Social Influence

Social influence is a psychological process through which an individual's attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors are modified by the actual, imagined, or implied presence or actions of others.

41.3K

Publications

3.5M

Citations

74K

Authors

8.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15.8K

Parents

Social Psychology

Children

Attitude ChangeAuthorityCrowd BehaviorImpression ManagementInformational InfluenceInterpersonal AttractionInterpersonal InfluenceMinority InfluenceNormative InfluencePeer Influence

Publications

41.3K

The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1973 · 38.5K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Sociology +17

Social Learning Theory.

Jackson Kytle, Albert Bandura · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1978 · 25.7K citations

Social Sciences, Social Psychology, Social Cognition +7

User Acceptance of Computer Technology: A Comparison of Two Theoretical Models

Fred D. Davis, Richard P. Bagozzi, Paul R. Warshaw · Management Science · 1989 · 25.4K citations

Computing, Information Systems, Information Technology +11

Centrality in social networks conceptual clarification

Linton C. Freeman · Social Networks · 1978 · 16.9K citations

Social Sciences, Sociology, Network Visualization +10

The spread of true and false news online

Soroush Vosoughi, Deb Roy, Sinan Aral · Science · 2018 · 8.4K citations

Social Sciences, Communication, Political Communication +16

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Authors

74K

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Richard E. Petty
The Ohio State University, United States
75 publications · 17.8K citations
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Jure Leskovec
Stanford University, United States
48 publications · 14.5K citations
40
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Robert B. Cialdini
Arizona State University, United States
47 publications · 25.1K citations
34
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Clayton Neighbors
University of Houston, United States
57 publications · 5K citations
34
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TA
Tom A. B. Snijders
University of Groningen, Netherlands
43 publications · 7.9K citations
33
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Institutions

8.9K

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Venues

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
772 publications · 132.3K citations
186
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Computers in Human Behavior
632 publications · 76.6K citations
140
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Journal of Consumer Research
JCR · 201 publications · 60.7K citations
114
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
352 publications · 36.6K citations
103
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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
PSPB · 270 publications · 29K citations
88
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See also Social Influence
Mechanisms	Informational Influence Normative Conformity Compliance Identification
Theories	Social Influence Technology Acceptance Informational Influence Normative Conformity Compliance Identification
Determinants	Group Norms Social Distance Network Structure Social Impact Theory Measurement Uncertainty Homophily
Contexts	Consumer Behavior Political Communication Social Movements Influencer Marketing Social Media Marketing Innovation Diffusion Digital Payment Adoption
Measurement	Experimental Psychology Social Impact Theory Agent-based Simulation Betweenness Centrality Peer Sociometrics Randomized Controlled Trials Spectral Centrality Network Closeness Pagerank Engagement Profiles