Sigrid Leitner

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 796 citations indexed

About

Sigrid Leitner is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sigrid Leitner has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 796 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 14 papers in General Health Professions and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sigrid Leitner's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (15 papers), Social and Demographic Issues in Germany (10 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (6 papers). Sigrid Leitner is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (15 papers), Social and Demographic Issues in Germany (10 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (6 papers). Sigrid Leitner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Sigrid Leitner's co-authors include Stephan Lessenich, Simone Leiber, Ute Klammer, Klaus Stolz, Ilona Ostner, Herbert Obinger, Margit Schratzenstaller, Jens Borchert and Stefan Schäfer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of European Social Policy and Journal of Public Policy.

In The Last Decade

Sigrid Leitner

21 papers receiving 668 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Varieties of familialism: The caring function of the family in comparative perspective
    2003 578 citations Sigrid Leitner European Societies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sigrid Leitner Germany 8 539 475 307 167 156 27 796
Margarita León Spain 16 385 0.7× 374 0.8× 350 1.1× 115 0.7× 140 0.9× 41 810
Manuela Naldini Italy 14 341 0.6× 512 1.1× 284 0.9× 183 1.1× 185 1.2× 44 821
Arnlaug Leira Norway 10 514 1.0× 509 1.1× 237 0.8× 94 0.6× 286 1.8× 23 861
Lia van Doorn Netherlands 6 348 0.6× 369 0.8× 177 0.6× 98 0.6× 96 0.6× 31 746
Majella Kilkey United Kingdom 19 195 0.4× 742 1.6× 288 0.9× 240 1.4× 82 0.5× 43 955
Sarah Spencer United Kingdom 14 241 0.4× 688 1.4× 290 0.9× 136 0.8× 43 0.3× 38 904
Ito Peng Canada 16 410 0.8× 433 0.9× 157 0.5× 81 0.5× 93 0.6× 32 668
Sue Yeandle United Kingdom 13 199 0.4× 284 0.6× 263 0.9× 131 0.8× 57 0.4× 30 580
Anne Lise Ellingsæter Norway 15 393 0.7× 477 1.0× 181 0.6× 138 0.8× 287 1.8× 40 775
Dorota Szelewa Ireland 10 311 0.6× 260 0.5× 118 0.4× 64 0.4× 148 0.9× 26 508

Countries citing papers authored by Sigrid Leitner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sigrid Leitner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sigrid Leitner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leiber, Simone, et al.. (2023). Contestations in coping with elderly care: an intersectional analysis addressing family caregivers in Germany. European Journal of Politics and Gender. 6(2). 222–239. 4 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid & Stefan Schäfer. (2022). Die Vertretung von sozial benachteiligten Bevölkerungsgruppen im Gesetzgebungsprozess. WSI-Mitteilungen. 75(1). 20–28.
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Leitner, Sigrid & Klaus Stolz. (2022). German social workers as professional politicians: career paths and social advocacy. European Journal of Social Work. 26(4). 691–704. 4 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2017). De-Familisierung im Adult Worker Model: Wo bleibt die Sorgearbeit?. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 37(144). 55–66. 1 indexed citations
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Klammer, Ute, Simone Leiber, & Sigrid Leitner. (2017). Zum Verhältnis von Sozialpolitik und Sozialer Arbeit: Soziale Arbeit als (sozial-)politische Akteurin. Soziale Passagen. 9(1). 181–185. 1 indexed citations
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Klammer, Ute, Simone Leiber, & Sigrid Leitner. (2017). Leben im transformierten Sozialstaat: Sozialpolitische Perspektiven auf Soziale Arbeit. Soziale Passagen. 9(1). 7–21. 7 indexed citations
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Leiber, Simone, et al.. (2016). Trotz Pflege kein Vereinbarkeitsproblem? Typische Arrangements und Ressourcen erwerbstätiger pflegender Söhne. Zeitschrift für Sozialreform. 62(1). 79–110. 8 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2012). Die Anerkennung von Kindererziehung im Rentensystem: parteiideologische Konfliktlinien am Beispiel Österreichs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2010). Germany outpaces Austria in childcare policy: the historical contingencies of ‘conservative’ childcare policy. Journal of European Social Policy. 20(5). 456–467. 39 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2009). Von den Nachbarn lernen? Care-Regime in Deutschland, Österreich und Frankreich. WSI-Mitteilungen. 62(7). 376–382. 4 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2005). Conservative Familialism Reconsidered: The Case of Belgium. Acta Politica. 40(4). 419–439. 13 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid, Ilona Ostner, & Margit Schratzenstaller. (2004). Wohlfahrtsstaat und Geschlechterverhältnis im Umbruch : was kommt nach dem Ernährermodell?. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid & Stephan Lessenich. (2003). Assessing Welfare State Change: The German Social Insurance State between Reciprocity and Solidarity. Journal of Public Policy. 23(3). 325–347. 27 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2003). Varieties of familialism: The caring function of the family in comparative perspective. European Societies. 5(4). 353–375. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leitner, Sigrid, et al.. (2002). Konjunktur und Krise des Europäischen Sozialmodells. Ein Beitrag zur politischen Präexplantationsdiagnostik. Politische Vierteljahresschrift. 43(2). 272–301. 10 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (2001). Sex and Gender Discrimination Within Eu Pension Systems. Journal of European Social Policy. 11(2). 99–115. 52 indexed citations
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Borchert, Jens, Sigrid Leitner, & Klaus Stolz. (2000). Politische Korruption. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid. (1999). Frauen und Männer im Wohlfahrtsstaat : zur strukturellen Umsetzung von Geschlechterkonstruktionen in sozialen Sicherungssystemen. P. Lang eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Leitner, Sigrid & Herbert Obinger. (1996). Feminisierung der Armut im Wohlfahrtsstaat. Eine strukturelle Analyse weiblicher Armut am Beispiel der Alterssicherung in Österreich und in der Schweiz. Swiss Political Science Review. 2(4). 1–35. 3 indexed citations

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