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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4006 3696 1909 1729 132 14699

Noah E. Friedkin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Noah E. Friedkin between 1977 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Noah E. Friedkin published across 46 years, from 1977 to 2022, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2011. 7 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2011. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 23 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 4 publications
1977 2022

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Noah E. Friedkin: publications per year, 1977 to 2022
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 3
1990 6
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 1
1995 2
1996 0
1997 2
1998 18
1999 1
2000 0
2001 2
2002 2
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 2
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 5
2011 23
2012 1
2013 1
2014 6
2015 7
2016 3
2017 7
2018 2
2019 8
2020 9
2021 3
2022 4
Total 137
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Noah E. Friedkin 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 Noah E. Friedkin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 124–133 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 132 publications — 32nd percentile

32% 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
124–133 453 132
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
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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Noah E. Friedkin 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 Noah E. Friedkin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
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

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Noah E. Friedkin is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, as well as interdisciplinary interests involving Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Management Science and Operations Research, and Genetics.

The main topics covered by their work include:

  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Team Dynamics and Performance

Among Noah E. Friedkin's recent publications are:

  • "Social Power Evolution in Influence Networks With Stubborn Individuals" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • "Group dynamics on multidimensional object threat appraisals" (2021), published in Social Networks
  • "Predictive models for human-AI nexus in group decision making" (2022), published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • "The 1995-2018 global evolution of the network of amicable and hostile relations among nation-states" (2020), published in Communications Physics
  • "Generalized Markovian Quantity Distribution Systems: Social Science Applications" (2020), published in Sociological Science

Frequent co-authors of Noah E. Friedkin include:

  • Francesco Bullo
  • Ambuj K. Singh
  • Omid Askarisichani
  • Anton V. Proskurnikov
  • Wenjun Mei

The scientist has contributed notably to various publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
  • Social Networks
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Communications Physics

In recognition of their contributions, Noah E. Friedkin was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Social influence and opinions

    Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

  • Network studies of social influence

    Peter V. Marsden;Noah E. Friedkin

  • A structural theory of social influence

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • Theoretical Foundations for Centrality Measures

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • A test of structural features of granovetter's strength of weak ties theory

    Noah Friedkin

  • Information flow through strong and weak ties in intraorganizational social networks

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • Social Influence Network Theory: A Sociological Examination of Small Group Dynamics

    Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

  • Structural bases of interpersonal influence in groups: a longitudinal case study

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • Novel Multidimensional Models of Opinion Dynamics in Social Networks

    Sergey E. Parsegov;Anton V. Proskurnikov;Roberto Tempo;Noah E. Friedkin

  • Network science on belief system dynamics under logic constraints

    Noah E. Friedkin;Anton V. Proskurnikov;Anton V. Proskurnikov;Roberto Tempo;Sergey E. Parsegov

  • School System Size and Performance: A Contingency Perspective:

    Noah E. Friedkin;Juan Necochea

  • Structural Cohesion and Equivalence Explanations of Social Homogeneity

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • School Leadership and Performance: A Social Network Approach

    Noah E. Friedkin;Michael R. Slater

  • Opinion Dynamics and the Evolution of Social Power in Influence Networks

    Peng Jia;Anahita MirTabatabaei;Noah E. Friedkin;Francesco Bullo

  • Norm formation in social influence networks

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • Social Influence Network Theory: LINKAGES WITH OTHER FORMAL MODELS

    Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

  • The Problem of Social Control and Coordination of Complex Systems in Sociology: A Look at the Community Cleavage Problem

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • Social positions in influence networks

    Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

  • Horizons of Observability and Limits of Informal Control in Organizations

    Noah E. Friedkin

  • The development of structure in random networks: an analysis of the effects of increasing network density on five measures of structure

    Noah E Friedkin

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Bullo
Francesco Bullo University of California, Santa Barbara
Roberto Tempo
Roberto Tempo Polytechnic University of Turin
Ambuj K. Singh
Ambuj K. Singh University of California, Santa Barbara
Peter V. Marsden
Peter V. Marsden Harvard University
William C. Cockerham
William C. Cockerham University of Alabama at Birmingham
Robert Wuthnow
Robert Wuthnow Princeton University
Glenna Spitze
Glenna Spitze University at Albany, State University of New York
Ming Cao
Ming Cao University of Groningen
Howard E Aldrich
Howard E Aldrich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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