Aims & Scope
Social Networks is an interdisciplinary and international quarterly.
It provides a common forum for representatives of anthropology, sociology, history, social psychology, political science, human geography, biology, economics, communications science and other disciplines who share an interest in the study of the empirical structure of social relations and associations that may be expressed in network form.
It publishes both theoretical and substantive papers.
Critical reviews of major theoretical or methodological approaches using the notion of networks in the analysis of social behaviour are also included, as are reviews of recent books dealing with social networks and social structure.
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Impact Factor
| Year | Value |
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| 2025 | 2.4 |
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 1.168 |
Quartile
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | Q1 |
h-index
| Year | Value |
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| 2024 | 120 |
Impact Factor Trend
Abstracting & Indexing
Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.
Subjects & Keywords
Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.
Most Cited Articles
The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.
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Node centrality in weighted networks: Generalizing degree and shortest paths
Citation: 2777
Authors: Tore, Filip, John
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Introduction to stochastic actor-based models for network dynamics
Citation: 1531
Authors: Tom A.B., Gerhard G., Christian E.G.
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An introduction to exponential random graph (p*) models for social networks
Citation: 1420
Authors: Garry, Pip, Yuval, Dean