Sharad Goel: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Sharad Goel's h-index is 50 (90 i10-index, 20,656+ total citations across 117+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Sharad Goel is affiliated with Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University.
Sharad Goel is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University, specializing in computational social science, applied statistics, applied mathematics. Their work has been cited 20,656 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Sharad Goel's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 117 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 50
- i10-Index
- 90
- Total Citations
- 20,656
- Citing Countries
- 36
As of June 2026.
Sharad Goel has an h-index of 50 and 20,656 total citations across 117 publications, with research cited by institutions in 36 countries.
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Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, and Online News Consumption
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The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing how filter bubbles and echo chambers shape online news consumption, a contribution evidenced by over 3,000 citations.
The researcher established a critical framework for evaluating fairness metrics in machine learning, challenging prevailing assumptions and providing a rigorous standard for assessing algorithmic bias.
The researcher pioneered the use of web search data as a predictive indicator for consumer behavior, establishing a novel methodological approach published in a high-impact venue.
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About Sharad Goel's research
Sharad Goel is a researcher in computational social science, applied statistics and applied mathematics at Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University. Their work has been cited 20,656 times across 117 publications (h-index 50), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, and Online News Consumption” (2016), has accumulated 3,335 citations. Other influential works include “Algorithmic decision making and the cost of fairness” (2017) with 2,036 citations and “The Measure and Mismeasure of Fairness” (2023) with 1,635 citations.
Citations of Sharad Goel'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.
