Sandra Lavenex

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Sandra Lavenex is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Lavenex has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Sandra Lavenex's work include European Union Policy and Governance (50 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (18 papers) and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection (16 papers). Sandra Lavenex is often cited by papers focused on European Union Policy and Governance (50 papers), Migration, Refugees, and Integration (18 papers) and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection (16 papers). Sandra Lavenex collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Netherlands. Sandra Lavenex's co-authors include Frank Schimmelfennig, Emek M. Uçarer, Nicole Wichmann, Rahel Kunz, Tina Freyburg, Anne Wetzel, Arthur C. Helton, Dirk Lehmkuhl, Francis Cheneval and Nicola Piper and has published in prestigious journals such as International Migration Review, Journal of European Public Policy and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Lavenex

84 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

EU external governance in 'wider Europe' 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2009 100 200 300
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. EU external governance in 'wider Europe'
    2004 339 citations Sandra Lavenex Journal of European Public Policy profile →
  2. EU rules beyond EU borders: theorizing external governance in European politics
    2009 336 citations Sandra Lavenex, Frank Schimmelfennig Journal of European Public Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Lavenex Switzerland 27 2.5k 1.5k 410 405 180 85 3.2k
Andrew F. Cooper Canada 27 1.4k 0.6× 915 0.6× 934 2.3× 193 0.5× 30 0.2× 155 2.2k
Kathleen R. McNamara United States 20 1.1k 0.5× 439 0.3× 241 0.6× 389 1.0× 56 0.3× 51 1.9k
Arne Niemann Germany 18 892 0.4× 511 0.3× 103 0.3× 186 0.5× 83 0.5× 78 1.3k
Anna Lührmann Sweden 20 1.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 168 0.4× 111 0.3× 117 0.7× 47 2.0k
Henry E. Hale United States 25 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 80 0.2× 189 0.5× 121 0.7× 78 2.6k
Christian Reus‐Smit Australia 22 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 427 1.0× 141 0.3× 65 0.4× 53 2.2k
Ian Manners Denmark 22 1.6k 0.7× 601 0.4× 230 0.6× 164 0.4× 73 0.4× 64 1.9k
Antonia Handler Chayes United States 10 1.2k 0.5× 751 0.5× 361 0.9× 451 1.1× 198 1.1× 28 2.0k
Andrew Hurrell United Kingdom 23 1.8k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 910 2.2× 188 0.5× 50 0.3× 58 2.5k
Karen E. Smith United Kingdom 22 1.2k 0.5× 415 0.3× 211 0.5× 119 0.3× 56 0.3× 74 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Lavenex

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra Lavenex

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Lavenex

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lavenex, Sandra, et al.. (2025). Business migration between labour and trade: evidence from Switzerland. Comparative Migration Studies. 13(1). 1 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra, et al.. (2025). Attracting migrants through the backdoor: Business migration in Switzerland. Migration Studies. 13(3). 1 indexed citations
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Leuffen, Dirk, Антоанета Димитрова, Ulrich Sedelmeier, et al.. (2024). Rhetorical action in a liberal international order in crisis: theorising EU and NATO enlargements post-2022. Journal of European Public Policy. 32(12). 3113–3158. 2 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra, et al.. (2023). Third Country Influence on EU Law and Policy‐making: Setting the Scene. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 61(6). 1435–1453. 15 indexed citations
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Bélanger, Marie‐Ève & Sandra Lavenex. (2023). Justifying mobility restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a test in multilevel governance. West European Politics. 46(7). 1343–1368. 1 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra, et al.. (2023). Migration governance through trade agreements: insights from the MITA dataset. The Review of International Organizations. 19(1). 147–173. 5 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra, et al.. (2023). The Limits of EU Market Power in Migration Externalization: Explaining Migration Control Provisions in EU Preferential Trade Agreements. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 62(5). 1351–1378. 3 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra & Philipp Lutz. (2023). Third Country Access to EU Agencies: Exploring Spaces for Influence. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 61(6). 1563–1586. 6 indexed citations
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Kriesi, Hanspeter, Sandra Lavenex, Frank Esser, et al.. (2013). Democracy in the age of globalization and mediatization. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 26 indexed citations
10.
Cassarino, Jean-Pierre & Sandra Lavenex. (2012). EU Migration Governance in the Mediterranean Region: The promise of (a balanced) partnership?. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute). 284–288. 5 indexed citations
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Kunz, Rahel, Sandra Lavenex, & Marion Panizzon. (2011). Introduction: Governance through Partnerships in International Migration. IRIS. 10 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra & Frank Schimmelfennig. (2010). EU external governance : projecting EU rules beyond membership. Routledge eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Blind, Knut, et al.. (2008). Opening to the world: international cooperation in science and technology : Report of the ERA expert group. Agritrop (Cirad). 403. 193–201. 3 indexed citations
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Geddes, Andrew, et al.. (2004). The impact of organised interests on migration processes from a cross-national and cross-sectoral perspective. Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 1 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra & Emek M. Uçarer. (2004). The External Dimension of Europeanization. Cooperation and Conflict. 39(4). 417–443. 130 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra. (2004). Globalization, Global Governance and the Bonnum Commune: a Conceptual Investigation. European Journal of Law Reform. 6(7). 371–396. 2 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra & Emek M. Uçarer. (2003). Migration and the externalities of European integration. Lexington Books. 47 indexed citations
18.
Lavenex, Sandra. (2001). The State, Sovereignty, and the Europeanization of Migration Policy. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra. (1999). Safe Third Countries. Central European University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Lavenex, Sandra. (1998). Asylum, Immigration, and Central-Eastern Europe: Challenges to EU Enlargement. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 7 indexed citations

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