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D-Index
61
Citations
22169
World Ranking
1320
National Ranking
614

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2019 - ACM Fellow For contributions to advances in computational social science, network science and web science

Overview

Noshir Contractor is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and works primarily in the field of Social Sciences, with a focus on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Communication, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Their research explores several main topics, including:

  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Complex Systems and Decision Making
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Noshir Contractor has a record of publication in multiple venues, with a frequent presence in:

  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Social Networks
  • Acta Astronautica
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Computers in Human Behavior

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Noshir Contractor cover a range of subjects and publication venues:

  • "Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities" (2020) in Science
  • "Measuring algorithmically infused societies" (2021) in Nature
  • "Social perception in Human-AI teams: Warmth and competence predict receptivity to AI teammates" (2023) in Computers in Human Behavior
  • "Patent Similarity Data and Innovation Metrics" (2020) in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies
  • "Network Canvas: Key decisions in the design of an interviewer-assisted network data collection software suite" (2021) in Social Networks

Noshir Contractor collaborates frequently with a number of scholars, including:

  • Leslie A. DeChurch
  • Alina Lungeanu
  • Lindsay Larson
  • Diego Gómez-Zará
  • Zhenghui Sha

The scientist has received recognition in the form of fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2019
  • ACM Fellow, 2019, for contributions to computational social science, network science, and web science

Best Publications

  • Computational Social Science

    David M. Lazer;Alex Pentland;Lada Adamic;Sinan Aral;Sinan Aral

  • Theories of Communication Networks

    Peter R. Monge;Noshir S. Contractor

  • Testing Multitheoretical, Multilevel Hypotheses About Organizational Networks: An Analytic Framework and Empirical Example

    Noshir S. Contractor;Stanley Wasserman;Katherine Faust

  • Network theory and small groups

    Nancy Katz;David Lazer;Holly Arrow;Noshir Contractor

  • Emergence of Communication Networks

    Peter R Monge;Noshir S. Contractor

  • Communication networks and new media in organizations

    Noshir S. Contractor;Eric M. Eisenberg

  • The topology of collective leadership

    Noshir S. Contractor;Leslie A. DeChurch;Jay Carson;Dorothy R. Carter

  • Communication and Motivational Predictors of the Dynamics of Organizational Innovation

    Peter R. Monge;Michael D. Cozzens;Noshir S. Contractor

  • Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities.

    David M. J. Lazer;David M. J. Lazer;Alex Pentland;Duncan J. Watts;Sinan Aral

  • A Multi-Level Systems Perspective for the Science of Team Science

    Katy Börner;Noshir Contractor;Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski;Stephen M. Fiore

  • Social network approaches to leadership: an integrative conceptual review.

    Dorothy R. Carter;Leslie A. DeChurch;Michael T. Braun;Noshir S. Contractor

  • Theoretical frameworks for the study of structuring processes in group decision support systems: adaptive structuration theory and self-organizing systems theory

    Noshir S. Contractor;David R. Seibold

  • Managing Knowledge Networks

    Noshir S. Contractor;Peter R. Monge

  • Network Theory | Multidimensional Networks and the Dynamics of Sociomateriality: Bringing Technology Inside the Network

    Noshir Contractor;Peter Monge;Paul M. Leonardi

  • Mapping a research agenda for the science of team science

    Holly J Falk-Krzesinski;Noshir Contractor;Stephen M Fiore;Kara L Hall

  • Coevolution of communication and knowledge networks in transactive memory systems: Using computational models for theoretical development

    Edward T. Palazzolo;Dana A. Serb;Yuechuan She;Chunke Su

  • Social Information Processing and Job Characteristics: A Simultaneous Test of Two Theories with Implications for Job Satisfaction.

    Timothy G. Pollock;Robert C. Whitbred;Noshir Contractor

  • Social Network Methodology in the Study of Disasters: Issues and Insights Prompted by Post-Katrina Research

    Danielle M. Varda;Rich Forgette;David Banks;Noshir Contractor

  • Once upon a time: Understanding team processes as relational event networks

    Roger Th. A. J. Leenders;Noshir S. Contractor;Leslie A. DeChurch

  • Advancing the Science of Team Science

    Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski;Katy Börner;Noshir Contractor;Stephen M. Fiore

  • Life in the network: The coming age of computational social science: Science

    D. Lazer;A. Pentland;A. Adamic;S. Aral

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter R. Monge
Peter R. Monge University of Southern California
Dmitri Williams
Dmitri Williams University of Southern California
Marshall Scott Poole
Marshall Scott Poole University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David Lazer
David Lazer Northeastern University
Michael W. Macy
Michael W. Macy Cornell University
Brian Uzzi
Brian Uzzi Northwestern University
Stanley Wasserman
Stanley Wasserman Indiana University
Songwu Lu
Songwu Lu University of California, Los Angeles
Bonnie Spring
Bonnie Spring Northwestern University

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