Christoph Breuer

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
176 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Christoph Breuer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Breuer has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 65 papers in Gender Studies and 44 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Christoph Breuer's work include Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (81 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (59 papers) and Sports Analytics and Performance (39 papers). Christoph Breuer is often cited by papers focused on Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (81 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (59 papers) and Sports Analytics and Performance (39 papers). Christoph Breuer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and United States. Christoph Breuer's co-authors include Pamela Wicker, Kirstin Hallmann, Tim Pawlowski, Svenja Feiler, Christopher Rumpf, Jane E. Ruseski, Brad R. Humphreys, Siegfried Nagel, Thomas Giel and Jeroen Scheerder and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Business Research and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Breuer

163 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christoph Breuer Germany	35	2.7k	1.5k	936	933	466	176	4.3k
Pamela Wicker Germany	37	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	942 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	464 1.0×	207	4.6k
Paul Downward United Kingdom	35	2.3k 0.9×	865 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	401 0.9×	119	3.9k
Brad R. Humphreys United States	37	2.5k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	2.5k 2.7×	551 0.6×	291 0.6×	188	4.4k
Norm O’Reilly Canada	31	1.9k 0.7×	941 0.6×	431 0.5×	311 0.3×	377 0.8×	160	3.7k
Jeroen Scheerder Belgium	30	1.5k 0.5×	684 0.5×	241 0.3×	774 0.8×	623 1.3×	167	2.8k
Hans Westerbeek Australia	26	1.3k 0.5×	705 0.5×	329 0.4×	528 0.6×	360 0.8×	97	2.3k
Kirstin Hallmann Germany	28	1.8k 0.7×	658 0.5×	246 0.3×	697 0.7×	160 0.3×	84	2.4k
Mike Weed United Kingdom	25	1.9k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	261 0.3×	1.1k 1.1×	131 0.3×	91	2.6k
Laurence Chalip United States	38	4.8k 1.8×	3.1k 2.1×	644 0.7×	2.0k 2.1×	57 0.1×	105	5.5k
Michael Bittman Australia	31	2.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	204 0.2×	416 0.4×	127 0.3×	76	4.2k

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Hallmann, Kirstin, et al.. (2025). Non-profit sports club volunteers: same, same, but different or one and the same?. European Sport Management Quarterly. 25(5). 882–904. 4 indexed citations

Breuer, Christoph, et al.. (2023). Managing logistics in sport: a comprehensive systematic literature review. Management Review Quarterly. 74(4). 2341–2400. 5 indexed citations

Hallmann, Kirstin, et al.. (2021). Athletes’ subjective evaluations of the implementation of dual career measures. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 14(1). 111–129. 4 indexed citations

Seippel, Ørnulf, et al.. (2020). In Troubled Water? European Sports Clubs: Their Problems, Capacities and Opportunities. Journal of Global Sport Management. 8(1). 203–225. 11 indexed citations

Breuer, Christoph, et al.. (2020). Brand-related feelings and sponsor attitude formation. International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship. 21(3). 513–526. 12 indexed citations

Nagel, Siegfried, Ørnulf Seippel, Christoph Breuer, et al.. (2019). Volunteer satisfaction in sports clubs: A multilevel analysis in 10 European countries. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 55(8). 1074–1093. 16 indexed citations

Ibsen, Bjarne, Karsten Elmose-Østerlund, Svenja Feiler, et al.. (2019). Democratic Participation in Voluntary Associations: A Multilevel Analysis of Sports Clubs in Europe. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 30(5). 1148–1163. 18 indexed citations

Breuer, Christoph, et al.. (2018). Competing by investments or efficiency? Exploring financial and sporting efficiency of club ownership structures in European football. Sport Management Review. 21(5). 563–581. 38 indexed citations

Wicker, Pamela, et al.. (2018). Usefulness of multilevel modeling in sport management research: The case of voluntary roles in nonprofit sports clubs. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 23(4). 325–336. 18 indexed citations

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Wicker, Pamela, Dennis Coates, & Christoph Breuer. (2014). The effect of a four-week fitness program on satisfaction with health and life. International Journal of Public Health. 60(1). 41–47. 32 indexed citations

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Feiler, Svenja, Pamela Wicker, & Christoph Breuer. (2014). How to Raise Voluntary Giving for Nonprofit Sports Clubs: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Donations. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 26(4). 1219–1239. 10 indexed citations

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Wicker, Pamela & Christoph Breuer. (2013). Examining the Financial Condition of Sport Governing Bodies: The Effects of Revenue Diversification and Organizational Success Factors. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 25(4). 929–948. 23 indexed citations

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Wicker, Pamela & Christoph Breuer. (2012). Understanding the Importance of Organizational Resources to Explain Organizational Problems: Evidence from Nonprofit Sport Clubs in Germany. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 24(2). 461–484. 129 indexed citations

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Wicker, Pamela, Steven Vos, Jeroen Scheerder, & Christoph Breuer. (2012). The link between resource problems and interorganisational relationships: a quantitative study of Western European sport clubs. Managing Leisure. 18(1). 31–45. 43 indexed citations

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Breuer, Christoph & Pamela Wicker. (2011). Sportentwicklungsbericht 2009/2010. Analyse zur Situation der Sportvereine in Deutschland. Kurzfassung. PUB – Publications at Bielefeld University (Bielefeld University). 6 indexed citations

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Pawlowski, Tim & Christoph Breuer. (2011). The Demand for Sports and Recreational Services: Empirical Evidence from Germany. European Sport Management Quarterly. 11(1). 5–34. 22 indexed citations

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Breuer, Christoph. (2006). Sports participation in Germany - a demo-economic model.. Sportwissenschaft. 36(3). 292–305. 5 indexed citations

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Breuer, Christoph. (2005). Steuerbarkeit von Sportregionen. 6 indexed citations

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Breuer, Christoph. (2004). Zur Dynamik der Sportnachfrage im Lebenslauf. Sport und Gesellschaft. 1(1). 12 indexed citations

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Breuer, Christoph. (2003). Development and stability of sports activity in the course of life.. Sportwissenschaft. 33(3). 263–279. 7 indexed citations

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