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 Duncan J. Watts sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 144 publications — 38th percentile
38% 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 Duncan J. Watts sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile
90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Duncan J. Watts is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with an emphasis on sociology and political science, communication, and artificial intelligence. Watts has made contributions that intersect with statistical and nonlinear physics as well as general health professions.
The scientist's work covers a range of topics including social media and politics, misinformation and its impacts, media influence and politics, opinion dynamics and social influence, hate speech and cyberbullying detection, complex network analysis techniques, and media studies and communication.
Watts has published extensively in several key venues. Frequent publication venues include arXiv (Cornell University) with 9 publications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 8 publications, Science Advances and Science with 2 publications each, and Nature with 2 publications.
Recent papers by Duncan J. Watts include:
Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Watts's research profile, with frequent coauthors including:
Duncan J. Watts;Steven H. Strogatz
Jie Wu;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts
David M. J. Lazer;Matthew A. Baum;Yochai Benkler;Adam J. Berinsky
Duncan S. Callaway;M. E. J. Newman;M. E. J. Newman;Steven H. Strogatz;Duncan J. Watts;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts
Daniel J. Benjamin;James O. Berger;Magnus Johannesson;Magnus Johannesson;Brian A. Nosek;Brian A. Nosek
Duncan J. Watts;Peter Sheridan Dodds
Eytan Bakshy;Jake M. Hofman;Winter A. Mason;Duncan J. Watts
Matthew J. Salganik;Peter Sheridan Dodds;Duncan J. Watts;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts
Gueorgi Kossinets;Gueorgi Kossinets;Duncan J. Watts;Duncan J. Watts
M. E. J. Newman;D. J. Watts
M. E. J. Newman;D. J. Watts;S. H. Strogatz
Winter Mason;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts
M. E. J. Newman;D. J. Watts
Shaomei Wu;Jake M. Hofman;Winter A. Mason;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts;Duncan J. Watts;Peter Sheridan Dodds;M. E. J. Newman
Peter Sheridan Dodds;Roby Muhamad;Duncan J. Watts
Duncan J. Watts;Per Bak
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