David Lazer: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
David Lazer's h-index is 78 (187 i10-index, 50,072+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. David Lazer is affiliated with University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University; & Visiting Scholar, Harvard University.
David Lazer is a researcher affiliated with University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University; & Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, specializing in Computational social science, political networks, political communication. Their work has been cited 50,072 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
David Lazer's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications. Of these, 17 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 78
- i10-Index
- 187
- Total Citations
- 50,072
- Citing Countries
- 15
As of May 2026.
David Lazer has an h-index of 78 and 50,072 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 15 countries.
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The science of fake news
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The researcher advanced computational social science as a distinct field, evidenced by a seminal 2009 paper with over 5,400 citations and near-universal independent adoption.
The researcher pioneered the inference of social network structures from mobile phone data, establishing a foundational methodology for digital sociology.
The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing the science of fake news, a seminal contribution that has garnered over 7,000 citations and widespread independent scholarly adoption.
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