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Ryan D. King

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2002

Publications

74

Citations

2,659

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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This researcher's work centers on criminal justice and punishment, examining topics such as sentencing disparities, hate crime prosecution, racial bias in legal outcomes, and imprisonment rates in relation to economic conditions. The publication record shows a mix of legal sociology and criminology studies, though the bibliographic data also includes several unrelated titles (e.g., geology, energy demand modeling) that appear to be mismatched entries rather than part of a coherent research thread. Prospective students interested in law and society, sentencing policy, or racial/ethnic disparities in the justice system would find the core body of work most relevant.

Sentencing and punishment disparitiesRace and criminal justice outcomesHate crime law and prosecutionEconomic conditions and incarcerationSociolegal studies of guilty pleas and prosecution

Publication output has declined from a peak of 6 papers in 2017 to about 1 per year on average over the last five years, with some gaps in 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 3 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 1 publication2021222023: 1 publication23242025: 2 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Russell Sage Foundation eBooks×3
  • Criminology×2
  • American Journal of Sociology×1
  • Annual Review of Law and Social Science×1
  • Crime and Justice×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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