Mark Granovetter
Mark Granovetter | |
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| Born | Mark Sanford Granovetter October 20, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Social network theory |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
| Thesis | Changing jobs : channels of mobility information in a suburban population (1970) |
| Doctoral advisor | Harrison White |
| Doctoral students | Emilio J. Castilla Mark Mizruchi Brian Uzzi James Evans |
| Other notable students | Walter W. Powell |
| Website | profiles |
Mark Sanford Granovetter (/ˈɡrænəvɛtər/; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University. He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as The Strength of Weak Ties (1973). In 2014 Granovetter was named a Citation Laureate by Thomson Reuters and added to that organization's list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics. Data from the Web of Science show that Granovetter has written both the first and third most cited sociology articles.