Julia Leininger

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 973 citations indexed

About

Julia Leininger is a scholar working on Development, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Julia Leininger has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 973 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Development, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Julia Leininger's work include International Development and Aid (20 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers). Julia Leininger is often cited by papers focused on International Development and Aid (20 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (11 papers) and Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers). Julia Leininger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Julia Leininger's co-authors include Jale Tosun, Sonja Grimm, Detlef P. van Vuuren, Elmar Kriegler, Keywan Riahi, Anita Breuer, Bas van Ruijven, Eric Kemp‐Benedict, Kasper Kok and Paula A. Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature Climate Change and World Development.

In The Last Decade

Julia Leininger

34 papers receiving 914 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework
    2020 366 citations Brian C. O’Neill, Timothy R. Carter et al. Nature Climate Change profile →
  2. Governing the Interlinkages between the Sustainable Development Goals: Approaches to Attain Policy Integration
    2017 177 citations Julia Leininger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Julia Leininger Germany 11 300 255 193 160 147 38 973
Steffen Bauer Germany 12 264 0.9× 293 1.1× 183 0.9× 111 0.7× 88 0.6× 26 682
Sylvia Karlsson‐Vinkhuyzen Netherlands 20 219 0.7× 493 1.9× 219 1.1× 142 0.9× 90 0.6× 49 1.0k
Joanna Depledge United Kingdom 16 285 0.9× 422 1.7× 398 2.1× 147 0.9× 112 0.8× 37 1.1k
David Ciplet United States 15 517 1.7× 409 1.6× 357 1.8× 93 0.6× 163 1.1× 31 1.1k
Thomas Hickmann Germany 17 261 0.9× 382 1.5× 254 1.3× 128 0.8× 76 0.5× 31 1.1k
Sander Chan Netherlands 14 237 0.8× 469 1.8× 378 2.0× 98 0.6× 97 0.7× 36 920
Jonathan Pickering Australia 17 276 0.9× 360 1.4× 318 1.6× 125 0.8× 104 0.7× 29 969
Mizan R. Khan Bangladesh 15 456 1.5× 376 1.5× 329 1.7× 65 0.4× 132 0.9× 28 958
Radoslav S. Dimitrov Canada 13 271 0.9× 367 1.4× 263 1.4× 193 1.2× 101 0.7× 17 962
Farhana Yamin United Kingdom 14 214 0.7× 230 0.9× 303 1.6× 81 0.5× 57 0.4× 33 750

Countries citing papers authored by Julia Leininger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Julia Leininger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Julia Leininger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Julia Leininger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Julia Leininger 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 Julia Leininger. Julia Leininger 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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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2025). Strategic responses to autocratization in international democracy promotion. Democratization. 32(7). 1640–1662. 1 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2022). Protection against autocratisation: how international democracy promotion helped preserve presidential term limits in Malawi and Senegal. Third World Quarterly. 43(2). 309–331. 9 indexed citations
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Burchi, Francesco, Markus Loewe, Daniele Malerba, & Julia Leininger. (2022). Disentangling the Relationship Between Social Protection and Social Cohesion: Introduction to the Special Issue. European Journal of Development Research. 34(3). 1195–1215. 20 indexed citations
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Breuer, Anita & Julia Leininger. (2021). Horizontal Accountability for SDG Implementation: A Comparative Cross-National Analysis of Emerging National Accountability Regimes. Sustainability. 13(13). 7002–7002. 21 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action. Econstor (Econstor). 4 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2021). Protecting democracy from abroad: democracy aid against attempts to circumvent presidential term limits. Democratization. 29(1). 154–173. 8 indexed citations
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O’Neill, Brian C., Timothy R. Carter, Kristie L. Ebi, et al.. (2020). Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework. Nature Climate Change. 10(12). 1074–1084. 366 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grävingholt, Jörn, et al.. (2019). Gradual, Cooperative, Coordinated: Effective Support for Peace and Democracy in Conflict-Affected States. International Studies Perspectives. 21(1). 54–77. 9 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2019). Introduction: negotiating the promotion of democracy. Democratization. 26(5). 759–776. 7 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, et al.. (2019). Beyond contestation: conceptualizing negotiation in democracy promotion. Democratization. 26(5). 777–795. 15 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia, Anna Lührmann, & Rachel Sigman. (2019). The relevance of social policies for democracy: preventing autocratisation through synergies between SDG 10 and SDG 16. Econstor (Econstor). 3 indexed citations
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Hackenesch, Christine, et al.. (2017). G20 and Africa - Ready for a Steady Partnership?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Leininger, Julia. (2016). It's Institutions, Not Theology! Muslim Actors’ Influence on Democratization in Mali. Politics and Religion. 9(4). 815–842. 3 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia. (2016). Contextualizing Democracy Promotion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Faust, Jörg & Julia Leininger. (2014). Supporting Democracy Abroad: An Assessment of Leading Powers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia. (2010). ‘Bringing the outside in’: illustrations from Haiti and Mali for the re-conceptualization of democracy promotion. Contemporary Politics. 16(1). 63–80. 25 indexed citations
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Grävingholt, Jörn, Julia Leininger, & Oliver Schlumberger. (2009). The three Cs of democracy promotion policy: context, consistency and credibility. Econstor (Econstor). 11 indexed citations
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Altenburg, Tilman & Julia Leininger. (2008). Global shifts caused by the rise of anchor countries. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie. 52(1). 4–19. 3 indexed citations
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Leininger, Julia. (2006). Democracy and UN Peace-Keeping - Conflict Resolution Through State-Building and Democracy Promotion in Haiti. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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