William Leiss
Impact in
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.2%
- Risk Perception and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Communication top 1%
- Public Relations and Crisis Communication
Papers in
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- Risk Perception and Management 13
- Critical Theory and Philosophy 4
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- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions 5
- Co-authors
- Scott M. Lash (1 shared paper)Mark Ritter (1 shared paper)Brian Wynne (1 shared paper)Ulrich Beck (1 shared paper)Sut Jhally (6 shared papers)Daniel R. Krewski (14 shared papers)Liora Salter (1 shared paper)Steve E. Hrudey (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B (3 papers)The Canadian Journal of Sociology (2 papers)Risk Analysis (2 papers)Philosophy of the Social Sciences (2 papers)Canadian Public Policy (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesSwitzerland
In The Last Decade
William Leiss
74 papers receiving 8.7k citations
William Leiss's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 148
- Sociology and Political Science 2.4k
- Communication 212
- Public Administration 114
- Urban Studies 97
- Gender Studies 170
Countries citing papers authored by William Leiss
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Leiss
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside William Leiss, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Risk Society, Towards a New Modernity Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 9270 |
| 2 | Social communication in advertising : persons, products & images of well-being | 1986 | 263 |
| 3 | 1996 | 263 | |
| 4 | 1994 | 175 | |
| 5 | Mandated Science: Science and Scientists in the Making of Standards | 1988 | 140 |
| 6 | 2003 | 56 | |
| 7 | 2004 | 55 | |
| 8 | 1976 | 50 | |
| 9 | 2007 | 45 | |
| 10 | 1978 | 40 | |
| 11 | 1983 | 38 | |
| 12 | 1995 | 34 | |
| 13 | 2008 | 33 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 31 | |
| 15 | 2013 | 31 | |
| 16 | 2004 | 30 | |
| 17 | 2006 | 26 | |
| 18 | 2019 | 26 | |
| 19 | 2003 | 25 | |
| 20 | Social Communication in Advertising: Consumption in the Mediated Marketplace | 2018 | 25 |
About William Leiss
William Leiss is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Environmental Engineering, Biophysics, Communication and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 85 papers that have together received 11.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Risk Perception and Management (13 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (5 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (4 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (3 papers), Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (3 papers), Communication Studies and Media (2 papers), American History and Culture (2 papers) and Climate Change Policy and Economics (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (2.4k citations), Communication (212 citations), Public Administration (114 citations), Urban Studies (97 citations) and Gender Studies (170 citations). William Leiss has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Scott M. Lash, Mark Ritter, Brian Wynne, Ulrich Beck, Sut Jhally, Daniel R. Krewski, Liora Salter, Steve E. Hrudey, Michael G. Tyshenko and Anne‐Marie Nicol. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, The Canadian Journal of Sociology, Risk Analysis, Philosophy of the Social Sciences and Canadian Public Policy.
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