corruption and Economic Development (3 papers), Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (3 papers) and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (657 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (114 citations), Political Science and International Relations (125 citations), Law (49 citations) and Demography (44 citations). Benjamin Lessing has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Colombia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Graham Denyer Willis, Santiago Tobón, Gustavo Duncan and Christopher Blattman. Their work appears in journals such as American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Rationality and Society, Journal of Conflict Resolution and The Review of Economic Studies.
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