Social Skills

Social skills is a concept within psychology, sociology, and communication studies that investigates the learned behaviors, competencies, and abilities individuals employ to interact effectively and appropriately within social contexts, influencing relationship formation, group dynamics, and personal adaptation.

40.5K

Publications

2.7M

Citations

72.8K

Authors

8.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8.1K

Parents

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Publications

40.5K

Research papers and scholarly works on Social Skills.

		Year	Citations
1	The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan · Psychological Inquiry Quality Of LifeHuman NeedsSocial PsychologyEducational Psychology	2000	30.3K
2	Social Learning Theory. Jackson Kytle, Albert Bandura · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews Educational PsychologyEducationSocial PracticeSocial Support	1978	25.7K
3	Social Learning Theory W. David Pierce, Albert Bandura · The Canadian Journal of Sociology Social SkillsLearning SciencesLearning TheoryEducational Psychology	1977	9.7K
4	Emotional Intelligence Peter Salovey, John D. Mayer · Imagination Cognition and Personality Emotional SkillsCognitive ScienceSocial SkillsSocial Psychology	1990	8.7K
5	Unskilled and unaware of it: How difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments. Justin Kruger, David Dunning · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Educational PsychologyMetacognitionEducationSelf-assessment	1999	6.6K

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Authors

72.8K

Leading researchers in Social Skills. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

		Publications	Citations	H-Index
1	NE Nancy Eisenberg Arizona State University	76	14.3K	50
2	FM Frank M. Gresham Louisiana State University	75	7K	45
3	KH Kenneth H. Rubin University of Maryland, College Park	56	6.3K	40
4	SA Susanne A. Denham George Mason University	54	8.5K	40
5	RC Robert C. Pianta University of Virginia	49	7.8K	38

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Institutions

8.6K

Leading universities and research organizations in Social Skills. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.

		Publications	Citations	H-Index
1	University of Washington Seattle, United States	770	69.4K	102
2	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States	599	63.5K	101
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, United States	647	72.2K	101
4	Vanderbilt University Nashville, United States	882	66.1K	96
5	Pennsylvania State University State College, United States	761	78.3K	96

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Venues

Leading journals and conferences in Social Skills. Counts cover only their publications on this concept, not their overall record.

		Publications	Citations	H-Index
1	Child Development	736	104.8K	163
2	Developmental Psychology	608	84.5K	151
3	Social Development	441	36.8K	104
4	Journal of Educational Psychology	335	41.2K	104
5	Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders	332	36.4K	99

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