Alondra Nelson

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alondra Nelson is a scholar working on Genetics, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alondra Nelson has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alondra Nelson's work include Race, Genetics, and Society (11 papers), Zoonotic diseases and public health (3 papers) and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (2 papers). Alondra Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Race, Genetics, and Society (11 papers), Zoonotic diseases and public health (3 papers) and Biomedical Ethics and Regulation (2 papers). Alondra Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Alondra Nelson's co-authors include Keith Wailoo, Catherine Lee, Susan M. Reverby, Duana Fullwiley, Ann Morning, Anne Fausto‐Sterling, Evelynn M. Hammonds, Alexandra E. Shields, Lundy Braun and Noshir Contractor and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Alondra Nelson

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150 200
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities
    2020 228 citations David Lazer, Alex Pentland et al. Science profile →

Peers

Alondra Nelson
Richard Tutton United Kingdom
Simon A. Cole United States
Aaron Panofsky United States
Wendy D. Roth United States
Bob Simpson United Kingdom
Dimitris Papadopoulos United Kingdom
Richard Ashby Wilson United States
Samuel Arbesman United States
Faye V Harrison United States
Sibille Merz Germany
Richard Tutton United Kingdom
Alondra Nelson
Citations per year, relative to Alondra Nelson Alondra Nelson (= 1×) peers Richard Tutton

Countries citing papers authored by Alondra Nelson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alondra Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alondra Nelson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alondra Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alondra Nelson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alondra Nelson. Alondra Nelson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lazer, David, Alex Pentland, Duncan J. Watts, et al.. (2020). Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities. Science. 369(6507). 1060–1062. 228 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eyal, Gil, Maya Sabatello, Kathryn Tabb, et al.. (2018). The physician–patient relationship in the age of precision medicine. Genetics in Medicine. 21(4). 813–815. 19 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2018). The social life of DNA: racial reconciliation and institutional morality after the genome. British Journal of Sociology. 69(3). 522–537. 6 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2016). The Longue Durée of Black Lives Matter. American Journal of Public Health. 106(10). 1734–1737. 20 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2016). “Genuine Struggle and Care”: An Interview With Cleo Silvers. American Journal of Public Health. 106(10). 1744–1748. 8 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2016). The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome. 81 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra, et al.. (2013). The Shadows Took Shape. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2013). DNA ETHNICITY AS BLACK SOCIAL ACTION?. Cultural Anthropology. 28(3). 527–536. 7 indexed citations
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Wailoo, Keith, Alondra Nelson, & Catherine Lee. (2012). Genetics and the Unsettled Past: The Collision of DNA, Race, and History. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 121 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2011). Body and Soul. University of Minnesota Press eBooks. 155 indexed citations
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Edwards, Brent Hayes, Alondra Nelson, & Tavia Nyong’o. (2009). Social Text. Social Text. 27(3). 231–241. 1 indexed citations
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Shim, Janet K., et al.. (2009). Biomedicalising genetic health, diseases and identities. 47–66. 12 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2008). Bio Science. Social Studies of Science. 38(5). 759–783. 159 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2008). Genetic Genealogy Testing and the Pursuit of African Ancestry. 6 indexed citations
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Fullwiley, Duana, Deborah A. Bolnick, Jonathan Marks, et al.. (2008). The Legitimacy of Genetic Ancestry Tests. 319. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, Lundy, Anne Fausto‐Sterling, Duana Fullwiley, et al.. (2007). Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?. PLoS Medicine. 4(9). e271–e271. 133 indexed citations
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Bolnick, Deborah A., Duana Fullwiley, Troy Duster, et al.. (2007). The Science and Business of Ancestry Testing. 318(5849). 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2002). Introduction. Social Text. 20(2). 1–15. 103 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra. (2002). “Making the Impossible Possible”. Social Text. 20(2). 97–113. 12 indexed citations
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Nelson, Alondra, et al.. (2001). Aftrotech and Outer Spaces. Art Journal. 60(3). 90–90. 2 indexed citations

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