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Citations
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6334
National Ranking
3038

Overview

Keith N. Hampton is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States and focuses on research primarily within the social sciences. Their work bridges several interconnected subfields, including sociology and political science, communication, education, media technology, and statistical and nonlinear physics.

The research topics explored by Hampton encompass social media and politics, the impact of technology on adolescents, social capital and networks, child development and digital technology, ICT impact and policies, opinion dynamics and social influence, and parental involvement in education.

Hampton's recent scholarly contributions include:

  • "Broadband and Student Performance Gaps" (2020) published in the SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Mobile Phones Will Not Eliminate Digital and Social Divides: How Variation in Internet Activities Mediates the Relationship Between Type of Internet Access and Local Social Capital in Detroit" (2020) published in Social Science Computer Review
  • "How variation in internet access, digital skills, and media use are related to rural student outcomes: GPA, SAT, and educational aspirations" (2021) published in Telematics and Informatics
  • "Disconnection More Problematic for Adolescent Self-Esteem than Heavy Social Media Use: Evidence from Access Inequalities and Restrictive Media Parenting in Rural America" (2022) published in Social Science Computer Review
  • "Overcoming Michigan's Homework Gap: The Role of Broadband Internet Connectivity for Student Success and Career Outlooks" (2020) published in SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Hampton include Laleah Fernandez, Johannes M. Bauer, Inyoung Shin, Craig Robertson, and Arianna Salazar Miranda.

Hampton's work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, notably the SSRN Electronic Journal, Information Communication & Society, Social Science Computer Review, Telematics and Informatics, and Social Networks. The SSRN Electronic Journal stands out as the most common outlet for these publications.

Best Publications

  • Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital? : Social Networks, Participation, and Community Commitment

    Barry Wellman;Anabel Quan Haase;James Witte;Keith Hampton

  • Neighboring in Netville: How the Internet Supports Community and Social Capital in a Wired Suburb

    Keith Hampton;Barry Wellman

  • The Social Affordances of the Internet for Networked Individualism

    Barry Wellman;Anabel Quan-Haase;Jeffrey Boase;Wenhong Chen

  • Living Networked On and Offline

    Barry Wellman;Keith Hampton

  • Long Distance Community in the Network Society: Contact and Support Beyond Netville

    Keith N. Hampton;Barry Wellman

  • Simplifying the Personal Network Name Generator: Alternatives to Traditional Multiple and Single Name Generators

    Alexandra Marin;Keith N. Hampton

  • Capitalizing on the Net: Social Contact, Civic Engagement, and Sense of Community

    Anabel Quan‐Haase;Barry Wellman;James C. Witte;Keith N. Hampton

  • How new media affords network diversity: Direct and mediated access to social capital through participation in local social settings:

    Keith N. Hampton;Chul-joo Lee;Eun Ja Her

  • Social isolation and new technology

    Keith N. Hampton;Lauren F. Sessions;Eun Ja Her;Lee Rainie

  • Examining Community in the Digital Neighborhood: Early Results from Canada's Wired Suburb

    Keith N. Hampton;Barry Wellman

  • CORE NETWORKS, SOCIAL ISOLATION, AND NEW MEDIA: HOW INTERNET AND MOBILE PHONE USE IS RELATED TO NETWORK SIZE AND DIVERSITY

    Keith N. Hampton;Lauren F. Sessions;Eun Ja Her

  • Grieving for a Lost Network: Collective Action in a Wired Suburb

    Keith N. Hampton

  • The not so Global Village of Netville

    Keith N. Hampton;Barry Wellman

  • Netville Online and Offline: Observing and Surveying a Wired Suburb

    Keith N. Hampton;Barry Wellman

  • The Social Life of Wireless Urban Spaces: Internet Use, Social Networks, and the Public Realm

    Keith N. Hampton;Oren Livio;Lauren Sessions Goulet

  • Community and social interaction in the wireless city: wi-fi use in public and semi-public spaces

    Keith N. Hampton;Neeti Gupta

  • Persistent and Pervasive Community New Communication Technologies and the Future of Community

    Keith N. Hampton

  • Neighborhoods in the Network Society the e-Neighbors study

    Keith N. Hampton

  • Beyond the power of networks: Differentiating network structure from social media affordances for perceived social support

    Weixu Lu;Keith N Hampton

  • Social media and political discussion: when online presence silences offline conversation

    Keith N. Hampton;Inyoung Shin;Weixu Lu

  • INTERNET USE AND THE CONCENTRATION OF DISADVANTAGE: GLOCALIZATION AND THE URBAN UNDERCLASS

    Keith N. Hampton

  • Long Distance Community in the Network Society

    Keith Hampton;Barry Wellman

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Wellman
Barry Wellman University of Toronto
William H. Dutton
William H. Dutton University of Oxford
Hans-Peter Kohler
Hans-Peter Kohler University of Pennsylvania
David H. Jernigan
David H. Jernigan Boston University
Roger Silverstone
Roger Silverstone London School of Economics and Political Science

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