William Leiss

15.8k citations
91 papers · 11.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 23

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William Leiss

80 papers receiving 9.1k citations

William Leiss's Hit Papers

Risk Society, Towards a New Modernity 1994 · 9.8k citations
9.8k0+10+21Years since publication2.5k5.0k7.5k

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William Leiss
Comparison fields: 5 of 203
  • Sociology and Political Science 6.4k
  • Public Administration 337
  • Communication 621
  • Gender Studies 722
  • Urban Studies 401
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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.

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All Works

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Risk Society, Towards a New Modernity
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19949782
2
Social communication in advertising : persons, products & images of well-being
1986288
3 1996274
4 1994157
5
Mandated Science: Science and Scientists in the Making of Standards
1988149
6
In the Chamber of Risks: Understanding Risk Controversies
200156
7 200355
8 200454
9 197652
10 200743
11 197842
12 198340
13 199535
14 200933
15 201333
16 200832
17 200627
18 200325
19 201925
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Social Communication in Advertising: Consumption in the Mediated Marketplace
201825

About William Leiss

William Leiss is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Environmental Engineering, Philosophy, Molecular Biology and Ocean Engineering, having authored 91 papers that have together received 11.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Risk Perception and Management (11 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (6 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (4 papers), Critical Theory and Philosophy (4 papers), Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (4 papers), Climate Change Communication and Perception (3 papers), Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism (3 papers) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Sociology and Political Science (6.4k citations), Public Administration (337 citations), Communication (621 citations), Gender Studies (722 citations) and Urban Studies (401 citations). William Leiss has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Ulrich Beck, Mark Ritter, Brian Wynne, Scott Lash, Sut Jhally, S. J. Kline, Liora Salter, Daniel Krewski, Steve E. Hrudey and Michael G. Tyshenko. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, Canadian Journal of Political Science, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Canadian Public Policy and American Journal of Sociology.

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