Niklas Luhmann

298 papers and 11.3k indexed citations i.

About

Niklas Luhmann is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Epidemiology and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Niklas Luhmann has authored 298 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 30 papers in Epidemiology and 29 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Niklas Luhmann’s work include Sociology and Education Studies (29 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (26 papers) and German Social Sciences and History (23 papers). Niklas Luhmann is often cited by papers focused on Sociology and Education Studies (29 papers), Hepatitis C virus research (26 papers) and German Social Sciences and History (23 papers). Niklas Luhmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Niklas Luhmann's co-authors include John Bednarz, André Kieserling, Leo Narodny, Dieter Lenzen, Jürgen Habermas, Stéphan Fuchs, Edward A. Tiryakian, Jeremy Gaines, Karl Eberhard Schorr and Hans‐Peter Müller and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Physics Today and Journal of Hepatology.

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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