Karen Cook: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Karen Cook's h-index is 70 (131 i10-index, 45,273+ total citations across 20+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Karen Cook is affiliated with Professor of Sociology Stanford University.
Karen Cook is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Sociology Stanford University, specializing in social psychology, social exchange, social networks. Their work has been cited 45,273 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Karen Cook's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 20 indexed publications. Of these, 4 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 70
- i10-Index
- 131
- Total Citations
- 45,273
- Citing Countries
- 9
As of June 2026.
Karen Cook has an h-index of 70 and 45,273 total citations across 20 publications, with research cited by institutions in 9 countries.
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Social exchange theory
201311,657
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About Karen Cook's research
Karen Cook is a researcher in social psychology, social exchange and social networks at Professor of Sociology Stanford University. Their work has been cited 45,273 times across 20 publications (h-index 70), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Social exchange theory” (2013), has accumulated 11,657 citations. Other influential works include “Social capital: Theory and research” (2001) with 3,658 citations and “Power, equity and commitment in exchange networks” (1978) with 3,287 citations.
Citations of Karen Cook's research come primarily from United States, China and France, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
