Rob Kling

13.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
184 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Rob Kling is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Kling has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 49 papers in Communication and 21 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Rob Kling's work include Information Systems Theories and Implementation (29 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (28 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (17 papers). Rob Kling is often cited by papers focused on Information Systems Theories and Implementation (29 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (28 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (17 papers). Rob Kling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Latvia and Canada. Rob Kling's co-authors include Manuel Castells, Suzanne Iacono, David Lyon, Noriko Hara, Geoffrey McKim, Roberta Lamb, Lisa Covi, Elihu M. Gerson, Christina Courtright and Adam King and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Rob Kling

163 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Rob Kling
Comparison fields: 5 of 145
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.2k
  • Communication 2.0k
  • Information Systems 1.3k
  • Education 1.0k
  • Political Science and International Relations 875
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Material mastery: how university researchers use digital libraries for scholarly communication
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Does Technology Drive History?: The Dilemma of Technological Determinism, by Smith and Marx.
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Transforming Coordination: The Promise and Problems of Information Technology in Coordination
22
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The Social Design of Worklife With Computers and Networks: An Open Natural Systems Perspective
19
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Usability versus computability: social analyses by computer scientists
0
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Massively parallel computing and information capitalism
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Behind the terminal: the critical role of computing infrastructure in effective information systems development and use
52
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Controversies about computerization and white collar worklife
1
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Information systems in manufacturing coordination: economic and social perspectives
0
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When organizations are perpetrators: assumptions about computer abuse and computer crime
0
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Ethical perspectives and professional responsibilities
5
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Making a “computer revolution”
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Reading "all about" computerization: five common genres of social analysis
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DESKTOP COMPUTERIZATION AS A CONTINUING PROCESS
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Desktop computerization and the organization of work
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Computers and social power
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University of California Irvine Public Policy Research Organization - The Politics of Efficiency The Mobilization of Computing in Organizations.
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The Political Character of Computing Developments: Citizens' interests and Government Services
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Fuzzy planner : Computing inexactness in a procedural problem-solving language
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