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 Sara Kiesler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 269 publications — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
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 Sara Kiesler sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 104 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Sara Kiesler is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences, with a particular concentration in sociology and political science, human-computer interaction, statistical and nonlinear physics, and communication.
The main topics covered in their work include information systems theories and implementation, focus groups and qualitative methods, innovative human-technology interaction, opinion dynamics and social influence, misinformation and its impacts, as well as social media and politics.
They have published research in several notable venues, including:
Among recent papers, they have authored:
Sara Kiesler frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Gabriela Marcu and Anind K. Dey.
The awards they have received include:
Robert Kraut;Michael Patterson;Vicki Lundmark;Sara Kiesler
Sara Kiesler;Jane Siegel;Timothy W. McGuire
Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler
Lee S. Sproull;Sara Kiesler
Robert Kraut;Sara Kiesler;Bonka Boneva;Jonathon N. Cummings
David Constant;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler
Jane Siegel;Vitaly Dubrovsky;Sara Kiesler;Timothy W McGuire
Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull
David Constant;Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull
Vitaly J. Dubrovsky;Sara Kiesler;Beheruz N. Sethna
Sara Kiesler;Lee Sproull
Wendy L. Richman;Sara Kiesler;Suzanne Weisband;Fritz Drasgow
Sara Kiesler;Lee S. Sproull
Jonathon N. Cummings;Sara Kiesler
J. Goetz;S. Kiesler;A. Powers
Yuqing Ren;Robert Kraut;Sara Kiesler
Robert E. Kraut;Paul Resnick;Sara Kiesler;Yuqing Ren
Katherine Bessière;A. Fleming Seay;Sara B. Kiesler
Yuqing Ren;F. Maxwell Harper;Sara Drenner;Loren Terveen
Brian Butler;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler;Robert Kraut
Gail I. Pheterson;Sara B. Kiesler;Philip A. Goldberg
Lotte Bailyn;Lee Sproull;Sara Kiesler
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