Stefan Toepler

2.2k total citations
50 papers, 992 citations indexed

About

Stefan Toepler is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Toepler has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 992 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Public Administration and 9 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Stefan Toepler's work include Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (34 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (10 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers). Stefan Toepler is often cited by papers focused on Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (34 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (10 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (9 papers). Stefan Toepler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. Stefan Toepler's co-authors include Annette Zimmer, Lester M. Salamon, Helmut K. Anheier, Christian Fröhlich, S. Wojciech Sokolowski, Markus Lang, Kenneth Prewitt, Steven Heydemann, Mattei Dogan and Alan J. Abramson and has published in prestigious journals such as American Behavioral Scientist, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly and Administration & Society.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Toepler

47 papers receiving 907 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Toepler United States 18 722 211 178 160 159 50 992
Adalbert Evers Germany 17 588 0.8× 161 0.8× 314 1.8× 107 0.7× 102 0.6× 55 1.1k
S. Wojciech Sokolowski United States 8 763 1.1× 121 0.6× 161 0.9× 41 0.3× 193 1.2× 23 1.1k
Rianne Mahon Canada 20 523 0.7× 189 0.9× 673 3.8× 115 0.7× 66 0.4× 76 1.3k
Marion Fourcade‐Gourinchas United States 6 484 0.7× 86 0.4× 314 1.8× 38 0.2× 113 0.7× 7 875
Juanita Elias United Kingdom 19 458 0.6× 59 0.3× 223 1.3× 48 0.3× 103 0.6× 54 911
Frédéric Lebaron France 12 456 0.6× 60 0.3× 273 1.5× 93 0.6× 71 0.4× 97 822
Peter P. Houtzager United Kingdom 16 538 0.7× 128 0.6× 393 2.2× 177 1.1× 43 0.3× 42 953
Denis Saint‐Martin Canada 12 261 0.4× 245 1.2× 417 2.3× 93 0.6× 119 0.7× 31 829
Wolfgang Seibel Germany 13 418 0.6× 132 0.6× 223 1.3× 28 0.2× 119 0.7× 61 732
Michael Samers United Kingdom 15 598 0.8× 125 0.6× 165 0.9× 165 1.0× 87 0.5× 36 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Toepler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Toepler

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stefan Toepler. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stefan Toepler based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Stefan Toepler. Stefan Toepler is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Mirae & Stefan Toepler. (2024). Nonprofits into the core? An early assessment of potential curricular changes after the 2019 NASPAA standards amendments. Journal of Public Affairs Education. 31(4). 469–481.
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Toepler, Stefan. (2023). Rereading Salamon: Why Voluntary Failure Theory is Not (Really) About Voluntary Failures. Nonprofit Policy Forum. 14(4). 405–414. 2 indexed citations
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Salamon, Lester M., et al.. (2022). Conceptualizing, Measuring, and Theorizing the Third Sector: Embedding Statistical and Methodological Developments Awaiting Broader Scholarly Take-up. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 34(1). 115–125. 11 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan, et al.. (2022). Beyond the Partnership Paradigm: Toward an Extended Typology of Government/Nonprofit Relationship Patterns. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 52(1_suppl). 160S–186S. 25 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan & Alan J. Abramson. (2021). Government/Foundation Relations: A Conceptual Framework and Evidence from the U.S. Federal Government’s Partnership Efforts. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32(2). 220–233. 9 indexed citations
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Abramson, Alan J., Mirae Kim, & Stefan Toepler. (2021). Staying the Course: Editorial Statement on the Future Direction of Nonprofit Policy Forum. Nonprofit Policy Forum. 12(3). 401–408. 2 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan, et al.. (2020). The Changing Space for NGOs: Civil Society in Authoritarian and Hybrid Regimes. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 31(4). 649–662. 108 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan, et al.. (2019). Subnational Variations in Government-Nonprofit Relations: A Comparative Analysis of Regional Differences within Russia. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice. 22(1). 47–65. 24 indexed citations
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Anheier, Helmut K. & Stefan Toepler. (2019). Policy Neglect:The True Challenge to the Nonprofit Sector. Nonprofit Policy Forum. 10(4). 40 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan. (2017). Staat und Stiftungen in den USA. Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen. 30(4). 84–91.
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Toepler, Stefan, et al.. (2016). From liberal to conservative: shifting cultural policy regimes in post-Soviet Russia. International Journal of Cultural Policy. 24(3). 297–314. 6 indexed citations
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Salamon, Lester M. & Stefan Toepler. (2015). Government–Nonprofit Cooperation: Anomaly or Necessity?. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 26(6). 2155–2177. 136 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan. (2006). Caveat Venditor ? Museum Merchandising, Nonprofit Commercialization, and the Case of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 17(2). 99–113. 36 indexed citations
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Prewitt, Kenneth, Mattei Dogan, Steven Heydemann, & Stefan Toepler. (2006). Legitimacy of Philanthropic Foundations: United States and European Perspectives. 57 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan & Lester M. Salamon. (2003). NGO development in central and Eastern Europe: An empirical overview. East European quarterly. 37(3). 365–378. 25 indexed citations
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Hammack, David C., et al.. (2001). Best Book Award. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 30(4). 797–797. 1 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan. (1998). Foundations and Their Institutional Context: Cross-Evaluating Evidence from Germany and the United States. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 9(2). 153–170. 11 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan & Annette Zimmer. (1997). The state and the non‐profit sector in the provision of arts and culture: The cases of Germany and the United States. 3(2). 289–304. 4 indexed citations
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Toepler, Stefan. (1991). Kulturfinanzierung : ein Vergleich USA-Deutschland. Gabler eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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