Rob Kling

13.6k citations
185 papers · 7.8k · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

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Papers in

    • Information Systems Theories and Implementation 29
    • Privacy, Security, and Data Protection 7
    • Knowledge Management and Sharing 28
    • Social Media and Politics 14
    • Wikis in Education and Collaboration 11

Rob Kling

164 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Rob Kling's Hit Papers

The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society 2002 · 1.1k citations
1.1k0+15+30Years since publication2505007501000

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Rob Kling
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  • Communication 2.0k
  • Computer Science Applications 761
  • Information Systems and Management 831
  • Human-Computer Interaction 600
  • Sociology and Political Science 3.2k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rob Kling, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society
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20021130
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The Electronic Eye: The Rise of the Surveillance Society .
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1995555
3
Social Analyses of Computing: Theoretical Perspectives in Recent Empirical Research
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1980548
4 2004474
5 1999287
6 2000276
7 2000256
8 1984199
9 1999182
10 2003180
11 2002176
12 1991161
13 2007161
14 1999130
15 1991125
16 2003124
17 1989119
18 1999119
19 1988111
20 200398

About Rob Kling

Rob Kling is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication, Computer Science Applications, Information Systems and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 185 papers that have together received 7.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Information Systems Theories and Implementation (29 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (28 papers), Open Source Software Innovations (17 papers), Social Media and Politics (14 papers), Wikis in Education and Collaboration (11 papers), Online and Blended Learning (8 papers), E-Government and Public Services (7 papers) and Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (2.0k citations), Computer Science Applications (761 citations), Information Systems and Management (831 citations), Human-Computer Interaction (600 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (3.2k citations). Rob Kling has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Latvia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Manuel Castells, Suzanne Iacono, David Lyon, Noriko Hara, Geoffrey McKim, Roberta Lamb, Lisa Covi, Elihu M. Gerson, Christina Courtright and Adam King. Their work appears in journals such as The Information Society, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Telecommunications Policy, Communications of the ACM and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

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