Niklas Luhmann
Impact in
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- Management and Organizational Studies
- Corporate Management and Leadership
- Sociology and Political Science top 0.01%
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- German Social Sciences and History
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory
Papers in
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- Sociology and Education Studies 108
- German Social Sciences and History 60
- Economic and Social Issues 37
- Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory 24
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- Public Administration and Political Analysis 52
- Co-authors
- André Kieserling (7 shared papers)John Bednarz (5 shared papers)Dieter Lenzen (2 shared papers)Leo Narodny (1 shared paper)Hans‐Peter Müller (2 shared papers)William Rasch (2 shared papers)Stéphan Fuchs (3 shared papers)Kai-Uwe Hellmann (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Zeitschrift für Soziologie (20 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (11 papers)International Journal of Drug Policy (9 papers)Thesis Eleven (6 papers)Journal of the International AIDS Society (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanySwitzerlandUnited States
In The Last Decade
Niklas Luhmann
677 papers receiving 24.0k citations
Niklas Luhmann's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 205
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4.4k
- Sociology and Political Science 18.4k
- Communication 2.4k
- Political Science and International Relations 6.0k
- Public Administration 764
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trust and Power Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 2246 |
| 2 | Soziale Systeme: Grundriß einer allgemeinen Theorie Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 1796 |
| 3 | Familiarity, Confidence, Trust: Problems and Alternatives Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1190 |
| 4 | Organisation und Entscheidung Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1153 |
| 5 | Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 999 |
| 6 | Organisation und Entscheidung Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 822 |
| 7 | Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 693 |
| 8 | Ecological Communication Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 639 |
| 9 | Die Realität der Massenmedien Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 629 |
| 10 | The Differentiation of Society Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 576 |
| 11 | Die Politik der Gesellschaft Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 557 |
| 12 | Die Wirtschaft der Gesellschaft Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 515 |
| 13 | Gesellschaftsstruktur und Semantik : Studien zur Wissenssoziologie der modernen Gesellschaft Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 513 |
| 14 | 10. The Differentiation of Society Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 510 |
| 15 | Soziologie des Risikos Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 510 |
| 16 | Essays on self-reference Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 487 |
| 17 | 1995 | 482 | |
| 18 | Das Erziehungssystem der Gesellschaft | 2002 | 469 |
| 19 | Soziologische Aufklärung 5 Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 464 |
| 20 | Funktionen und Folgen formaler Organisation Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 455 |
About Niklas Luhmann
Niklas Luhmann is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Law, Social Psychology and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, having authored 827 papers that have together received 36.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Sociology and Education Studies (108 papers), German Social Sciences and History (60 papers), Public Administration and Political Analysis (52 papers), Economic and Social Issues (37 papers), Law and Political Science (34 papers), Psychoanalysis and Social Critique (24 papers), Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory (24 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (4.4k citations), Sociology and Political Science (18.4k citations), Communication (2.4k citations), Political Science and International Relations (6.0k citations) and Public Administration (764 citations). Niklas Luhmann has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Frequent co-authors include André Kieserling, John Bednarz, Dieter Lenzen, Leo Narodny, Hans‐Peter Müller, William Rasch, Stéphan Fuchs, Kai-Uwe Hellmann, Garrett Green and Edward A. Tiryakian. Their work appears in journals such as Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, International Journal of Drug Policy, Thesis Eleven and Journal of the International AIDS Society.
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