Charles Steinfield

24.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
107 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

Charles Steinfield is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Steinfield has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 36 papers in Strategy and Management and 32 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Charles Steinfield's work include Digital Platforms and Economics (30 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (21 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (20 papers). Charles Steinfield is often cited by papers focused on Digital Platforms and Economics (30 papers), Knowledge Management and Sharing (21 papers) and Digital Marketing and Social Media (20 papers). Charles Steinfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Denmark. Charles Steinfield's co-authors include Nicole B. Ellison, Cliff Lampe, Janet Fulk, Brian S. Butler, Jenny Power, Joseph Schmitz, Thomas Adelaar, Susan Wyche, Harry Bouwman and Wietske Van Osch and has published in prestigious journals such as Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly and Organization Science.

In The Last Decade

Charles Steinfield

104 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Benefits of Facebook “Friends:” Socia... 1987 2026 2000 2013 2007 2008 2011 2006 1990 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Steinfield United States 39 10.8k 6.7k 2.8k 2.0k 1.7k 107 15.9k
Ronald E. Rice United States 62 6.1k 0.6× 5.3k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 844 0.4× 3.1k 1.9× 212 13.6k
danah boyd United States 48 16.9k 1.6× 10.7k 1.6× 2.6k 0.9× 3.1k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 116 28.5k
Eszter Hargittai United States 55 8.6k 0.8× 6.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 561 0.3× 150 16.3k
Christopher A. Higgins Canada 23 6.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 7.5k 2.6× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 35 14.6k
Nicole B. Ellison United States 52 22.4k 2.1× 12.7k 1.9× 4.1k 1.4× 4.2k 2.1× 2.5k 1.5× 106 30.2k
Joseph B. Walther United States 46 8.8k 0.8× 6.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.8× 5.9k 3.5× 112 15.9k
Cliff Lampe United States 40 12.2k 1.1× 7.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.7× 2.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 101 16.1k
Joseph S. Valacich United States 58 3.9k 0.4× 4.5k 0.7× 3.5k 1.2× 853 0.4× 5.3k 3.2× 194 14.0k
Christy M.K. Cheung Hong Kong 62 12.3k 1.1× 3.2k 0.5× 8.5k 3.0× 942 0.5× 873 0.5× 178 16.9k
Sirkka L. Järvenpää United States 52 6.7k 0.6× 6.1k 0.9× 5.7k 2.0× 1.0k 0.5× 4.2k 2.5× 195 19.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Charles Steinfield

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Steinfield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Charles Steinfield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Charles Steinfield 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 Charles Steinfield. Charles Steinfield 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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Steinfield, Charles, et al.. (2019). Understanding Malawian farmers' slow adoption of composting: Stories about composting using a participatory video approach. Land Degradation and Development. 30(11). 1336–1344. 23 indexed citations
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Osch, Wietske Van, et al.. (2016). TOWARDS BEHAVIORAL MEASURES OF BOUNDARY SPANNING SUCCESS: THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF TEAM BOUNDARY SPANNING IN ENTERPRISE SOCIAL MEDIA. European Conference on Information Systems. 1 indexed citations
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Mansell, Robin, Peng Hwa Ang, Charles Steinfield, et al.. (2015). International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society, 3 Volume Set. 2 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles, et al.. (2015). Intra-Organizational Boundary Spanning: A Machine-Learning Approach. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2 indexed citations
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Osch, Wietske Van & Charles Steinfield. (2013). Boundary spanning through enterprise social software: An external stakeholder perspective. International Conference on Information Systems. 604–621. 5 indexed citations
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LaRose, Robert, Han Ei Chew, Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai, et al.. (2012). Broadband Adoption| Measuring Sustainable Broadband Adoption: An Innovative Approach to Understanding Broadband Adoption and Use. International journal of communication. 6. 25. 6 indexed citations
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Lampe, Cliff, et al.. (2011). Inherent Barriers to the Use of Social Media for Public Policy Informatics. 16(1). 18 indexed citations
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Scupola, Ada & Charles Steinfield. (2008). The Role of a Network Organization and Internet-based Technologies in Clusters: The Case of Medicon Valley. Chapters. 2 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles, Nicole B. Ellison, & Cliff Lampe. (2008). Social capital, self-esteem, and use of online social network sites: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 29(6). 434–445. 1329 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steinfield, Charles, Brian T. Pentland, Mark S. Ackerman, & Noshir Contractor. (2007). Communities and Technologies 2007: Proceedings of the Third Communities and Technologies Conference, Michigan State University 2007. Springer eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Lampe, Cliff, Nicole B. Ellison, & Charles Steinfield. (2006). A face(book) in the crowd. 14 indexed citations
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Greenstein, Shane, Timothy F. Bresnahan, Richard N. Langlois, et al.. (2006). Standards and Public Policy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 110 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles, et al.. (2004). Consumers Mobile Internet Service Satisfaction and their Continuance Intentions. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 332. 19 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles. (2003). New Directions in Research on E-Commerce. Purdue University Press eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles. (2002). Realizing the benefits of virtual teams. Computer. 35(3). 104–106. 7 indexed citations
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Adelaar, Thomas, Harry Bouwman, & Charles Steinfield. (2001). Combining Physical and Virtual Channels: Opportunities, Imperatives and Challenges. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 11. 10 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles, et al.. (2001). Pillars of virtual enterprise: leveraging physical assets in the new economy. Info. 3(3). 203–213. 26 indexed citations
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Butler, Brian S., et al.. (1995). Intermediaries and Cybermediaries: A Continuing Role for Mediating Players in the Electronic Marketplace.. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. 1. 360 indexed citations
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Steinfield, Charles. (1992). Computer-Mediated Communications in Organizational Settings. Management Communication Quarterly. 5(3). 348–365. 36 indexed citations
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Fulk, Janet & Charles Steinfield. (1990). Organizations and Communication Technology. 557 indexed citations breakdown →

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