Samuel Leinhardt

8.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
40 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Samuel Leinhardt is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Leinhardt has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Samuel Leinhardt's work include Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (14 papers), Complex Network Analysis Techniques (12 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (4 papers). Samuel Leinhardt is often cited by papers focused on Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (14 papers), Complex Network Analysis Techniques (12 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (4 papers). Samuel Leinhardt collaborates with scholars based in United States. Samuel Leinhardt's co-authors include Paul W. Holland, Kathryn Blackmond Laskey, Ronald G. Stansfield, James Davis, Alfred A. Hunter, Kenneth C. Land, Judith R. Lave, Peter V. Marsden, Stanley Wasserman and Robert S. Kaplan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Leinhardt

40 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Stochastic blockmodels: First steps 1981 2026 1996 2011 1983 1981 1983 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Stochastic blockmodels: First steps
    1983 1.4k citations Paul W. Holland, Kathryn Blackmond Laskey et al. Social Networks profile →
  2. An Exponential Family of Probability Distributions for Directed Graphs
    1981 683 citations Paul W. Holland, Samuel Leinhardt Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →
  3. Sociological Methodology 1982
    1983 392 citations Samuel Leinhardt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel Leinhardt United States 20 2.6k 1.2k 877 431 402 40 5.0k
Carter T. Butts United States 39 2.4k 0.9× 2.5k 2.1× 769 0.9× 219 0.5× 514 1.3× 173 7.7k
Mark Newman United Kingdom 21 2.9k 1.1× 851 0.7× 787 0.9× 78 0.2× 353 0.9× 71 7.1k
Patrick Doreian United States 35 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 321 0.4× 72 0.2× 193 0.5× 103 3.4k
Vladimir Batagelj Slovenia 31 2.1k 0.8× 931 0.8× 915 1.0× 49 0.1× 244 0.6× 101 6.2k
Kevin Lang United States 45 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 3.4k 3.9× 255 0.6× 214 0.5× 132 11.2k
Stephen E. Fienberg United States 39 1.3k 0.5× 573 0.5× 2.6k 2.9× 991 2.3× 209 0.5× 111 6.5k
Scott A. Boorman United States 13 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 299 0.3× 46 0.1× 231 0.6× 32 3.2k
Peter D. Hoff United States 29 1.2k 0.5× 512 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 744 1.7× 275 0.7× 78 4.0k
Leo Egghe Belgium 31 1.0k 0.4× 331 0.3× 854 1.0× 190 0.4× 128 0.3× 226 6.4k
Peter Pirolli United States 46 1.1k 0.4× 1.8k 1.5× 2.5k 2.8× 111 0.3× 763 1.9× 137 9.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel Leinhardt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Leinhardt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Samuel Leinhardt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Samuel Leinhardt 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 Samuel Leinhardt. Samuel Leinhardt 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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Lave, Judith R., Lester B. Lave, & Samuel Leinhardt. (2018). Medical Manpower Models: Need, Demand and Supply. PubMed. 12(2). 97–125. 1 indexed citations
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Hunter, Alfred A. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1985). Sociological Methodology 1983-1984. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 10(4). 461–461. 206 indexed citations
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Land, Kenneth C. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1984). Sociological Methodology 1983-1984.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 13(4). 484–484. 165 indexed citations
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Holland, Paul W., Kathryn Blackmond Laskey, & Samuel Leinhardt. (1983). Stochastic blockmodels: First steps. Social Networks. 5(2). 109–137. 1360 indexed citations breakdown →
5.
Holland, Paul W. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1981). An Exponential Family of Probability Distributions for Directed Graphs. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 76(373). 33–50. 683 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holland, Paul W. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1981). An Exponential Family of Probability Distributions for Directed Graphs: Rejoinder. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 76(373). 62–62. 8 indexed citations
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Holland, Paul W. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1981). An Exponential Family of Probability Distributions for Directed Graphs. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 76(373). 33–33. 135 indexed citations
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Wellman, Barry, Paul W. Holland, & Samuel Leinhardt. (1981). Network Analysis: Structural Form and Social Behavior. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(4). 512–512. 1 indexed citations
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Marsden, Peter V., Paul W. Holland, & Samuel Leinhardt. (1980). Perspectives on Social Network Research.. Social Forces. 59(2). 555–555. 125 indexed citations
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Sonquist, John A. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1980). Social Networks: A Developing Paradigm.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 9(1). 151–151. 2 indexed citations
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Leinhardt, Samuel & Stanley Wasserman. (1979). Teaching Regressions an Exploratory Approach. The American Statistician. 33(4). 196–203. 10 indexed citations
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Holland, Paul W. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1977). Social Structure as a Network Process / Sozialstruktur als ein Netzwerk-Prozeß. Zeitschrift für Soziologie. 6(4). 386–402. 17 indexed citations
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Dolde, Walter, Dennis Epple, Milton Harris, Lester Lave, & Samuel Leinhardt. (1977). Dynamic aspects of air quality control costs. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 4(4). 313–334. 2 indexed citations
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Lave, Judith R. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1976). The cost and length of a hospital stay.. PubMed. 13(4). 327–43. 72 indexed citations
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Holland, Paul W. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1976). Local Structure in Social Networks. Sociological Methodology. 7. 1–1. 270 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Robert S. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1975). The Spatial Distribution of Urban Pharmacies. Medical Care. 13(1). 37–46. 5 indexed citations
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Lave, Judith R., Lester B. Lave, & Samuel Leinhardt. (1974). Medical Manpower Models. 2 indexed citations
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Leinhardt, Samuel. (1973). The development of transitive structure in children's interpersonal relations. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 18(4). 260–271. 17 indexed citations
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Lave, Judith R. & Samuel Leinhardt. (1972). The Delivery of Ambulatory Care to the Poor: A Literature Review. Management Science. 19(4-part-2). P78–P99. 5 indexed citations
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Davis, James & Samuel Leinhardt. (1967). The Structure of Positive Interpersonal Relations in Small Groups.. BMC Infectious Diseases. 24(1). 1011–1011. 216 indexed citations

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