Topic · Social Capital and Networks
Most cited papers in Social Capital and Networks
What are the most cited papers in Social Capital and Networks?
The most cited paper in Social Capital and Networks is "The Strength of Weak Ties" (Mark S. Granovetter, 1973), with 39,087 citations. Next come "Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital" (21,799) and "Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks" (18,875).
Showing 50 of 98 papers. Every paper with more than 1,289 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Strength of Weak Ties Mark S. Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology | May 1973 | 39,087 |
| 2 | Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital Jenell S. Coleman · Elsevier eBooks | 2000 | 21,799 |
| 3 | Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 2001 | 18,875 |
| 4 | Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology Alejandro Portes · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1998 | 12,059 |
| 5 | The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Social Capital and College Students’ Use of Online Social Network Sites Nicole B. Ellison, Charles W Steinfield, Cliff A.C. Lampe · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication | Jul 2007 | 9,954 |
| 6 | Social Capital: Prospects for a New Concept Paul S. Adler, Seok‐Woo Kwon · Academy of Management Review | 2002 | 7,873 |
| 7 | Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation Steve Knack, Philip Keefer · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Nov 1997 | 7,598 |
| 8 | Social Network Analysis: A Handbook. Franz Urban Pappi, James G. Scott · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews | 1993 | 6,044 |
| 9 | SOCIAL CAPITAL AND VALUE CREATION: THE ROLE OF INTRAFIRM NETWORKS. W.C. Tsai, Sumantra Ghoshal · Academy of Management Journal | Aug 1998 | 5,652 |
| 10 | Network Analysis in the Social Sciences Stephen P. Borgatti, Ajay Mehra, Daniel J. Brass et al. · Science | 12 Feb 2009 | 4,309 |
| 11 | Social capital a theory of social structure and action Nan Lin | 2001 | 4,202 |
| 12 | The Network Structure Of Social Capital Ronald S. Burt · Research in Organizational Behavior | 2000 | 4,127 |
| 13 | E Pluribus Unum : Diversity and Community in the Twenty‐first Century The 2006 Johan Skytte Prize Lecture Robert D. Putnam · Scandinavian Political Studies | Jun 2007 | 4,026 |
| 14 | Why Should I Share? Examining Social Capital and Knowledge Contribution in Electronic Networks of Practice1 Molly McLure Wasko, Faraj · MIS Quarterly | Mar 2005 | 3,928 |
| 15 | Social Capital, Networks, and Knowledge Transfer Andrew C. Inkpen, Eric W. K. Tsang · Academy of Management Review | 2005 | 3,850 |
| 16 | Building a Network Theory of Social Capital Nan Lin | 12 Jul 2017 | 3,835 |
| 17 | Network Structure and Knowledge Transfer: The Effects of Cohesion and Range Ray E. Reagans, Bill McEvily · Administrative Science Quarterly | Jun 2003 | 3,624 |
| 18 | Why should i share? examining social capital and knowledge contribution in electronic networks of practice Molly McLure Wasko, Samer A Faraj · MIS Quarterly | Mar 2005 | 3,554 |
| 19 | Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces social involvement and psychological well-being? Robert E. Kraut, Michael Patterson, Vicki A. Lundmark et al. · American Psychologist | 1998 | 3,547 |
| 20 | Tuning In, Tuning Out: The Strange Disappearance of Social Capital in America Robert D. Putnam · PS Political Science & Politics | Dec 1995 | 3,529 |
| 21 | The Contingent Value of Social Capital Ronald S. Burt · Administrative Science Quarterly | Jun 1997 | 3,406 |
| 22 | Social capital, income inequality, and mortality. Ichiro Kawachi, Bruce P. Kennedy, Kimberly A. Lochner et al. · American Journal of Public Health | Sep 1997 | 3,241 |
| 23 | Understanding knowledge sharing in virtual communities: An integration of social capital and social cognitive theories Chao‐Min Chiu, Meng‐Hsiang Hsu, Eric T.G. Wang · Decision Support Systems | 6 Jun 2006 | 3,178 |
| 24 | Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition Ronald S. Burt · SSRN Electronic Journal | 1992 | 3,041 |
| 25 | The Network Paradigm in Organizational Research: A Review and Typology Stephen P. Borgatti, P. C. Foster · Journal of Management | Dec 2003 | 2,990 |
| 26 | Beyond SES: A Resource Model of Political Participation Henry E. Brady, Sidney Verba, Kay Lehman Schlozman · American Political Science Review | Jun 1995 | 2,920 |
| 27 | Contributing Knowledge to Electronic Knowledge Repositories: An Empirical Investigation1 Atreyi Kankanhalli, Bernard C. Y. Tan, Kwok‐Kee Wei · MIS Quarterly | Mar 2005 | 2,815 |
| 28 | The Impact of Social Structure on Economic Outcomes Mark S. Granovetter · The Journal of Economic Perspectives | Feb 2005 | 2,780 |
| 29 | The Strength of Weak Ties You Can Trust: The Mediating Role of Trust in Effective Knowledge Transfer Daniel Z. Levin, Rob Cross · Management Science | Nov 2004 | 2,746 |
| 30 | Trust and Growth Paul J. Zak, Stephen Knack · The Economic Journal | Mar 2001 | 2,740 |
| 31 | Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Robert Y. Shapiro · Political Science Quarterly | 2000 | 2,730 |
| 32 | Social Construction of Target Populations: Implications for Politics and Policy Anne Larason Schneider, Helen Ingram · American Political Science Review | Jun 1993 | 2,659 |
| 33 | A 61-million-person experiment in social influence and political mobilization Robert M. Bond, Christopher J. Fariss, Jason Jeffrey Jones et al. · Nature | Sep 2012 | 2,639 |
| 34 | Social capital, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge exploitation in young technology‐based firms Helena Yli‐Renko, Erkko Autio, Harry J. Sapienza · Strategic Management Journal | Jun 2001 | 2,623 |
| 35 | Trust, trustworthiness, and trust propensity: A meta-analytic test of their unique relationships with risk taking and job performance. Jason A. Colquitt, Brent A. Scott, Jeffery A. LePine · Journal of Applied Psychology | Jul 2007 | 2,605 |
| 36 | Evolution of co-management: Role of knowledge generation, bridging organizations and social learning Fikret Berkes · Journal of Environmental Management | 25 Dec 2008 | 2,449 |
| 37 | Individual-Level Evidence for the Causes and Consequences of Social Capital John Brehm, Wendy M. Rahn · American Journal of Political Science | Jul 1997 | 2,447 |
| 38 | Social Ties and Word-of-Mouth Referral Behavior Jacqueline Johnson Brown, Peter H. Reingen · Journal of Consumer Research | Dec 1987 | 2,406 |
| 39 | The Role of Trust in Organizational Settings Kurt T. Dirks, Donald Lee Ferrin · Organization Science | Aug 2001 | 2,341 |
| 40 | Who trusts others? Alberto Alesina, Eliana La Ferrara · Journal of Public Economics | Aug 2002 | 2,318 |
| 41 | TAKING STOCK OF NETWORKS AND ORGANIZATIONS: A MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE. Daniel J. Brass, Joseph Galaskiewicz, Henrich R. Greve · Academy of Management Journal | Dec 2004 | 2,299 |
| 42 | Scale and Cross-Scale Dynamics: Governance and Information in a Multilevel World David W. Cash, William Neil Adger, Fikret Berkes et al. · Ecology and Society | 2006 | 2,252 |
| 43 | Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation Sebastián Valenzuela, Namsu Park, Kerk F. Kee · Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication | Jul 2009 | 2,243 |
| 44 | SOCIAL NETWORKS AND STATUS ATTAINMENT Nan Lin · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1999 | 2,223 |
| 45 | Political Trust and Trustworthiness Margaret Levi, Laura Stoker · Annual Review of Political Science | Jun 2000 | 2,168 |
| 46 | A SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY OF CAREER SUCCESS. Scott E. Seibert, Maria L. Kraimer, Robert C. Liden · Academy of Management Journal | Apr 2001 | 2,131 |
| 47 | Social Structure from Multiple Networks. I. Blockmodels of Roles and Positions Harrison C. White, Scott A. Boorman, Ronald L. Breiger · American Journal of Sociology | 1976 | 2,100 |
| 48 | The Moral Foundations of Trust Eric M. Uslaner · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2005 | 2,064 |
| 49 | Network Data and Measurement Peter V. Marsden · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 1990 | 2,054 |
| 50 | Social Implications of the Internet Paul DiMaggio, Eszter Hargittai, W. Russell Neuman et al. · Annual Review of Sociology | Aug 2001 | 2,048 |
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