Vera Trappmann

908 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 529 citations indexed

About

Vera Trappmann is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Trappmann has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 529 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Vera Trappmann's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (11 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (10 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (9 papers). Vera Trappmann is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (11 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (10 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (9 papers). Vera Trappmann collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Poland. Vera Trappmann's co-authors include Charles Umney, Ioulia Bessa, Kate Hardy, Gabriella Alberti, Simon Joyce, Mark Stuart, Adam Mrozowicki, Chris Forde, Danat Valizade and Guglielmo Meardi and has published in prestigious journals such as Sociology, Work Employment and Society and Current Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Vera Trappmann

26 papers receiving 474 citations

Hit Papers

In, Against and Beyond Precarity: Work in Insecure Times 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150
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. In, Against and Beyond Precarity: Work in Insecure Times
    2018 189 citations Gabriella Alberti, Ioulia Bessa et al. Work Employment and Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vera Trappmann United Kingdom 11 336 246 126 125 96 30 529
Vincenzo Maccarrone Italy 6 490 1.5× 273 1.1× 84 0.7× 153 1.2× 247 2.6× 12 611
Andreas Pekarek Australia 10 256 0.8× 148 0.6× 107 0.8× 178 1.4× 112 1.2× 25 441
Trine Pernille Larsen Denmark 13 183 0.5× 208 0.8× 194 1.5× 148 1.2× 28 0.3× 51 467
Arjan Keizer United Kingdom 10 207 0.6× 224 0.9× 96 0.8× 116 0.9× 24 0.3× 19 423
Gabriella Alberti United Kingdom 12 527 1.6× 411 1.7× 151 1.2× 298 2.4× 56 0.6× 23 763
Kurt Vandaele Belgium 14 240 0.7× 273 1.1× 317 2.5× 416 3.3× 54 0.6× 66 649
Andy Hodder United Kingdom 12 265 0.8× 197 0.8× 127 1.0× 302 2.4× 38 0.4× 27 547
Alberta Andreotti Italy 11 248 0.7× 102 0.4× 144 1.1× 29 0.2× 80 0.8× 33 499
Stephanie Luce United States 11 158 0.5× 159 0.6× 115 0.9× 185 1.5× 16 0.2× 40 433
Mark Freedland United Kingdom 13 218 0.6× 157 0.6× 235 1.9× 227 1.8× 18 0.2× 69 507

Countries citing papers authored by Vera Trappmann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vera Trappmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Trappmann

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All Works

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Trappmann, Vera, et al.. (2025). German Trade Unions and Decarbonisation: A Transition to Green Growth, A‐Growth or Degrowth?. Industrial Relations Journal. 56(4). 322–333.
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Umney, Charles, et al.. (2024). Platform Labour Unrest in a Global Perspective: How, Where and Why Do Platform Workers Protest?. Work Employment and Society. 38(1). 3–26. 11 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera, et al.. (2023). How Do Young Workers Perceive Job Insecurity? Legitimising Frames for Precarious Work in England and Germany. Work Employment and Society. 38(4). 998–1020. 12 indexed citations
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Stuart, Mark, et al.. (2023). Labor Unrest and the Future of Work: Global Struggles Against Food Delivery Platforms. Labor Studies Journal. 48(3). 287–297. 7 indexed citations
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Bessa, Ioulia, et al.. (2022). A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 52 indexed citations
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Mrozowicki, Adam & Vera Trappmann. (2020). Precarity as a Biographical Problem? Young Workers Living with Precarity in Germany and Poland. Work Employment and Society. 35(2). 221–238. 26 indexed citations
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Joyce, Simon, et al.. (2020). A Global Struggle: Worker Protest in the Platform Economy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 45 indexed citations
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Stuart, Mark, Simon Joyce, Vera Trappmann, et al.. (2017). The social protection of workers in the platform economy. Repositori UJI (Universitat Jaume I). 70 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera, et al.. (2014). Overcoming post-communist labour weakness: Attritional and enabling effects of multinationals in Central and Eastern Europe. European Journal of Industrial Relations. 20(2). 113–129. 7 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera. (2013). Fallen Heroes in Global Capitalism. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Bluhm, Katharina, et al.. (2012). The Long Shadow of the 'German Model': Business Leaders in Social and Institutional Change. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Bluhm, Katharina & Vera Trappmann. (2012). Varying Concepts of Corporate Social Responsibility: Beliefs and Practices in Central Europe. 2 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera. (2011). Labour as Entrepreneurs. The Ambivalent Role of Labour in Restructuring in the Polish Steel Industry. 2. 7–28. 2 indexed citations
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Bluhm, Katharina, et al.. (2011). Business Elites and the Role of Companies in Society: A Comparative Study of Poland, Hungary and Germany. Europe Asia Studies. 63(6). 1011–1032. 5 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera, et al.. (2009). Lebenslanges Lernen: Gewerkschaften und Kompetenzentwicklung im aktivierenden Sozialstaat. WSI-Mitteilungen. 62(10). 533–539. 2 indexed citations
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Bluhm, Katharina & Vera Trappmann. (2008). Economic Elites in enlarged Europe. Journal of East European Management Studies. 13(4). 282–290. 2 indexed citations
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Lucio, Miguel Martínez, et al.. (2007). Regulating Skill Formation in Europe: German, Norwegian and Spanish Policies on Transferable Skills. European Journal of Industrial Relations. 13(3). 323–340. 14 indexed citations
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Trappmann, Vera, et al.. (2006). Das Erbe des Beitritts:Europäisierung in Mittel-und Osteuropa. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 3 indexed citations

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