Most cited papers in Law and Political Science

Law and Political Science

What are the most cited papers in Law and Political Science?

The most cited paper in Law and Political Science is "Legitimation durch Verfahren?" (Erhard Blankenburg, 1995), with 922 citations. Next come "Die Handlungsfähigkeit des Staates am Ende des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts" (412) and "Theorie der Juristischen Argumentation" (334).

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Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 59 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Legitimation durch Verfahren? Erhard Blankenburg · Springer-Lehrbuch Book chapter	1995	922
2	Die Handlungsfähigkeit des Staates am Ende des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts Fritz W. Scharpf · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks Book chapter	1992	412
3	Theorie der Juristischen Argumentation Édgar Bodenheimer, Robert Alexy · The American Journal of Comparative Law	1985	334
4	European Integration in the Euro Crisis: The Limits of Postfunctionalism Frank Schimmelfennig · Journal of European Integration	12 Feb 2014	302
5	Theories of Coalition Formation Anatol Rapoport Book chapter	1989	295
6	Liberal Corporatism and Party Government Gerhard Lehmbruch · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks Book chapter	2003	287
7	Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge Jörg Bogumil, Jonas Hafner Book chapter	2021	272
8	Remarks on Dieter Grimm's ‘Does Europe Need a Constitution?’ Jürgen Habermas · European Law Journal	Nov 1995	268
9	Constitutional Rights, Balancing, and Rationality Robert Alexy · Ratio Juris	Jun 2003	266
10	Municipal corporatization in Germany and Italy Giuseppe Grossi, Christoph Reichard · Public Management Review	Sep 2008	256
11	Proportionality in Canadian and German Constitutional Jurisprudence Dieter Grimm · University of Toronto Law Journal Open access	Mar 2007	226
12	Die korporative Verhandlungsdemokratie in Westmitteleuropa Gerhard Lehmbruch · Swiss Political Science Review Open access	Dec 1996	214
13	Weimar: A Jurisprudence of Crisis Arthur J. Jacobson, Bernhard Schlink · eYLS (Yale Law School) Open access	8 Jan 2001	195
14	Incoherence and Irrationality Donald Davidson · dialectica	1985	193
15	Evaluating Administrative Modernization in German Local Governments: Success or Failure of the “New Steering Model”? Sabine Kuhlmann, Jörg Bogumil, Stephan Grohs · Public Administration Review	5 Aug 2008	179
16	Towards a Legal Theory of Supranationality ‐ The Viability of the Network Concept Karl‐Heinz Ladeur · European Law Journal	Mar 1997	174
17	Das Wort ist nicht genug – Schieds-, Gerichtsstands- und Rechtswahlklauseln unter dem CISG Ingeborg Schwenzer, David Tebel Book chapter	18 Feb 2014	171
18	Juristen : ein biographisches Lexikon von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert Michael Stolleis	2001	164
19	Der „Schatten der Hierarchie“ — Ein Governance-Paradox? Tanja A. Börzel · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks Book chapter	17 Feb 2009	154
20	THEORIE, METHODEN UND ANALYSEN KRITISCHER EUROPAFORSCHUNG Sonja Buckel, Fabian Georgi, John Kannankulam et al. · transcript Verlag eBooks Book chapterOpen access	31 Dec 2014	151
21	American balancing and German proportionality: The historical origins Moshe Cohen‐Eliya, Isaac Porat · International Journal of Constitutional Law	Apr 2010	151
22	Commercial Law and the American Volk: A Note on Llewellyn's German Sources for the Uniform Commercial Code James Q. Whitman · The Yale Law Journal	Nov 1987	141
23	Data Protection in the Case Law of Strasbourg and Luxemburg: Constitutionalisation in Action Paul De Hert, Serge Gutwirth Book chapter	2009	138
24	Optionen des Föderalismus in Deutschland und Europa Fritz W. Scharpf	1994	132
25	‘Deliberative Supranationalism’—Two Defences Christian Joerges · European Law Journal	Mar 2002	131
26	Who is Afraid of the Total Constitution? Constitutional Rights as Principles and the Constitutionalization of Private Law Mattias Kumm · German Law Journal Open access	Apr 2006	129
27	Local Government Modernization in Germany: Between Incrementalism and Reform Waves Hellmut Wollmann · Public Administration	2000	126
28	Vom Amt zur Agentur? Organisationsvielfalt, Anpassungsdruck und institutionelle Wandlungsprozesse im deutschen Verwaltungsmodell Marian Döhler · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks Book chapterOpen access	28 Jan 2008	126
29	Soziologie der öffentlichen Verwaltung Renate Mayntz	1978	126
30	Ausdehnung des Rombergschen Prinzips Heinz Rutishauser · Numerische Mathematik	Dec 1963	124
31	Kooperation im Schatten der Hierarchie. Dilemmata des Verhandelns zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft Annette Elisabeth Töller · VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften eBooks Book chapter	17 Feb 2009	122
32	Standard of Proof of Civil Procedure in Continental Law Wu Jie · Xiandai faxue	2003	119
33	Institutions and outcomes of Swiss federalism: The role of the cantons in Swiss politics Wolf Linder, Adrian Vatter · West European Politics	Apr 2001	118
34	Principles as Sources of International Law (With Special Reference to Good Faith) Robert W. Kolb · Netherlands International Law Review Open access	24 Apr 2006	117
35	The True and Fair View Requirement: Impact on and of the Fourth Directive Christopher William Nobes · Accounting and Business Research	Dec 1993	114
36	The Politics of Constitutional Review in Germany Donald P. Kommers · Perspectives on Politics	18 May 2006	113
37	Die apriorischen Grundlagen des bürgerlichen Rechtes (1913) Reinach, A. · Philosophia Verlag GmbH eBooks Book chapterOpen access	1989	113
38	Swiss political parties: Between persistence and change Andreas Ladner · West European Politics Open access	Apr 2001	112
39	Link, Jürgen. 2006. Versuch über den Normalismus. Wie Normalität produziert wird. 3., erg., überarb. und neu gestaltete Aufl. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Jürgen Spitzmüller · Zeitschrift für Rezensionen zur germanistischen Sprachwissenschaft Open access	2009	112
40	Selbststeuerung als funktionales Äquivalent zum Recht? Franz Traxler, Georg Vobruba · Zeitschrift für Soziologie	Feb 1987	112
41	Nineteenth Century German Legal Science Mathias W Reimann · bepress Legal Repository	1990	111
42	E-Government in Deutschland Tobias Jakobi Book chapterOpen access	11 Nov 2018	109
43	Parties and Party Systems Andreas Ladner, Daniel F. Schwarz, Jan Fivaz · Oxford University Press eBooks Book chapter	18 Dec 2023	107
44	Wirtschaftsordnung und Wirtschaftspolitik Wolfgang Plasa Book chapter	2023	105
45	National Governance and European Integration: Intergovernmental Relations in Germany Klaus H. Goetz · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	Mar 1995	104
46	Supremacy without pre-emption? The very slowly emergent doctrine of Community pre-emption Robert Schütze · Common Market Law Review Open access	Aug 2006	104
47	Austria: A Federation without Federalism Jan Erk · Publius The Journal of Federalism	2004	103
48	Controlling Environmental Policy: The Limits of Public Law in Germany and the United States Thomas Henne, Susan Rose‐Ackerman · The American Journal of Comparative Law	2003	102
49	The Federal Constitutional Court in the German Political System Donald P. Kommers · Comparative Political Studies	1994	101
50	Allgemeine Staatslehre Hugo J. Hahn, H. Kruger · The American Journal of Comparative Law	1965	99

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