Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • Publication Date
    2001/08/01
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Refrences
    153
  • Citations
    9,113
  • Miller McPherson Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721;Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;
  • Lynn Smith-Lovin Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721;Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;
  • James M Cook Department of Sociology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721;Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708;
Abstract
Journal Categories
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Sociology (General)
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Title Connections: A Journal of Language, Media and Culture 1996
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10.4159/9780674029095 1992
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Social Sciences3,272
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)1,690
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science1,392
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business1,380
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology1,077
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management867
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry811
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science695
Science: Science (General)526
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine476
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences462
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory418
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)407
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media366
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene342
Science339
Political science336
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management326
Medicine309
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology307
Education: Theory and practice of education306
Science: Mathematics286
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources244
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics234
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology230
Education218
Science: Physics202
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Telecommunication199
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)196
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery192
Medicine: Medicine (General)191
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor191
Social Sciences: Statistics188
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)183
Science: Biology (General): Ecology175
Social Sciences: Finance168
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering162
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software161
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware159
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation146
Social Sciences: Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology143
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography139
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks135
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman120
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning119
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform114
Technology: Manufactures: Production management. Operations management110
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports98
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry97
Science: Biology (General)94
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography89
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology87
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics81
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)80
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Marketing. Distribution of products79
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence78
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology78
Agriculture: Plant culture71
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion70
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism63
Science: Mathematics: Probabilities. Mathematical statistics63
Law62
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics61
Agriculture: Animal culture59
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy59
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Accounting. Bookkeeping53
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Labor market. Labor supply. Labor demand50
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Applied mathematics. Quantitative methods48
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources44
Political science: International relations43
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering42
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics37
Science: Chemistry: Physical and theoretical chemistry36
Education: Education (General)34
Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry: Biochemistry32
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering32
Science: Physics: Electricity and magnetism: Electricity: Plasma physics. Ionized gases32
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman: Women. Feminism32
Education: Special aspects of education32
Science: Zoology30
Science: Biology (General): Evolution28
Social Sciences: Transportation and communications27
Science: Geology26
Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology23
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)23
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)22
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics22
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Transportation engineering21
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply20
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)20
Technology: Chemical technology20
Language and Literature19
Auxiliary sciences of history: Archaeology19
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials19
Agriculture18
Science: Biology (General): Genetics17
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy16
Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics16
Medicine: Pediatrics15
Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases15
Science: Chemistry14
Technology13
History (General) and history of Europe: History (General)12
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine12
Medicine: Nursing12
Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics11
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology10
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade10
Medicine: Internal medicine9
Science: Botany: Plant ecology9
Technology: Manufactures9
Agriculture: Forestry8
Science: Chemistry: Analytical chemistry8
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General)8
Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture7
General Works: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities7
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics7
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases7
Social Sciences: Social sciences and state - Asia (Asian studies only)7
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings7
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering6
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system6
Science: Chemistry: General. Including alchemy6
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons6
Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology5
Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine5
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography5
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling5
Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology4
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology: Physical anthropology. Somatology: Human evolution4
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology: Consciousness. Cognition4
Political science: Political science (General)4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens4
Medicine: Surgery3
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City population. Including children in cities, immigration3
Language and Literature: Literature (General): Journalism. The periodical press, etc.3
Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery3
Music and books on Music: Music3
Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution3
Fine Arts: Visual arts3
Fine Arts: Drawing. Design. Illustration3
Technology: Technology (General)2
Science: Astronomy2
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: Urbanization. City and country2
Science: Physiology2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Disasters and engineering2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system2
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines2
Medicine: Dentistry2
Law: Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence: Comparative law. International uniform law: Commercial law2
Science: Geology: Dynamic and structural geology2
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system2
Technology: Chemical technology: Textile bleaching, dyeing, printing, etc.2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering design2
Language and Literature: Literature (General)2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Systems engineering1
Science: Geology: Stratigraphy1
Medicine: Ophthalmology1
Science: Physics: Geophysics. Cosmic physics1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology: Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology1
Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Cattle: Dairy processing. Dairy products1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Cattle: Dairying1
Science: Biology (General): Reproduction1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine1
Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology1
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Computational linguistics. Natural language processing1
Technology: Photography1
Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions1
Science: Botany1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Agricultural industries1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs1
Science: Physics: Acoustics. Sound1
Science: Physics: Optics. Light1
Science: Microbiology1
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: Regional economics. Space in economics1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: Regional planning1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical philosophy. Medical ethics1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class1
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media: Oral communication. Speech1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Management information systems1
Political science: Political institutions and public administration - Asia (Asian studies only)1
The category Social Sciences 3,272 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled A Plague of Viruses: Biological, Computer and Marketing and was published in 2001. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Joint friend and item recommendation based on multidimensional feature reciprocal interaction in social e-commerce. This article reached its peak citation in 2022, with 872 citations. It has been cited in 2,490 different journals, 10% of which are open access. Among related journals, the SSRN Electronic Journal cited this research the most, with 532 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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