Lynn Smith‐Lovin

27.3k citations
67 papers · 17.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 29

Impact in

Papers in

    • Social Power and Status Dynamics 20
    • Social and Cultural Dynamics 15
    • Social and Intergroup Psychology 13
    • Social Capital and Networks 7
    • Cultural Differences and Values 9
    • Emotions and Moral Behavior 6

Lynn Smith‐Lovin

66 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades 2006 · 1.1k citations
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Lynn Smith‐Lovin
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  • Communication 2.2k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3.1k
  • Sociology and Political Science 8.9k
  • Gender Studies 1.8k
  • Health 1.2k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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2 20241
3 20221
4 20177
5 201611
6 20157
7 20121
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Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades
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20061145
9
Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
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200111984
10
THE GENDER SYSTEM AND INTERACTION
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1999523
11 199832
12 199852
13 199553
14 199439
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Analyzing Social Interaction: Advances in Affect Control Theory
1988152
16 198718
17 198728
18 198759
19 198618
20 19795

About Lynn Smith‐Lovin

Lynn Smith‐Lovin is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Gender Studies, Language and Linguistics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 67 papers that have together received 17.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Social Power and Status Dynamics (20 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (15 papers), Social and Intergroup Psychology (13 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (9 papers), Social Capital and Networks (7 papers), Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (7 papers), Emotions and Moral Behavior (6 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Communication (2.2k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (3.1k citations), Sociology and Political Science (8.9k citations), Gender Studies (1.8k citations) and Health (1.2k citations). Lynn Smith‐Lovin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hong Kong. Frequent co-authors include Miller McPherson, James M. Cook, J. Miller McPherson, Matthew E. Brashears, Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Dawn T. Robinson, Charles J. Brody, David R. Heise, Olga Tsoudis and Jeffrey A. Smith. Their work appears in journals such as Social Forces, American Sociological Review, Social Psychology Quarterly, Annual Review of Sociology and Journal of Mathematical Sociology.

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