Frank J. Lechner

3.2k total citations
46 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Frank J. Lechner is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank J. Lechner has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Frank J. Lechner's work include Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (8 papers) and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (7 papers). Frank J. Lechner is often cited by papers focused on Religion and Society Interactions (9 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (8 papers) and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (7 papers). Frank J. Lechner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Frank J. Lechner's co-authors include Anthony King, John Boli, Chandra Mukerji, Roland Robertson, Jonathan H. Turner, John W. Meyer, Connie L. McNeely, Richard Münch, Richard Hood and D.K. Aspinwall and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Frank J. Lechner

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank J. Lechner United States 20 979 413 140 130 123 46 1.6k
Julian Go United States 22 1.2k 1.2× 489 1.2× 126 0.9× 224 1.7× 102 0.8× 54 1.6k
Ashis Nandy India 13 726 0.7× 407 1.0× 131 0.9× 332 2.6× 70 0.6× 39 1.5k
Brett Neilson Australia 18 2.0k 2.0× 771 1.9× 85 0.6× 222 1.7× 246 2.0× 79 2.9k
William R. Garrett United States 10 564 0.6× 254 0.6× 122 0.9× 70 0.5× 67 0.5× 26 1.0k
Brinda Bose India 10 1.0k 1.1× 300 0.7× 314 2.2× 363 2.8× 164 1.3× 20 2.1k
Andrew B. Kipnis Australia 18 1.2k 1.2× 821 2.0× 202 1.4× 156 1.2× 243 2.0× 58 1.9k
John Paul Lederach United States 11 1.8k 1.9× 685 1.7× 165 1.2× 54 0.4× 68 0.6× 27 2.3k
David Macey United Kingdom 15 835 0.9× 298 0.7× 147 1.1× 102 0.8× 82 0.7× 49 1.5k
Bhikhu Parekh United Kingdom 23 1.4k 1.4× 929 2.2× 430 3.1× 124 1.0× 193 1.6× 105 2.3k
Barbara Cruikshank United States 4 896 0.9× 354 0.9× 209 1.5× 71 0.5× 65 0.5× 9 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank J. Lechner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank J. Lechner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2022). How Is Society Possible?. Érudit (Université de Montréal). 26(2). 11–37.
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2019). Economy and Society: A New Translation by Max Weber Keith Tribe (review). Max Weber Studies. 19(2). 275–280. 1 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2017). The American Exception, Volume 2. Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2012). The Netherlands. 6 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2011). Global Citizenship and the European Milieu: Contested and Considered. HIMALAYA. 27(1). 8.
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2007). Imagined communities in the global game: soccer and the development of Dutch national identity. Global Networks. 7(2). 215–229. 44 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (2007). The Netherlands: Globalization and National Identity. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 26 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J., et al.. (2004). National Identity and Globalization. ProtoSociology. 20. 239–257. 1 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J. & John Boli. (2000). The globalization reader. Blackwell eBooks. 134 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (1996). Secularization in the Netherlands?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 35(3). 252–252. 51 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J., et al.. (1995). The Search for Fundamentals. 2 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J. & Anthony King. (1992). Culture, Globalization, and the World-System: Contemporary Conditions for the Representation of Identity.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 21(3). 352–352. 384 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J., et al.. (1992). Dutch Religion: The Religious Consciousness of the Netherlands after the Cultural Revolution. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 31(4). 542–542. 10 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (1990). Sociology as a vocation. The American Sociologist. 21(1). 41–47. 3 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J. & Richard Münch. (1989). Theory of Action: Towards a New Synthesis Going Beyond Parsons.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 18(4). 636–636. 25 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (1984). Ethnicity and Revitalization in the Modern World System. Sociological Focus. 17(3). 243–256. 5 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J.. (1984). Parsons' Action Theory and the Common Culture Thesis. Theory Culture & Society. 2(2). 71–83. 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Roland & Frank J. Lechner. (1984). On Swanson: An Appreciation and an Appraisal. Sociological Analysis. 45(3). 185–185. 4 indexed citations
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Lechner, Frank J., et al.. (1981). NATIONAL SOCIALISM: TOWARDS AN ACTION‐THEORETICAL INTERPRETATION. Sociological Inquiry. 51(3-4). 281–308. 5 indexed citations

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