Duncan J Watts: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Duncan J Watts's h-index is 75 (126 i10-index, 150,568+ total citations across 224+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Duncan J Watts is affiliated with University of Pennsylvania.
Duncan J Watts is a researcher affiliated with University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Computational Social Science, Network Science, Sociology. Their work has been cited 150,568 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Duncan J Watts's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 224 indexed publications. Of these, 17 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 75
- i10-Index
- 126
- Total Citations
- 150,568
- Citing Countries
- 67
As of July 2026.
Duncan J Watts has an h-index of 75 and 150,568 total citations across 224 publications, with research cited by institutions in 67 countries.
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Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks
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The researcher established the foundational framework for understanding collective dynamics in small-world networks, a seminal contribution that redefined the study of complex network structures.
The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding network dynamics between order and randomness, as evidenced by a seminal 1999 paper with over 7,000 citations.
The researcher established a foundational framework for modeling random graphs with arbitrary degree distributions, enabling the accurate analysis of complex network structures in physical and social systems.
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About Duncan J Watts's research
Duncan J Watts is a researcher in Computational Social Science, Network Science and Sociology at University of Pennsylvania. Their work has been cited 150,568 times across 224 publications (h-index 75), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Collective dynamics of 'small-world' networks” (1998), has accumulated 59,624 citations. Other influential works include “Small worlds: the dynamics of networks between order and randomness” (1999) with 7,429 citations and “The science of fake news” (2018) with 7,095 citations.
Citations of Duncan J Watts's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
