Michel Foucault

235 papers and 49.5k indexed citations i.

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Michel Foucault is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Michel Foucault has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 49.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 27 papers in Clinical Psychology and 17 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Michel Foucault’s work include Foucault, Power, and Ethics (17 papers), Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (16 papers) and French Historical and Cultural Studies (8 papers). Michel Foucault is often cited by papers focused on Foucault, Power, and Ethics (17 papers), Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (16 papers) and French Historical and Cultural Studies (8 papers). Michel Foucault collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Michel Foucault's co-authors include Alan Sheridan, Sharon Zukin, Francesca Moore, Andrew Smith, Hernán Vera, Paul Rabinow, J. B. Loudon, Graham Burchell, Robert J. Ellrich and Jacek Sobczak and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and The American Historical Review.
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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