Lee Sproull

15.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
72 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Lee Sproull is a scholar working on Communication, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lee Sproull has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Communication, 18 papers in Social Psychology and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Lee Sproull's work include Knowledge Management and Sharing (22 papers), Team Dynamics and Performance (16 papers) and Social Media and Politics (7 papers). Lee Sproull is often cited by papers focused on Knowledge Management and Sharing (22 papers), Team Dynamics and Performance (16 papers) and Social Media and Politics (7 papers). Lee Sproull collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Lee Sproull's co-authors include Sara Kiesler, Samer Faraj, James G. March, Michal Tamuz, Rob Cross, Jae Yun Moon, Thomas A. Finholt, Keith Waters, Lotte Bailyn and Carole K. Barnett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Academy of Management Review and Academy of Management Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lee Sproull

72 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Coordinating Expertise in Software Development Teams 1982 2026 1996 2011 2000 1996 1982 1994 1991 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lee Sproull United States 40 4.0k 3.3k 2.5k 2.1k 1.4k 72 10.6k
Gerardine DeSanctis United States 39 3.7k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 3.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 83 9.3k
JoAnne Yates United States 30 2.1k 0.5× 3.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 81 10.0k
Robert H. Lengel United States 8 3.7k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 3.5k 1.4× 1.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 10 9.4k
Blake Ives United States 40 2.2k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.9× 107 9.8k
Jane Webster Canada 45 2.9k 0.7× 4.9k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.9× 3.8k 2.6× 133 16.3k
Ann Majchrzak United States 44 3.9k 1.0× 3.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.9× 1.3k 0.9× 168 12.8k
Daniel Robey United States 52 2.3k 0.6× 4.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.4× 2.6k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 124 11.6k
Samer Faraj Canada 38 5.8k 1.4× 4.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 2.3k 1.6× 98 12.5k
Marshall Scott Poole United States 45 3.3k 0.8× 4.0k 1.2× 3.7k 1.5× 4.2k 2.0× 1.6k 1.1× 146 14.8k
M. Lynne Markus United States 51 3.5k 0.9× 5.6k 1.7× 1.6k 0.6× 3.1k 1.5× 3.7k 2.6× 148 15.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Lee Sproull

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lee Sproull

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Sproull

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lee Sproull. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lee Sproull 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 Lee Sproull. Lee Sproull 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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Sproull, Lee. (2011). Prosocial Behavior on the Net. Daedalus. 140(4). 140–153. 24 indexed citations
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Dutton, William H., Lee Sproull, & Sara Kiesler. (2004). Special Issue on 'Online Communities'. Organization Studies. 25(8). 1469–1470. 1 indexed citations
4.
Moon, Jae Yun & Lee Sproull. (2000). Essence of distributed work: The case of the Linux kernel. First Monday. 5(11). 202 indexed citations
5.
Sproull, Lee, Subramani Mani, Sara Kiesler, Janet Walker, & Keith Waters. (1997). When the interface is a face. 163–190. 6 indexed citations
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Kiesler, Sara & Lee Sproull. (1997). “Social” human-computer interaction. 191–199. 27 indexed citations
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Kiesler, Sara, Lee Sproull, & Keith Waters. (1996). A prisoner's dilemma experiment on cooperation with people and human-like computers.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 70(1). 47–65. 122 indexed citations
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Sproull, Lee, Mani Subramani, Sara Kiesler, Janet Walker, & Keith Waters. (1996). When the Interface Is a Face. Human-Computer Interaction. 11(2). 97–124. 297 indexed citations
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Kiesler, Sara, Lee Sproull, & Keith Waters. (1996). A prisoner's dilemma experiment on cooperation with people and human-like computers.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 70(1). 47–65. 104 indexed citations
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Pentland, Brian T., Paul S. Goodman, & Lee Sproull. (1992). Technology and Organizations.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 37(3). 495–495. 127 indexed citations
11.
Sproull, Lee & Sara Kiesler. (1991). Computers, Networks and Work. Scientific American. 265(3). 116–123. 196 indexed citations
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Kiesler, Sara, et al.. (1989). Computing and Change on Campus. British Journal of Educational Studies. 37(1). 92–92. 62 indexed citations
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Sproull, Lee, et al.. (1989). Computer Communication and Organizational Commitment: Tracing the Relationship in a City Government. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 19(16). 1371–1391. 73 indexed citations
14.
Sproull, Lee. (1986). Using Electronic Mail for Data Collection in Organizational Research. Academy of Management Journal. 29(1). 159–169. 6 indexed citations
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Sproull, Lee & Patrick D. Larkey. (1984). Advances in information processing in organizations : a research annual. JAI Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Sproull, Lee & David Zubrow. (1981). Standardized Testing from the Administrative Perspective.. Phi Delta Kappan. 62(9). 14 indexed citations
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Sproull, Lee. (1981). Managing Education Programs: A Micro-behavioral Analysis. Human Organization. 40(2). 113–122. 34 indexed citations
18.
Larkey, Patrick D. & Lee Sproull. (1981). Models in theory and practice; some examples, problems, and prospects. Policy Sciences. 13(3). 233–246. 2 indexed citations
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Hannaway, Jane & Lee Sproull. (1978). Who's Running the Show? Coordination and Control in Educational Organizations.. 27(9). 1–4. 41 indexed citations
20.
Sproull, Lee. (1973). Career Education Boondoggles.. Learning Research and Practice. 1 indexed citations

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