James A. Kitts

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

James A. Kitts is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, James A. Kitts has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 4 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in James A. Kitts's work include Complex Network Analysis Techniques (7 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (6 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). James A. Kitts is often cited by papers focused on Complex Network Analysis Techniques (7 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (6 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 papers). James A. Kitts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. James A. Kitts's co-authors include Martina Morris, Steven M. Goodreau, Danny Wyatt, Jeff Bilmes, Tanzeem Choudhury, Alessandro Lomi, Daniele Mascia, Andreas Flache, Francesca Pallotti and Eric Quintane and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

James A. Kitts

19 papers receiving 956 citations

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Birds of a feather, or friend of a friend? using exponential random graph models to investigate adolescent social networks

2009 490 citations Steven M. Goodreau, James A. Kitts et al. Demography profile →

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Arnout van de Rijt Netherlands

John Levi Martin United States

Brian Rubineau United States

Michael Pearson United Kingdom

Christofer Edling Sweden

June Corman Canada

Steven R. Corman United States

Peter M. Aronow United States

Samuel Arbesman United States

Rense Corten Netherlands

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nolin, David A., et al.. (2023). Name order effects in measuring adolescent social networks using rosters. Social Networks. 76. 68–78. 4 indexed citations

Kitts, James A., et al.. (2022). Reprint of: What is(n’t) a friend? Dimensions of the friendship concept among adolescents. Social Networks. 69. 211–220. 2 indexed citations

Kitts, James A., et al.. (2021). What is(n’t) a friend? Dimensions of the friendship concept among adolescents. Social Networks. 66. 161–170. 42 indexed citations

Kitts, James A., Alessandro Lomi, Daniele Mascia, Francesca Pallotti, & Eric Quintane. (2017). Investigating the Temporal Dynamics of Interorganizational Exchange: Patient Transfers among Italian Hospitals. American Journal of Sociology. 123(3). 850–910. 38 indexed citations

Kitts, James A., et al.. (2016). Greed and Fear in Network Reciprocity: Implications for Cooperation among Organizations. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0147264–e0147264. 8 indexed citations

Wyatt, Danny, Tanzeem Choudhury, Jeff Bilmes, & James A. Kitts. (2011). Inferring colocation and conversation networks from privacy-sensitive audio with implications for computational social science. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology. 2(1). 1–41. 49 indexed citations

Goodreau, Steven M., James A. Kitts, & Martina Morris. (2009). Birds of a feather, or friend of a friend? using exponential random graph models to investigate adolescent social networks. Demography. 46(1). 103–125. 490 indexed citations breakdown →

Wyatt, Danny, Jeff Bilmes, Tanzeem Choudhury, & James A. Kitts. (2008). Towards the automated social analysis of situated speech data. 168–171. 25 indexed citations

Kitts, James A.. (2008). Dynamics and Stability of Collective Action Norms. Journal of Mathematical Sociology. 32(2). 142–163. 3 indexed citations

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Lin, Zhiang, James A. Kitts, Haibin Yang, & J. Richard Harrison. (2008). Elucidating strategic network dynamics through computational modeling. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. 14(3). 175–208. 5 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (2008). Strategies of Commitment and Other Essays. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 37(5). 486–486. 1 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A., et al.. (2007). Shape up or ship out: social networks, turnover, and organizational culture. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. 13(4). 333–353. 3 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (2006). Collective Action, Rival Incentives, and the Emergence of Antisocial Norms. American Sociological Review. 71(2). 235–259. 47 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (2005). Social influence and the emergence of norms amid ties of amity and enmity. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory. 14(4). 407–422. 34 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (2003). Egocentric Bias or Information Management? Selective Disclosure and the Social Roots of Norm Misperception. Social Psychology Quarterly. 66(3). 222–222. 72 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A. & George L. Hicks. (2002). Experimental Americans: Celo and Utopian Community in the Twentieth Century. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(4). 444–444. 5 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (2000). Mobilizing in Black Boxes: Social Networks and Participation in Social Movement Organizations. Mobilization An International Quarterly. 5(2). 241–257. 130 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A., Michael W. Macy, & Andreas Flache. (1999). Structural Learning: Attraction and Conformity in Task-Oriented Groups. Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory. 5(2). 129–145. 25 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A.. (1999). Not in our Backyard: Solidarity, Social Networks, and the Ecology of Environmental Mobilization. Sociological Inquiry. 69(4). 551–574. 37 indexed citations

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Kitts, James A. & Christopher M. Goodwin. (1993). Non-poisonous Snakes. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota).

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