Manfred Rolfes

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Manfred Rolfes is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred Rolfes has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Manfred Rolfes's work include Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 papers), Sex work and related issues (3 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (3 papers). Manfred Rolfes is often cited by papers focused on Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (3 papers), Sex work and related issues (3 papers) and Sociology and Education Studies (3 papers). Manfred Rolfes collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Manfred Rolfes's co-authors include Benjamin Weiß, Felix Burkhardt, Walter F. Sendlmeier, Malte Steinbrink, Georg Glasze, Robert Pütz, Thomas Ehrhardt and H. Wenzel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, GeoJournal and Geographische Zeitschrift.

In The Last Decade

Manfred Rolfes

12 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A database of German emotional speech 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 500 1000 1.5k
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. A database of German emotional speech
    2005 1.6k citations Felix Burkhardt, Manfred Rolfes 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
Manfred Rolfes Germany 5 1.2k 1.1k 748 358 136 14 1.7k
Tim Polzehl Germany 14 255 0.2× 214 0.2× 293 0.4× 91 0.3× 89 0.7× 50 568
Catia Cucchiarini Netherlands 29 1.2k 1.0× 551 0.5× 1.9k 2.5× 46 0.1× 59 0.4× 171 2.8k
Asunción Moreno Spain 13 261 0.2× 564 0.5× 868 1.2× 128 0.4× 56 0.4× 35 1.1k
Catherine Lai United Kingdom 14 290 0.2× 154 0.1× 367 0.5× 49 0.1× 76 0.6× 73 635
Morgan Sonderegger Canada 17 727 0.6× 361 0.3× 817 1.1× 55 0.2× 29 0.2× 53 1.4k
Geoffrey Stewart Morrison Australia 24 441 0.4× 706 0.7× 1.0k 1.4× 168 0.5× 14 0.1× 84 1.5k
Fadi Biadsy United States 20 160 0.1× 295 0.3× 821 1.1× 158 0.4× 23 0.2× 41 1.0k
Denise Frauendorfer Switzerland 9 267 0.2× 47 0.0× 128 0.2× 106 0.3× 182 1.3× 13 736
Emilia Parada‐Cabaleiro Germany 12 115 0.1× 203 0.2× 225 0.3× 86 0.2× 58 0.4× 43 502
João P. Cabral Ireland 11 141 0.1× 245 0.2× 408 0.5× 33 0.1× 123 0.9× 38 557

Countries citing papers authored by Manfred Rolfes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manfred Rolfes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manfred Rolfes

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Rolfes, Manfred, et al.. (2024). System-Theoretical Urban Development.
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Rolfes, Manfred, et al.. (2020). No-go-Areas. Geographische Zeitschrift. 108(2). 99–99. 2 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred. (2015). Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Raum. Franz Steiner Verlag eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred. (2015). Kriminalität, Sicherheit und Raum: humangeographische Perspektiven der Sicherheits- und Kriminalitätsforschung.
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Rolfes, Manfred & Malte Steinbrink. (2009). Raumbilder und Raumkonstruktionen im Township-Tourismus : Studierende erforschen Townshiptouren in Kapstadt/ Südafrika. publish.UP (University of Potsdam). 1 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred, et al.. (2009). Townships as attraction : an empirical study of township tourism in Cape Town. publish.UP (University of Potsdam). 21 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred. (2009). Poverty tourism: theoretical reflections and empirical findings regarding an extraordinary form of tourism. GeoJournal. 75(5). 421–442. 96 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred, et al.. (2007). Politische Steuerung und Zielperspektiven einer sozial-integrativen Stadtentwicklung im Bundesland Brandenburg. Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning. 65(2). 1 indexed citations
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Burkhardt, Felix, et al.. (2005). A database of German emotional speech. 1517–1520. 1575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rolfes, Manfred, Robert Pütz, & Georg Glasze. (2005). Diskurs - Stadt - Kriminalität. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 6 indexed citations
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Rolfes, Manfred. (2002). Vor-Wissen, Hypothesen und Kategorien in qualitativen Forschungsprozessen. publish.UP (University of Potsdam). 1 indexed citations
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Wenzel, H., Thomas Ehrhardt, & Manfred Rolfes. (1990). Studenten und Universitätsabsolventen im westlichen Niedersachsen beim Übertritt ins Beschäftigungssystem und ihre berufliche Flexibilität und räumliche Mobilität. Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning. 48(2,3). 130–141. 1 indexed citations

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