Robert Kraut

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Kraut is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Kraut has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Communication and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Robert Kraut's work include Impact of Technology on Adolescents (15 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (6 papers). Robert Kraut is often cited by papers focused on Impact of Technology on Adolescents (15 papers), Social Media and Politics (10 papers) and ICT Impact and Policies (6 papers). Robert Kraut collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Robert Kraut's co-authors include Sara Kiesler, Bonka Boneva, Jonathon N. Cummings, Vicki S. Helgeson, Moira Burke, Malcolm Brynin, William L. Scherlis, Tridas Mukhopadhyay, Mary Ann Scheirer and Jane Manning and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, Communications of the ACM and Review of Educational Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Kraut

46 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Kraut United States	24	2.8k	1.4k	852	520	437	46	4.0k
Moira Burke United States	30	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	485 0.6×	488 0.9×	365 0.8×	44	4.9k
William L. Scherlis United States	16	4.1k 1.5×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.8×	712 1.4×	475 1.1×	50	5.9k
Yair Amichai‐Hamburger Israel	36	2.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	812 1.0×	853 1.6×	462 1.1×	87	4.4k
Carolyn A. Lin United States	33	3.2k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	592 0.7×	461 0.9×	1.1k 2.5×	128	4.9k
Rich Ling Singapore	27	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	512 0.6×	261 0.5×	286 0.7×	81	2.9k
Donghee Yvette Wohn United States	34	3.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.0×	491 0.6×	424 0.8×	691 1.6×	133	4.6k
Dmitri Williams United States	36	4.3k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	603 0.7×	650 1.3×	367 0.8×	77	5.4k
Larry D. Rosen United States	30	3.0k 1.1×	534 0.4×	2.0k 2.3×	755 1.5×	877 2.0×	43	5.1k
Namkee Park United States	31	1.8k 0.7×	644 0.5×	433 0.5×	446 0.9×	953 2.2×	52	3.1k
Sarita Schoenebeck United States	30	1.9k 0.7×	938 0.7×	868 1.0×	395 0.8×	158 0.4×	64	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Kraut

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Kraut

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Kraut

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wang, Yi‐Chia, et al.. (2016). Does Saying This Make Me Look Good?. 125–129. 12 indexed citations

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Burke, Moira & Robert Kraut. (2014). Growing closer on facebook. 4187–4196. 184 indexed citations

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Hsieh, Gary, Scott E. Hudson, & Robert Kraut. (2011). Donate for credibility. 3435–3438. 12 indexed citations

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Bessière, Katie, Sarah D. Pressman, Sara Kiesler, & Robert Kraut. (2010). Effects of Internet Use on Health and Depression: A Longitudinal Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 12(1). e6–e6. 171 indexed citations

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Kiesler, Sara, et al.. (2008). EFFECTS OF INTERNET USE AND SOCIAL RESOURCES ON CHANGES IN DEPRESSION. Information Communication & Society. 11(1). 47–70. 214 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, Malcolm Brynin, & Sara Kiesler. (2006). Computers, Phones, and the Internet: Domesticating Information Technology (Human Technology Interaction). Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert & A. Fleming Seay. (2006). Project massive: the social and psychological impact of online gaming. 4 indexed citations

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Shklovski, Irina, Robert Kraut, & Jonathon N. Cummings. (2006). Routine patterns of internet use & psychological well-being. 969–978. 16 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, Malcolm Brynin, & Sara Kiesler. (2006). Computers, Phones, and the Internet. 19 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, Malcolm Brynin, & Sara Kiesler. (2006). Computers, Phones, and the InternetDomesticating Information Technology. Oxford University Press eBooks. 224 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, Shyam Sunder, Rahul Telang, & James Morris. (2005). Pricing electronic mail to solve the problem of spam. Human-Computer Interaction. 20(1). 195–223. 32 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, Shyam Sunder, Rahul Telang, & James Morris. (2003). Pricing Electronic Mail to Solve the Problem of Spam. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, et al.. (2002). Markets for Attention: Will Postage for Email Help?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 26 indexed citations

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Cummings, Jonathon N., Robert Kraut, & Sara Kiesler. (2001). Do we visit, call, or email?. 161–162. 6 indexed citations

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Kiesler, Sara & Robert Kraut. (1999). Internet use and ties that bind.. American Psychologist. 54(9). 783–784. 30 indexed citations

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Kiesler, Sara & Robert Kraut. (1999). Internet use and ties that bind.. American Psychologist. 54(9). 783–784. 5 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert, William L. Scherlis, Tridas Mukhopadhyay, Jane Manning, & Sara Kiesler. (1996). HomeNet. 284–291. 57 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert. (1994). Predicting the use of technology: the case of telework. McGraw-Hill, Inc. eBooks. 312–334. 34 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert & Lynn A. Streeter. (1990). Satisfying the need to know: Interpersonal information access. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 909–915. 7 indexed citations

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Kraut, Robert. (1989). Telecommuting: The Trade-offs of Home Work. Journal of Communication. 39(3). 19–47. 113 indexed citations

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