Watts, Duncan J.

Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks

Watts, D. J., & Strogatz, S. H. (1998) · Nature

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation

Cited by 43,060

The science of fake news

Lazer, D. M. J., Baum, M. A., Benkler, Y., Berinsky, A. J., Greenhill, K. M., Menczer, F., Metzger, M. J., Nyhan, B., Pennycook, G., Rothschild, D., et al. (2018) · Science

Misinformation and Its ImpactsAcademic Publishing and Open Access

Cited by 4,160

Redefine statistical significance

Benjamin, D. J., Berger, J. O., Johannesson, M., Nosek, B. A., Wagenmakers, E.-J., Berk, R., Bollen, K. A., Brembs, B., Brown, L., Camerer, C., et al. (2017) · Nature Human Behaviour

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials

Cited by 2,772

A simple model of global cascades on random networks

Watts, D. J. (2002) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Cited by 2,673

Experimental Study of Inequality and Unpredictability in an Artificial Cultural Market

Salganik, M. J., Dodds, P. S., & Watts, D. J. (2006) · Science

Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis

Cited by 2,231

Everyone's an influencer: quantifying influence on twitter

Bakshy, E., Hofman, J. M., Mason, W. A., & Watts, D. J. (2011) · Proceedings of the fourth ACM international conference on Web search and data mining

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesDigital Marketing and Social Media

Cited by 1,689

Networks, Dynamics, and the Small‐World Phenomenon

Watts, D. J. (1999) · American Journal of Sociology

Complex Network Analysis TechniquesOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence

Cited by 1,510

Predicting consumer behavior with web search

Goel, S., Hofman, J. M., Lahaie, S., Pennock, D. M., & Watts, D. J. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceForecasting Techniques and Applications

Cited by 636

Evaluating the fake news problem at the scale of the information ecosystem

Allen, J., Howland, B., Mobius, M., Rothschild, D., & Watts, D. J. (2020) · Science Advances

Misinformation and Its ImpactsMedia Influence and Politics

Cited by 528

Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities

Lazer, D. M. J., Pentland, A., Watts, D. J., Aral, S., Athey, S., Contractor, N., Freelon, D., Gonzalez-Bailon, S., King, G., Margetts, H., et al. (2020) · Science

Scientific Computing and Data ManagementComputational and Text Analysis Methods

Cited by 453

Prediction and explanation in social systems

Hofman, J. M., Sharma, A., & Watts, D. J. (2017) · Science

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationSocial Science and Policy Research

Cited by 429

Integrating explanation and prediction in computational social science

Hofman, J. M., Watts, D. J., Athey, S., Garip, F., Griffiths, T. L., Kleinberg, J., Margetts, H., Mullainathan, S., Salganik, M. J., Vazire, S., et al. (2021) · Nature

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationMulti-Agent Systems and Negotiation

Cited by 371

Collaborative learning in networks

Mason, W., & Watts, D. J. (2012) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Team Dynamics and PerformanceComplex Network Analysis Techniques

Cited by 356

Measuring the predictability of life outcomes with a scientific mass collaboration

Salganik, M. J., Lundberg, I., Kindel, A. T., Ahearn, C. E., Al-Ghoneim, K., Almaatouq, A., Altschul, D. M., Brand, J. E., Carnegie, N. B., Compton, R. J., et al. (2020) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Family Dynamics and RelationshipsOnline Learning and Analytics

Cited by 322

Real and perceived attitude agreement in social networks.

Goel, S., Mason, W., & Watts, D. J. (2010) · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Opinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceSocial Media and Politics

Cited by 219

Cooperation and assortativity with dynamic partner updating

Wang, J., Suri, S., & Watts, D. J. (2012) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Cited by 198

Common Sense and Sociological Explanations

Watts, D. J. (2014) · American Journal of Sociology

Philosophy of Biology and Scientific ExplanationContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice

Cited by 176

Examining the consumption of radical content on YouTube

Hosseinmardi, H., Ghasemian, A., Clauset, A., Mobius, M., Rothschild, D. M., & Watts, D. J. (2021) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Social Media and PoliticsMisinformation and Its Impacts

Cited by 171

Misunderstanding the harms of online misinformation

Budak, C., Nyhan, B., Rothschild, D. M., Thorson, E., & Watts, D. J. (2024) · Nature

Misinformation and Its ImpactsSocial Media and Politics

Cited by 156

Measuring the news and its impact on democracy

Watts, D. J., Rothschild, D. M., & Mobius, M. (2021) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Misinformation and Its ImpactsMedia Influence and Politics

Cited by 121

Objecting to experiments that compare two unobjectionable policies or treatments

Meyer, M. N., Heck, P. R., Holtzman, G. S., Anderson, S. M., Cai, W., Watts, D. J., & Chabris, C. F. (2019) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Ethics in Clinical ResearchExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies

Cited by 87

Comparing Estimates of News Consumption from Survey and Passively Collected Behavioral Data

Konitzer, T., Allen, J., Eckman, S., Howland, B., Mobius, M., Rothschild, D., & Watts, D. J. (2021) · Public Opinion Quarterly

Survey Methodology and NonresponseNews Media Framing and Political Communication

Cited by 39

Quantifying the prevalence and impact of overreaching causal claims in social science

Isch, C., Dörr, T., Fasching, N., Jennings, G., & Watts, D. J. (2026) · Nature Human Behaviour

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsscientometrics and bibliometrics research

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