Nicholas A. Christakis Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Nicholas A. Christakis's h-index is 115 (277 i10-index, 91,819+ total citations across 481+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Nicholas A. Christakis is affiliated with Yale University.
Nicholas A. Christakis is a researcher affiliated with Yale University, specializing in network science, sociology, social networks. Their work has been cited 91,819 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Nicholas A. Christakis's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 481 indexed publications. Of these, 19 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 115
- i10-Index
- 277
- Total Citations
- 91,819
- Citing Countries
- 49
As of October 2026.
Nicholas A. Christakis has an h-index of 115 and 91,819 total citations across 481 publications, with research cited by institutions in 49 countries.
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The spread of obesity in a large social network over 32 years
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The researcher established a foundational framework for analyzing the longitudinal spread of health behaviors and emotions within large social networks, demonstrating their collective dynamics over decades.
The researcher advanced computational social science as a distinct field, establishing a foundational framework that has been widely adopted by independent scholars.
The researcher established a foundational framework for understanding end-of-life priorities by systematically comparing perspectives across patients, families, physicians, and care providers.
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About Nicholas A. Christakis's research
Nicholas A. Christakis is a researcher in network science, sociology and social networks at Yale University. Their work has been cited 91,819 times across 481 publications (h-index 115), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The spread of obesity in a large social network over 32 years” (2007), has accumulated 7,751 citations. Other influential works include “Computational social science” (2009) with 5,604 citations and “Connected: the surprising power of our social network and how they shape our lives” (2009) with 3,964 citations.
Citations of Nicholas A. Christakis's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and China, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
