Wolfgang Merkel

69 papers and 1.3k indexed citations i.

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 69 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 23 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 (14 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers). Wolfgang Merkel is often cited by papers focused on Social Policy and Reform Studies (14 papers), Political Conflict and Governance (9 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (8 papers). Wolfgang Merkel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Wolfgang Merkel's co-authors include Aurel Croissant, Marc Bühlmann, Lisa Müller, Anna Lührmann, Bernhard Weßels, Pieter de Wilde, Hans‐Jürgen Puhle, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Michael Zürn and Ruud Koopmans and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A and Helvetica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Merkel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries citing papers authored by Wolfgang Merkel

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