Achim Lang

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 886 citations indexed

About

Achim Lang is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Materials Chemistry and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Achim Lang has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 886 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 5 papers in Materials Chemistry and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Achim Lang's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (2 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (2 papers). Achim Lang is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 papers), European Union Policy and Governance (2 papers) and Microstructure and mechanical properties (2 papers). Achim Lang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Achim Lang's co-authors include Jale Tosun, Volker Schneider, S. Mardix, I. A. Blech, J. Grote, S. G. Mason, Hubert Heinelt, Brian R. Lawn, A. P. W. Makepeace and Birte Gundelach and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Applied Physics and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

Achim Lang

33 papers receiving 787 citations

Hit Papers

Policy integration: mapping the different concepts 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200 250
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Policy integration: mapping the different concepts
    2017 274 citations Jale Tosun, Achim Lang profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Achim Lang Germany 14 204 171 136 102 91 35 886
James Palmer United Kingdom 17 201 1.0× 77 0.5× 144 1.1× 213 2.1× 189 2.1× 58 911
Harvey Brooks United States 23 432 2.1× 73 0.4× 308 2.3× 31 0.3× 106 1.2× 88 1.8k
Daniel Galland France 18 438 2.1× 115 0.7× 241 1.8× 60 0.6× 51 0.6× 60 956
Yasuhiro Sato Japan 16 260 1.3× 74 0.4× 260 1.9× 61 0.6× 124 1.4× 96 1.2k
Beitske Boonstra United States 15 226 1.1× 78 0.5× 40 0.3× 147 1.4× 129 1.4× 39 1.3k
Gene I. Rochlin United States 19 54 0.3× 69 0.4× 121 0.9× 131 1.3× 376 4.1× 50 1.7k
Alan M. Jacobs United States 17 90 0.4× 579 3.4× 20 0.1× 123 1.2× 331 3.6× 65 1.5k
David H. Kaplan United States 25 140 0.7× 212 1.2× 55 0.4× 44 0.4× 603 6.6× 91 1.7k
Terry C. Wallace United States 33 136 0.7× 24 0.1× 52 0.4× 34 0.3× 66 0.7× 107 3.4k
Robert E. Jones United States 22 32 0.2× 55 0.3× 107 0.8× 68 0.7× 235 2.6× 119 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Achim Lang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Achim Lang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Achim Lang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Achim Lang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Achim Lang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Achim Lang. Achim Lang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (2025). User profiles and personas of electronic participation in public discourse. Telematics and Informatics Reports. 19. 100241–100241.
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (2019). Collaborative Governance in Program Implementation: The Development of E-Relocation Notification in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. International Journal of Public Administration. 43(12). 1083–1095. 7 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim. (2014). Government capacities and stakeholders: what facilitates ehealth legislation?. Globalization and Health. 10(1). 4–4. 13 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim & Jale Tosun. (2014). Policy Integration und verwandte Ansätze: Möglichkeiten der Theorieintegration. Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft. 24(3). 353–371. 2 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (2014). Maternal health development programs: comparing priorities of bilateral and private donors. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 14(1). 3 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim. (2013). Marktzulassung und -überwachung von Medizinprodukten in Deutschland: Wo sollte noch koordiniert werden?. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 108(5-6). 320–324. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim & Hubert Heinelt. (2011). Regional Actor Constellations in EU Cohesion Policy: Differentiation along the Policy Cycle. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (2011). E-Health Policy and Deployment Activities in Europe. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 17(4). 262–268. 22 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim. (2011). Interorganisatorische Koordination von Wirtschaftsverbänden: Relationale Dynamiken zwischen Hierarchie und Wettbewerb. Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 52(1). 51–77. 2 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim & Volker Schneider. (2010). Business Soft Ware Alliance. 515–522. 29 indexed citations
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Grote, J., Achim Lang, & Volker Schneider. (2008). Organized business interests in changing environments : the complexity of adaptation. Palgrave Macmillan eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Grote, J., Achim Lang, & Volker Schneider. (2008). Organized Business Interests in Changing Environments. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Schneider, Volker, Achim Lang, Philip Leifeld, & Birte Gundelach. (2007). Political Networks - A Structured Bibliography. Max Planck Digital Library. 6 indexed citations
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Krishna, P., Shengnan Jiang, & Achim Lang. (1981). An X-ray topographic study of giant screw dislocations in silicon carbide. Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography. 37(a1). C247–C247. 1 indexed citations
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Mardix, S., Achim Lang, & I. A. Blech. (1971). On giant screw dislocations in ZnS polytype crystals. Philosophical magazine. 24(189). 683–693. 49 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (1965). Automatic scanning of Spanner and droplet psychrometers having outputs up to 30  V. Journal of Scientific Instruments. 42(11). 777–782. 9 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim. (1963). Applications of `limited projection topographs' and `direct beam topographs' in diffraction topography. British Journal of Applied Physics. 14(12). 904–907. 35 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim, et al.. (1961). A COUNTER FOR MEASUREMENT OF TRITIUM EXCHANGE IN SOLIDS. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 39(4). 827–834. 5 indexed citations
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Lang, Achim. (1958). Direct Observation of Individual Dislocations by X-Ray Diffraction. Journal of Applied Physics. 29(3). 597–598. 214 indexed citations

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