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Social Network Size

Social Network Size is a metric within social support assessment that quantifies the number of distinct individuals in a person’s network with whom they maintain meaningful social connections.

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2017–2026

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Perceived social isolation makes me sad: 5-year cross-lagged analyses of loneliness and depressive symptomatology in the Chicago Health, Aging, and Social Relations Study.

John T. Cacioppo, Louise C. Hawkley, Ronald A. Thisted · Psychology and Aging · 2010 · 1.8K citations

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Social network size in humans

Russell A. Hill, Robin Dunbar · Human Nature · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Social network activity and social well-being

Moira Burke, Cameron Marlow, Thomas Lento · 2010 · 1.1K citations

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The role of optimism in social network development, coping, and psychological adjustment during a life transition.

Ian Brissette, Michael F. Scheier, Charles S. Carver · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 2002 · 969 citations

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The Social Connectedness of Older Adults: A National Profile

Benjamin Cornwell, Edward O. Laumann, L. Philip Schumm · American Sociological Review · 2008 · 924 citations

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Authors

3.1K

  1. RD
    Robin Dunbar

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 4.7K citations

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  2. TV
    T.G. van Tilburg

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    15 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. SG
    Sam G. B. Roberts

    University of Chester, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. TC
    Toni C. Antonucci

    University of Michigan, United States

    9 publications · 799 citations

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  5. YY
    Yoosik Youm

    Yonsei University, South Korea

    8 publications · 266 citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    22 h-index

    72 publications

    4.6K citations

  2. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    21 h-index

    43 publications

    12.3K citations

  3. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    20 h-index

    35 publications

    6.8K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    6.3K citations

  5. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    19 h-index

    60 publications

    6.6K citations

  6. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    17 h-index

    31 publications

    4.3K citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    5K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    3.3K citations

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Venues

  1. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    26 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    25 publications · 926 citations

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  3. Social Networks

    18 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. The Gerontologist

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. Journal of Aging and Health

    JAH · 12 publications · 1.2K citations

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