2026 Noah E. Friedkin: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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 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.

44 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.

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.

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.

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

1765
Citations
Network studies of social influence

Peter V. Marsden;Noah E. Friedkin

1359
Citations
A structural theory of social influence

Noah E. Friedkin

1163
Citations
Theoretical Foundations for Centrality Measures

Noah E. Friedkin

1028
Citations
A test of structural features of granovetter's strength of weak ties theory

Noah Friedkin

499
Citations
Information flow through strong and weak ties in intraorganizational social networks

Noah E. Friedkin

449
Citations
Social Influence Network Theory: A Sociological Examination of Small Group Dynamics

Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

440
Citations
Structural bases of interpersonal influence in groups: a longitudinal case study

Noah E. Friedkin

414
Citations
Novel Multidimensional Models of Opinion Dynamics in Social Networks

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

408
Citations
Network science on belief system dynamics under logic constraints

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

398
Citations
School System Size and Performance: A Contingency Perspective:

Noah E. Friedkin;Juan Necochea

390
Citations
Structural Cohesion and Equivalence Explanations of Social Homogeneity

Noah E. Friedkin

385
Citations
School Leadership and Performance: A Social Network Approach

Noah E. Friedkin;Michael R. Slater

343
Citations
Opinion Dynamics and the Evolution of Social Power in Influence Networks

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

339
Citations
Norm formation in social influence networks

Noah E. Friedkin

336
Citations
Social Influence Network Theory: LINKAGES WITH OTHER FORMAL MODELS

Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

313
Citations
The Problem of Social Control and Coordination of Complex Systems in Sociology: A Look at the Community Cleavage Problem

Noah E. Friedkin

295
Citations
Social positions in influence networks

Noah E. Friedkin;Eugene C. Johnsen

294
Citations
Horizons of Observability and Limits of Informal Control in Organizations

Noah E. Friedkin

278
Citations
The development of structure in random networks: an analysis of the effects of increasing network density on five measures of structure

Noah E Friedkin

253
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Bullo University of California, Santa Barbara

Roberto Tempo Polytechnic University of Turin

Ambuj K. Singh University of California, Santa Barbara

Peter V. Marsden Harvard University

William C. Cockerham University of Alabama at Birmingham

Robert Wuthnow Princeton University

Glenna Spitze University at Albany, State University of New York

Ming Cao University of Groningen

Howard E Aldrich University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Florian Dorfler ETH Zurich

External Links

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