Thorsten Bonacker

878 total citations
42 papers, 167 citations indexed

About

Thorsten Bonacker is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and History. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Bonacker has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 167 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in History. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Bonacker's work include Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (9 papers) and Global Security and Public Health (7 papers). Thorsten Bonacker is often cited by papers focused on Peacebuilding and International Security (11 papers), Global Peace and Security Dynamics (9 papers) and Global Security and Public Health (7 papers). Thorsten Bonacker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and South Africa. Thorsten Bonacker's co-authors include André Brodocz, Christoph Safferling, Andreas Reckwitz, Werner Distler, Susanne Buckley-Zistel, Uwe Schimank, Andrea Schneiker, Stefan Müller-Doohm, Jutta Joachim and L. Schmitt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Journal of Social Theory and Europe Asia Studies.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Bonacker

31 papers receiving 127 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thorsten Bonacker Germany 8 121 66 20 17 15 42 167
Kenneth Christie Canada 8 125 1.0× 81 1.2× 12 0.6× 7 0.4× 8 0.5× 28 159
Michael Newbury United States 7 125 1.0× 50 0.8× 16 0.8× 16 0.9× 12 0.8× 17 176
Guglielmo Verdirame United Kingdom 6 143 1.2× 113 1.7× 25 1.3× 12 0.7× 10 0.7× 26 197
Bilgin Ayata Germany 5 123 1.0× 126 1.9× 10 0.5× 6 0.4× 13 0.9× 9 170
Lisa Strömbom Sweden 9 202 1.7× 69 1.0× 11 0.6× 4 0.2× 22 1.5× 22 233
Henry F. Carey United States 8 88 0.7× 69 1.0× 12 0.6× 13 0.8× 28 1.9× 25 138
Umut Özsu Canada 7 59 0.5× 74 1.1× 34 1.7× 4 0.2× 10 0.7× 21 147
Tom Woodhouse United Kingdom 7 88 0.7× 56 0.8× 6 0.3× 11 0.6× 14 0.9× 26 120
Virginia Tilley United States 9 135 1.1× 66 1.0× 12 0.6× 3 0.2× 5 0.3× 13 187
Michael Rubin United States 7 175 1.4× 81 1.2× 5 0.3× 5 0.3× 20 1.3× 34 205

Countries citing papers authored by Thorsten Bonacker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Bonacker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Bonacker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thorsten Bonacker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thorsten Bonacker 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 Thorsten Bonacker. Thorsten Bonacker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2021). Translating Sexuality Education in Ethiopia and Kenya: A Multi-Sited Approach. Australian Feminist Law Journal. 47(2). 251–282. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2021). Reporting Security: Postcolonial Governmentality in the United Nations’ Trusteeship System. International Political Sociology. 16(1). 7 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2018). The militarization of security. A systems theory perspective. Critical Military Studies. 5(3). 276–294. 4 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2016). Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis. 5(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2013). Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis. 2(2). 175–176. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, Klaus Schlichte, Andrea Schneiker, et al.. (2012). Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1(1). 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2011). Transitional Justice and Victim Participation in Cambodia: A World Polity Perspective. Global Society. 25(1). 113–134. 11 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2008). Sozialtheorien im Vergleich : der Nordirlandkonflikt als Anwendungsfall. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 2 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2008). Entgrenzungsfolgen. NGOs und die Quellen politischer Macht in der Weltgesellschaft am Beispiel internationaler Sanktionen. Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen. 15(1). 43–72. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten & Andreas Reckwitz. (2007). Kulturen der Moderne : soziologische Perspektiven der Gegenwart. 10 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2007). The Concept of Securitisation as a Tool for Analysing the Role of Human-Rights-Related Civil Society in Ethno- Political Conflicts. 5 indexed citations
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Reckwitz, Andreas & Thorsten Bonacker. (2007). Das Problem der Moderne : Modernisierungstheorien und Kulturtheorien. 7–18.
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2006). Disclosing Critique. European Journal of Social Theory. 9(3). 369–383. 3 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2005). Sozialwissenschaftliche Konflikttheorien : eine Einführung. Leske + Budrich eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2005). Sozialwissenschaftliche Konflikttheorien. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (2003). Die Ironie der Politik : über die Konstruktion politischer Wirklichkeiten. Campus eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten. (2000). Die normative Kraft der Kontingenz : nichitessentialistische Gesellschaftskritik nach Weber und Adorno. Campus Verlag eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Bonacker, Thorsten, et al.. (1998). Die Gesellschaftstheorie Adornos : Themen und Grundbegriffe. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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