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Lynn Smith-Lovin

Lynn Smith-Lovin

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
36
Citations
36985
World Ranking
6297
National Ranking
3014

Lynn Smith-Lovin 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 Lynn Smith-Lovin sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 91 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Lynn Smith-Lovin 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 Lynn Smith-Lovin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Lynn Smith-Lovin is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their research spans several subfields, including Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Communication, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work focuses on a variety of topics such as Social and Cultural Dynamics, Cultural Differences and Values, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Emotional Labor in Professions, Mental Health Research Topics, Social Power and Status Dynamics, and Social Capital and Networks.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Lynn Smith-Lovin include:

  • How Cultural Meanings of Occupations in the U.S. Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic (2022, American Behavioral Scientist)
  • Status as Deference: Cultural Meaning as a Source of Occupational Behavior (2022, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences)
  • Meaning Change in U.S. Occupational Identities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Was It Temporary or Durable? (2024, Social Psychology Quarterly)
  • Deviations from cultural consensus about occupations: The duality of occupation meanings and Americans' meaning communities (2025, Social Networks)
  • Are Victims Virtuous or Vilified? The Stories We Tell Ourselves (and Each Other) (2024, Annual Review of Sociology)

Frequent co-authors of Lynn Smith-Lovin include:

  • Kimberly B. Rogers
  • Emily Maloney
  • Joseph M. Quinn
  • Robert E. Freeland
  • Jesse Hoey

Their research has been regularly published in venues such as:

  • American Behavioral Scientist
  • Social Psychology Quarterly
  • RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences
  • Social Networks
  • Annual Review of Sociology

Best Publications

  • Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks

    Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin;James M Cook

  • Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades

    Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin;Matthew E. Brashears

  • Homophily in voluntary organizations: Status distance and the composition of face-to-face groups.

    J. Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • THE GENDER SYSTEM AND INTERACTION

    Cecilia L. Ridgeway;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Homophily

    Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Three Faces of Identity

    Timothy J. Owens;Dawn T. Robinson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Interruptions in group discussions: The effects of gender and group composition.

    Lynn Smith-Lovin;Charles Brody

  • Social Distance in the United States: Sex, Race, Religion, Age, and Education Homophily among Confidants, 1985 to 2004

    Jeffrey A. Smith;Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Women and Weak Ties: Differences by Sex in the Size of Voluntary Organizations

    J. Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Sex Segregation in Voluntary Associations

    J. Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Gender, children, and social contact : The effects of childrearing for men and women

    Allison Munch;J. Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Getting A Laugh: Gender, Status, and Humor in Task Discussions

    Dawn T. Robinson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Analyzing Social Interaction: Advances in Affect Control Theory

    Lynn Smith-Lovin;David R. Heise

  • Nonrecursive models of labor force participation, fertility behavior and sex role attitudes.

    L. Smith-Lovin;Ann Rachel Tickamyer

  • Selective interaction as a strategy for identity maintenance : an affect control model

    Dawn T. Robinson;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Affect Control Theory

    Dawn T. Robinson;Lynn Smith-Lovin;Allison K. Wisecup

  • Heinous Crime or Unfortunate Accident? The Effects of Remorse on Responses to Mock Criminal Confessions

    Dawn T. Robinson;Lynn Smith-Lovin;Olga Tsoudis

  • Impressions from events

    Lynn Smith‐Lovin

  • Models and Marginals: Using Survey Evidence to Study Social Networks

    Miller McPherson;Lynn Smith-Lovin;Matthew E. Brashears

  • How bad was it? The effects of victim and perpetrator emotion on responses to criminal court vignettes

    Olga Tsoudis;Lynn Smith-Lovin

  • Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades

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Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Heise
David R. Heise Indiana University
Cecilia L. Ridgeway
Cecilia L. Ridgeway Stanford University
Peggy A. Thoits
Peggy A. Thoits Indiana University
Piotr Winkielman
Piotr Winkielman University of California, San Diego
Milton Rokeach
Milton Rokeach Washington State University
John Skvoretz
John Skvoretz University of South Florida

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