| Précis of the myth of martyrdom: What really drives suicide bombers, rampage shooters, and other self-destructive killers A Lankford Behavioral and brain sciences 37 (4), 351-362, 2014 | 305 | 2014 |
| Public mass shooters and firearms: A cross-national study of 171 countries A Lankford Violence and victims 31 (2), 187-199, 2016 | 233 | 2016 |
| A comparative analysis of suicide terrorists and rampage, workplace, and school shooters in the United States from 1990 to 2010 A Lankford Homicide studies 17 (3), 255-274, 2013 | 225 | 2013 |
| Mass shooters in the USA, 1966–2010: Differences between attackers who live and die A Lankford Justice Quarterly 32 (2), 360-379, 2015 | 176 | 2015 |
| Don’t name them, don’t show them, but report everything else: A pragmatic proposal for denying mass killers the attention they seek and deterring future offenders A Lankford, E Madfis American behavioral scientist 62 (2), 260-279, 2018 | 174 | 2018 |
| Fame-seeking rampage shooters: Initial findings and empirical predictions A Lankford Aggression and violent behavior 27, 122-129, 2016 | 158 | 2016 |
| From Columbine to Palestine: A comparative analysis of rampage shooters in the United States and volunteer suicide bombers in the Middle East A Lankford, N Hakim Aggression and violent behavior 16 (2), 98-107, 2011 | 113 | 2011 |
| Why have public mass shootings become more deadly? A Lankford, J Silver Criminology & Public Policy 19 (1), 37-60, 2020 | 112 | 2020 |
| Are America’s public mass shooters unique? A comparative analysis of offenders in the United States and other countries A Lankford International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 40 (2 …, 2016 | 103 | 2016 |
| Identifying potential mass shooters and suicide terrorists with warning signs of suicide, perceived victimization, and desires for attention or fame A Lankford Journal of personality assessment 100 (5), 471-482, 2018 | 98 | 2018 |
| Are the deadliest mass shootings preventable? An assessment of leakage, information reported to law enforcement, and firearms acquisition prior to attacks in the United States A Lankford, KG Adkins, E Madfis Journal of contemporary criminal justice 35 (3), 315-341, 2019 | 97 | 2019 |
| Social influence in the online recruitment of terrorists and terrorist sympathizers: Implications for social psychology research RE Guadagno, A Lankford, NL Muscanell, BM Okdie, DM McCallum Revue internationale de psychologie sociale 23 (1), 25-56, 2010 | 71 | 2010 |
| Media coverage of mass killers: Content, consequences, and solutions A Lankford, E Madfis American Behavioral Scientist 62 (2), 151-162, 2018 | 65 | 2018 |
| Race and mass murder in the United States: A social and behavioral analysis A Lankford Current Sociology 64 (3), 470-490, 2016 | 59 | 2016 |
| Mass killings in the United States from 2006 to 2013: Social contagion or random clusters? A Lankford, S Tomek Suicide and Life‐threatening Behavior 48 (4), 459-467, 2018 | 55 | 2018 |
| Detecting mental health problems and suicidal motives among terrorists and mass shooters A Lankford Criminal behaviour and mental health 26 (5), 315-321, 2016 | 55 | 2016 |
| Promoting aggression and violence at Abu Ghraib: The US military's transformation of ordinary people into torturers A Lankford Aggression and Violent Behavior 14 (5), 388-395, 2009 | 55 | 2009 |
| Has the role of mental health problems in mass shootings been significantly underestimated? A Lankford, RG Cowan Journal of Threat Assessment and Management 7 (3-4), 135, 2020 | 52 | 2020 |
| Could suicide terrorists actually be suicidal? A Lankford Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 34 (4), 337-366, 2011 | 52 | 2011 |
| Do suicide terrorists exhibit clinically suicidal risk factors? A review of initial evidence and call for future research A Lankford Aggression and Violent Behavior 15 (5), 334-340, 2010 | 52 | 2010 |
Eric MadfisProfessor of Criminal Justice, University of Washington TacomaVerified email at uw.edu