Aleksi Soini
Biographic Data
| ID | 4610746 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aleksi Soini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aleksi |
| FAMILY NAME | Soini |
| SIGNATURE | SOINI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aalto University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0948-3988 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Autoethnography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Identity formation (2 works) · Lesbian (2 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism (2 works)