Bernard Wessels

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 918 citations indexed

About

Bernard Wessels is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Political Science and International Relations and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Wessels has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 918 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Bernard Wessels's work include Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 papers), Populism, Right-Wing Movements (2 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). Bernard Wessels is often cited by papers focused on Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 papers), Populism, Right-Wing Movements (2 papers) and Forest ecology and management (2 papers). Bernard Wessels collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Netherlands and Italy. Bernard Wessels's co-authors include Diana Evans, Michael Marsh, Mark N. Franklin, Cees van der Eijk, Kees Aarts, A.Y. Banana and Morné Du Plessis and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Forestry Research, Netherlands International Law Review and Cambridge University Press eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Wessels

5 papers receiving 806 citations

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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.

Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945

2004 901 citations Mark N. Franklin, Cees van der Eijk et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Wessels

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7 of 7 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Variation of basic density, calorific value and volumetric shrinkage within tree height and tree age of Ugandan grown Eucalyptus grandis wood 2020 ·Journal of Forestry Research ·(unknown), (unknown), A.Y. Banana, Bernard Wessels, Morné Du Plessis	3
2	Legal and public policy considerations that justify legislative development of the law of delict 2019 ·SUNScholar (Stellenbosch University) ·Bernard Wessels	0
3	The potential for improving the stiffness of young South African grown Pinus radiata lumber by using high planting densities. 2015 ·Bernard Wessels, (unknown)	7
4	Voter Turnout and the Dynamics of Electoral Competition in Established Democracies since 1945 breakdown → 2004 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·Mark N. Franklin, Cees van der Eijk, Diana Evans, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Marsh, Bernard Wessels	901
5	Electoral turnout in West-European democracies 2002 ·University of Twente Research Information ·Kees Aarts, Bernard Wessels	4
6	Civil Code Revision in the Netherlands: System, Contents and Future 1994 ·Netherlands International Law Review ·Bernard Wessels	2
7	Fanakalo: lingua Franca of the mining community 1986 ·Bernard Wessels	1

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