The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barry Wellman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 264 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barry Wellman sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Barry Wellman was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focused on social sciences, with a significant concentration on sociology and political science. Wellman contributed notably to various subfields including transportation, clinical psychology, statistical and nonlinear physics, and demography.
Wellman's main research topics encompassed social capital and networks, digital economy and work transformation, complex network analysis techniques, transportation planning and optimization, social media and politics, impact of technology on adolescents, and migration, health, and trauma.
Throughout their career, Wellman coauthored frequently with several researchers, including:
Their scholarly output appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, notably:
Selected recent papers include:
Wellman was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2007, affiliated with the Academy of Social Sciences. Their work contributed to broader understanding in their fields through interdisciplinary approaches spanning sociology, network analysis, and digital studies.
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