Wolfgang Merkel

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Merkel is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Merkel has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 31 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Merkel's work include Social Policy and Reform Studies (21 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers). Wolfgang Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (21 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (10 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (9 papers). Wolfgang Merkel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Wolfgang Merkel's co-authors include Anna Lührmann, Aurel Croissant, Marc Bühlmann, Bernhard Weßels, Lisa Müller, Alexander Petring, Hans‐Jürgen Puhle, Christoph Egle, Brigitte Weiffen and Wolfgang P. Schleich and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Merkel

85 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Wolfgang Merkel
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
  • Political Science and International Relations 1.0k
  • Sociology and Political Science 816
  • Development 106
  • Communication 104
  • Strategy and Management 94
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Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang Merkel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Merkel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Wolfgang Merkel. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Wolfgang Merkel. The network helps show where Wolfgang Merkel may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Merkel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wolfgang Merkel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wolfgang Merkel 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 Wolfgang Merkel. Wolfgang Merkel 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
# Work Indexed citations
1 6
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Por qué perduran los regímenes autoritarios
1
3
Kozmopolitizam protiv komunitarizma: novi sukob u europskim demokracijama
1
4
Krise der Demokratie? Anmerkungen zu einem schwierigen Begriff
9
5 15
6 104
7
On the Horns of a Dilemma. the Imperative of a Grand Coalition Is Risky-Especially for the Social Democrats
2
8
La socialdemocracia en Europa. Un análisis de su capacidad de reforma
1
9 14
10
Ukotvljene i manjkave demokracije
3
11
Zivilgesellschaft und Transformation
11
12 2
13 2
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Democratic consolidation and civil society: problems of democratic consolidation in East Central Europe
1
15
Systemwechsel: Probleme der demokratischen Konsolidierung in Ostmitteleuropa
1
16
Machtressourcen, Handlungsrestriktionen und Strategiewahlen: die Logik sozialdemokratischer Wirtschaftspolitik
1
17
Between class and catch-all: is there an electoral dilemma for social democratic parties in Western Europe?
3
18
Verstaatlichung, Privatisierung und Sozialdemokratie: ein westeuropäischer Vergleich
1
19 1
20
After the golden age: is social democracy doomed to decline?
8

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