Rolf Becker

7.5k total citations
173 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Rolf Becker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Becker has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 47 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 26 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Rolf Becker's work include Sociology and Education Studies (37 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (37 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (37 papers). Rolf Becker is often cited by papers focused on Sociology and Education Studies (37 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (37 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (37 papers). Rolf Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Rolf Becker's co-authors include Anna Etta Hecken, Michael Entezami, R.‐D. Wegner, Hans‐Peter Blossfeld, Sebastian Kopf, Romain Seil, Martin Englund, M. Ollivier, Robert C. Verdonk and Klaus Schömann and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Gynecologic Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Becker

156 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf Becker Germany 25 1.0k 512 423 417 401 173 2.5k
David Harvey United Kingdom 28 635 0.6× 144 0.3× 398 0.9× 223 0.5× 358 0.9× 78 3.5k
William N. Evans United States 24 706 0.7× 456 0.9× 213 0.5× 488 1.2× 195 0.5× 115 3.0k
James W. Douglas United States 30 404 0.4× 278 0.5× 482 1.1× 93 0.2× 372 0.9× 129 2.9k
JaneMaree Maher Australia 29 820 0.8× 126 0.2× 419 1.0× 310 0.7× 73 0.2× 156 3.4k
Annette Kühn Switzerland 34 876 0.9× 140 0.3× 52 0.1× 835 2.0× 175 0.4× 165 3.8k
Yoav Peled Israel 26 1.4k 1.3× 64 0.1× 470 1.1× 377 0.9× 543 1.4× 156 3.0k
Maggie Kirkman Australia 30 547 0.5× 149 0.3× 546 1.3× 97 0.2× 42 0.1× 102 3.0k
Cheryl Alexander United States 31 766 0.7× 247 0.5× 193 0.5× 166 0.4× 43 0.1× 67 3.5k
Patricia A. Hurley United States 30 838 0.8× 146 0.3× 707 1.7× 165 0.4× 480 1.2× 76 5.3k
Mary Ryan Australia 29 371 0.4× 1.4k 2.7× 157 0.4× 128 0.3× 108 0.3× 132 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Fritsch, Guido, Rolf Becker, Andreas Ochs, et al.. (2024). Macrovibrissae and microvibrissae inversion and lateralization in elephants. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1538(1). 85–97.
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Becker, Rolf, Hans‐Peter Blossfeld, & Karl Ulrich Mayer. (2024). Socio-economic change and intergenerational class mobility: A dynamic analysis of the experiences of West Germans born between 1929 and 1971. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 92. 100956–100956. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (2024). Social classes, school performance, subjective expected utilities, and educational decisions. Soziale Welt. 75(2). 165–197. 1 indexed citations
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Holtze, Susanne, Guido Fritsch, Frank Göritz, et al.. (2023). The functional anatomy of elephant trunk whiskers. Communications Biology. 6(1). 591–591. 9 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (2016). Chancenungleichheit bei der Einschulung und in der Primarstufe. Theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Evidenzen. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf & Wolfgang Lauterbach. (2012). Bildung als Privileg: Erklärungen und Befunde zu den Ursachen der Bildungsungleichheit (4 Aufl., Sonderausgabe). Springer eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (2011). Statistische und institutionelle Diskriminierung von Migranten im Schweizer Schulsystem. Oder: Werden Migranten oder bestimmte Migrantengruppen in der Schule benachteiligt?. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (2007). Zur Wirkung monetärer Anreize auf die Rücklaufquote in postalischen Befragungen zu kriminellen Handlungen. Theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Befunde eines Methodenexperiments. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (2004). Selektives Antwortverhalten bei Fragen zum delinquenten Handeln. Eine empirische Studie über die Wirksamkeit der ‚sealed envelope technique’ bei selbst berichteter Delinquenz mit Daten des ALLBUS 2000. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf & Andreas Hadjar. (2004). Warum einige Studierende ihr Soziologie-Studium abbrechen wollen. Studienwahlmotive, Informationsdefizite und wahrgenommene Berufsaussichten als Determinanten der Abbruchneigung. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (2001). Reliabilität von retrospektiven Berufsverlaufsdaten. Ein Vergleich zwischen dem öffentlichen Dienst und der Privatwirtschaft anhand von Panel-Daten. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (2000). Determinanten der Studierbereitschaft in Ostdeutschland. Eine empirische Anwendung der Humankapital- und Werterwartungstheorie am Beispiel sächsischer Abiturienten in den Jahren 1996 und 1998. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (1999). Arbeitslosigkeit und Bildungschancen von Kindern im Transformationsprozess. Eine empirische Studie über die Auswirkungen sozio-ökonomischer Deprivation auf intergenerationale Bildungsvererbung. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (1999). Harte Zeiten für Familien. Theoretische Überlegungen und empirische Analysen zu Auswirkungen von Arbeitslosigkeit und sozio-ökonomischer Deprivation auf die Qualität familialer Beziehungen Dresdner Familien. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (1997). Prenatal diagnosis in Germany.. PubMed. 5 Suppl 1. 32–8. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (1994). Intergenerationale Mobilität im Lebensverlauf oder: Ist der öffentliche Dienst ein Mobilitätskanal zwischen Generationen?. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (1994). [Language performance of deaf children and adolescents in verbal and written retelling of a picture story].. PubMed. 41(3). 349–77. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf. (1991). Berufliche Weiterbildung und Berufsverlauf : eine Längsschnittuntersuchung von drei Geburtskohorten. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 4 indexed citations
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Blossfeld, Hans‐Peter & Rolf Becker. (1989). Arbeitsmarktprozesse zwischen öffentlichem und privatwirtschaftlichem Sektor : kohortenspezifische Auswirkungen der Expansion des Staates als Arbeitgeber. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 7 indexed citations
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Becker, Rolf, et al.. (1988). General pharmacology of ramipril.. PubMed. 38(9). 1309–17. 6 indexed citations

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