Merlin Schaeffer

2.3k citations
37 papers · 1.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 14

Impact in

    • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
    • Social and Intergroup Psychology
    • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
    • Social Capital and Networks
    • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Health top 10%

Papers in

    • Social Capital and Networks 11
    • Migration, Refugees, and Integration 11
    • Migration and Labor Dynamics 7
    • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research 5
    • Social and Intergroup Psychology 5
    • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy 5
    • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 4

Merlin Schaeffer

34 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Why You Should Always Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction 2018 · 363 citations
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Peers

Merlin Schaeffer
Comparison fields: 5 of 99
  • Sociology and Political Science 756
  • Health 105
  • Political Science and International Relations 284
  • Gender Studies 90
  • Demography 108
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Co-authors

The 17 scholars most cited alongside Merlin Schaeffer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Why You Should Always Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction
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2018363
14 201634
15 201510
16 201534
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Perceptions of ethno-cultural diversity and neighborhood cohesion in three European countries
20142
18 201371
19 201218
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Ethnische Diversität, soziales Vertrauen und Zivilengagement: Projektbericht
20110

About Merlin Schaeffer

Merlin Schaeffer is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Demography, Political Science and International Relations and Social Psychology, having authored 37 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Capital and Networks (11 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (11 papers), Migration and Labor Dynamics (7 papers), Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 papers), Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (5 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (5 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (756 citations), Health (105 citations), Political Science and International Relations (284 citations), Gender Studies (90 citations) and Demography (108 citations). Merlin Schaeffer has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Jan Paul Heisig, Ruud Koopmans, Kim Mannemar Sønderskov, Peter Thisted Dinesen, Joscha Legewie, Martin Elff, Susumu Shikano, Bram Lancee, Sarah Carol and Céline Teney. Their work appears in journals such as European Sociological Review, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Social Science Research, British Journal of Political Science and Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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