2026 Niklas Luhmann: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	107	58	4	442	77756

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Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Niklas Luhmann was affiliated with Bielefeld University in Germany. Their research primarily focused on Medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of Epidemiology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions.

The main topics covered in their work included:

Hepatitis C virus research
Hepatitis B Virus Studies
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Their recent notable papers include:

Global reporting of progress towards elimination of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, 2023, The "Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in men who have sex with men: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, The "Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Incidence of HIV and hepatitis C virus among people who inject drugs, and associations with age and sex or gender: a global systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, The "Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
New WHO guidance for country validation of viral hepatitis B and C elimination, 2021, The "Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Zweckbegriff und Systemrationalität, 2025, Mohr Siebeck eBooks

Luhmann frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

Peter Vickerman
Rachel Baggaley
Josephine G. Walker
Cheryl Johnson
Sonjelle Shilton

Their publications appeared in various journals, with multiple contributions to:

The "Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
Journal of Hepatology
Journal of the International AIDS Society
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Sexually Transmitted Infections

In addition to journal articles, Luhmann published books with several presses, including:

Widerstand im Arbeitsprozess, 2022, Transcript Verlag
Droits de l'homme et différenciation sociale, 2023, Presses de l'Université Laval
Pisma z socjologii moralności, 2023, Wydawnictwo Academicon eBooks

Best Publications

Trust and Power

Niklas Luhmann

8460
Citations
Die Wirtschaft der Gesellschaft

Niklas Luhmann

7255
Citations
Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft

Niklas Luhmann

4618
Citations
Soziale Systeme: Grundriß einer allgemeinen Theorie

Niklas Luhmann

3670
Citations
Risk: A Sociological Theory

Niklas Luhmann

3272
Citations
Familiarity, Confidence, Trust: Problems and Alternatives

Niklas Luhmann

1965
Citations
Organisation und Entscheidung

Niklas Luhmann

1739
Citations
Vertrauen : ein Mechanismus der Reduktion sozialer Komplexität

Niklas Luhmann

1645
Citations
Law as a Social System

Niklas Luhmann;Klaus A. Ziegert;Fatima Kastner;Richard Nobles

1591
Citations
Die Wissenschaft der Gesellschaft

Niklas Luhmann

1503
Citations
Funktionen und Folgen formaler Organisation

Niklas Luhmann

1162
Citations
The differentiation of society

Niklas Luhmann

1058
Citations
Die Realität der Massenmedien

Niklas Luhmann

1009
Citations
Soziologische Aufklärung 5

Niklas Luhmann

1004
Citations
Essays on self-reference

Niklas Luhmann

1003
Citations
Die Gesellschaft der Gesellschaft

Sean Ward;Niklas Luhmann

905
Citations
Gesellschaftsstruktur und Semantik

Niklas Luhmann

833
Citations
Soziologie des Risikos

Niklas Luhmann

814
Citations
Gesellschaftsstruktur und Semantik : Studien zur Wissenssoziologie der modernen Gesellschaft

Niklas Luhmann

786
Citations
Die Politik der Gesellschaft

Niklas Luhmann;André Kieserling

771
Citations
Legitimation durch Verfahren

Niklas Luhmann

771
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Habermas Goethe University Frankfurt

Randall Collins University of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey C. Alexander Yale University

Neil J. Smelser University of California, Berkeley

Emile Durkheim Université Paris Cité

Richard A. Shweder University of Chicago

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