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Homophily

Homophily is the social phenomenon wherein individuals are more likely to form connections with others who share similar attributes, values, or characteristics, distinguishing it from other network formation mechanisms by its emphasis on similarity-driven relational preferences.

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391

Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks

Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology · 2001 · 18.6K citations

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Homophily and Differential Returns: Sex Differences in Network Structure and Access in an Advertising Firm

Herminia Ibarra · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1992 · 2.1K citations

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Homophily in Voluntary Organizations: Status Distance and the Composition of Face-to-Face Groups

J. Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin · American Sociological Review · 1987 · 1.2K citations

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Homophily and Contagion Are Generically Confounded in Observational Social Network Studies

Cosma Rohilla Shalizi, Andrew C. Thomas · Sociological Methods & Research · 2011 · 1K citations · Full text

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Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network

Gueorgi Kossinets, Duncan J. Watts · American Journal of Sociology · 2009 · 920 citations

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  1. AM
    Adam M. Kleinbaum

    Dartmouth College, United States

    5 publications · 674 citations

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  2. MO
    Matthew O. Jackson

    Stanford University, United States

    4 publications · 220 citations

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  3. HL
    Huan Liu

    Arizona State University, United States

    4 publications · 656 citations

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  4. TG
    Thomas Grund

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 296 citations

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    Kiran Garimella

    Aalto University, Finland

    3 publications · 70 citations

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Institutions

526

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    2.9K citations

  2. Aalto University

    Espoo, Finland

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    1.7K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    8 h-index

    9 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. Santa Fe Institute

    Santa Fe, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    464 citations

  6. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    1.4K citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    844 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    685 citations

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  1. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 15 publications · 464 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    11 publications · 443 citations

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  3. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence

    Conference · 11 publications · 806 citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 12 publications · 334 citations

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  5. Social Networks

    6 publications · 464 citations

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