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Personal Networks

Personal Networks is a social network construct that refers to the specific set of interpersonal relationships an individual maintains, distinguished by its focus on the structure, content, and function of ties directly connected to a focal person within a larger social system.

988

Publications

110.3K

Citations

2K

Authors

894

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

260

Variants

Ego-centered NetworksEgocentric Networks

Parents

Publications

988

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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The dynamics of crowdfunding: An exploratory study

Ethan Mollick · Journal of Business Venturing · 2013 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City.

Bryan W. Roberts, Claude S. Fischer · Social Forces · 1984 · 2K citations

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The Focused Organization of Social Ties

Scott L. Feld · American Journal of Sociology · 1981 · 1.9K citations

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Core Discussion Networks of Americans

Peter V. Marsden · American Sociological Review · 1987 · 1.9K citations

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1–5 of 988

Authors

2K

  1. CM
    Christopher McCarty

    University of Florida, United States

    15 publications · 2.7K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. TV
    T.G. van Tilburg

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    14 publications · 1.4K citations

    13

    h-index

  3. JL
    José Luís Molina

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

    12

    h-index

  4. JA
    Juan Antonio Carrasco

    University of Concepción, Chile

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

    h-index

  5. IM
    Isidro Maya‐Jariego

    Universidad de Sevilla, Spain

    11 publications · 347 citations

    11

    h-index

1–5 of 2K

Institutions

894

  1. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    18 h-index

    20 publications

    3K citations

  2. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    19 publications

    2.8K citations

  3. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain

    14 h-index

    19 publications

    993 citations

  4. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    14 h-index

    16 publications

    887 citations

  5. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    13 h-index

    15 publications

    2.2K citations

  6. Universidad de Sevilla

    Seville, Spain

    12 h-index

    12 publications

    363 citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    13 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    12 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Social Networks

    41 publications · 5.4K citations

    31

    h-index

  2. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 12 publications · 6.2K citations

    12

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  3. PLoS ONE

    12 publications · 583 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 9 publications · 749 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    8 publications · 1.4K citations

    8

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