Karen S. Cook publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen S. Cook between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen S. Cook published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1995. 5 of the 171 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1974 2025

171 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen S. Cook: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year	Publications
1974	2
1975	1
1976	3
1977	2
1978	2
1979	2
1980	1
1981	0
1982	1
1983	4
1984	1
1985	1
1986	3
1987	2
1988	2
1989	2
1990	5
1991	1
1992	5
1993	3
1994	1
1995	10
1996	2
1997	1
1998	4
1999	0
2000	2
2001	4
2002	2
2003	0
2004	5
2005	6
2006	5
2007	4
2008	4
2009	7
2010	7
2011	7
2012	4
2013	5
2014	4
2015	6
2016	6
2017	5
2018	7
2019	1
2020	4
2021	3
2022	5
2023	2
2024	2
2025	3
Total	171

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Karen S. Cook publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Karen S. Cook sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 155 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411	155
164–173	391
174–183	313
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Karen S. Cook D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

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 Karen S. Cook sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137	55
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Karen S. Cook is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research falls primarily within the social sciences, with a strong focus on sociology and political science. The scientist's work spans several subfields, including safety research, statistical and nonlinear physics, general health professions, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics addressed in their research include social capital and networks, social power and status dynamics, social and cultural dynamics, experimental behavioral economics studies, opinion dynamics and social influence, food security and health in diverse populations, as well as obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Recent publications illustrate these areas of interest, encompassing studies such as:

Trust in Social Relations, 2021, published in Annual Review of Sociology
An Interaction Ritual Theory of Social Resource Exchange: Evidence from a Silicon Valley Accelerator, 2020, Administrative Science Quarterly
Impression management attenuates the effect of ability on trust in economic exchange, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Exchange and the Creation of Trust and Solidarity across Cultures, 2022, Social Psychology Quarterly
Food as Medicine Clinic: Early Results and Lessons Learned, 2022, Cureus

Frequent collaborators include Oliver Schilke, Coye Cheshire, Martin Reimann, Bogdan State, and Kevin Chagin.

Karen S. Cook has also contributed to book publications, notably authoring a chapter on Social Exchange Theory in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology published in 2020.

The scientist's work has appeared in a range of respected venues, including:

Annual Review of Sociology
Administrative Science Quarterly
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Social Psychology Quarterly
Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Their academic contributions have been recognized through memberships and fellowships, including election to the National Academy of Sciences in 2007 and fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1996.

Best Publications

Social Exchange Theory

Karen S. Cook;Eric Rice

7377
Citations
Power, Equity and Commitment in Exchange Networks

Karen S. Cook;Richard M. Emerson

2974
Citations
Exchange and Power in Networks of Interorganizational Relations

Karen S. Cook

1687
Citations
Social Capital: Theory and Research

Nan Lin;Karen S. Cook;Ronald S. Burt

1672
Citations
The Distribution of Power in Exchange Networks: Theory and Experimental Results

K. S. Cook;R. M. Emerson;M. R. Gillmore;T. Yamagishi

1414
Citations
Uncertainty, trust, and commitment formation in the United States and Japan

Toshio Yamagishi;Karen S. Cook;Motoki Watabe

1113
Citations
Two Approaches to Social Structure: Exchange Theory and Network Analysis

K. S. Cook;J. M. Whitmeyer

881
Citations
Distributive Justice, Equity, and Equality

Karen S. Cook;Karen A. Hegtvedt

841
Citations
Trust in Society

Karen S. Cook

826
Citations
Generalized Exchange and Social Dilemmas

Toshio Yamagishi;Karen S. Cook

725
Citations
Sociological Perspectives On Social Psychology

Karen S. Cook;Gary Alan Fine;James S. House

703
Citations
The Limits of Rationality

Karen Schweers Cook;Margaret Levi

621
Citations
Cooperation Without Trust

Karen S. Cook;Russell Hardin;Margaret Levi

619
Citations
Trust and Distrust In Organizations: Dilemmas and Approaches

Roderick Moreland Kramer;Karen S. Cook

519
Citations
Equity Theory: Psychological and Sociological Perspectives

David M. Messick;Karen S. Cook

423
Citations
Networks, Norms, and Trust: The Social Psychology of Social Capital∗ 2004 Cooley Mead Award Address

Karen Schweers Cook

405
Citations
Network Connections and the Distribution of Power in Exchange Networks

Toshio Yamagishi;Mary R. Gillmore;Karen S. Cook

371
Citations
Power in exchange networks: a power-dependence formulation

Karen S. Cook;Toshio Yamagishi

340
Citations
Trust Building via Risk Taking: A Cross-Societal Experiment

Karen S. Cook;Toshio Yamagishi;Coye Cheshire;Robin Cooper

324
Citations
The private rejection of unfair offers and emotional commitment.

Toshio Yamagishi;Yutaka Horita;Haruto Takagishi;Mizuho Shinada

308
Citations
Distributive Justice: A Social-Psychological Perspective.

Karen S. Cook;Morton Deutsch

59
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Schilke University of Arizona

Toshio Yamagishi Hitotsubashi University

Margaret Levi Stanford University

Gary Alan Fine Northwestern University

Mary Rogers Gillmore Arizona State University

James S. House University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Roderick M. Kramer Stanford University

Douglas A. Conrad University of Washington

Stephen M. Shortell University of California, Berkeley

Eric Rice University of Southern California

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