Arnout van de Rijt

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Arnout van de Rijt
BornMarch 29, 1978, Schiedam, Netherlands
OccupationProfessor
InstitutionsEuropean University Institute, Cornell University, Utrecht University
Alma mater Cornell University (Ph.D.) (M.Sc.), Utrecht University (M.A.), Utrecht University (B.A.)
Doctoral advisor Michael Macy (Sociology)
Fields social networks, collective action, mathematical sociology, computational social science, social stratification
Known for Matthew effect, social network evolution

Arnout van de Rijt (born March 29, 1978) is Professor of Sociology at the European University Institute (EUI). Van de Rijt is known for his work on the Matthew effect and social network evolution. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Sociological Science. [1] He is president of the International Network of Analytical Sociology. [2]

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Biography

Van de Rijt received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University (2007). He worked until 2016 as Assistant and Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University and until 2020 as Professor of Sociology at Utrecht University. In 2018 he was elected member of the European Academy of Sociology. [3] He joined the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI) in 2019. [4] In 2010 Van de Rijt was awarded the Lynton Freeman award from the International Network for Social Network Analysis [5] and in 2017 the Raymond Boudon prize from the European Academy of Sociology. [6]

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References

  1. "Sociological Science". www.sociologicalscience.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  2. "International Network of Analytical Sociology". www.analyticalsociology.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  3. "European Academy of Sociology ~ Fellows". www.european-academy-sociology.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  4. "Arnout van de Rijt".
  5. "Freeman Award - International Network for Social Network Analysis". www.insna.org. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  6. "European Academy of Sociology ~ Boudon Award Winners". www.european-academy-sociology.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  7. Frey, Vincenz; van de Rijt, Arnout (2021-01-01). "Social influence undermines the wisdom of the crowd in sequential decision making". Management Science. 67 (7): 4273–4286. doi:10.1287/mnsc.2020.3713.
  8. van de Rijt, Arnout (2019-03-01). "Self-Correcting Dynamics in Social Influence Processes". American Journal of Sociology. 124 (5): 1468–1495. doi:10.1086/702899. hdl: 1874/390364 . ISSN   0002-9602. S2CID   222423806.
  9. Bol, Thijs; Vaan, Mathijs de; Rijt, Arnout van de (2018-05-08). "The Matthew effect in science funding". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (19): 4887–4890. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.4887B. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719557115 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   5948972 . PMID   29686094.
  10. Shor, Eran; van de Rijt, Arnout; Miltsov, Alex; Kulkarni, Vivek; Skiena, Steven (2015-09-30). "A Paper Ceiling". American Sociological Review. 80 (5): 960–984. doi:10.1177/0003122415596999. ISSN   0003-1224. S2CID   52225299.
  11. Rijt, Arnout van de; Kang, Soong Moon; Restivo, Michael; Patil, Akshay (2014-05-13). "Field experiments of success-breeds-success dynamics". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111 (19): 6934–6939. Bibcode:2014PNAS..111.6934V. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1316836111 . ISSN   0027-8424. PMC   4024896 . PMID   24778230.
  12. van de Rijt, Arnout; Shor, Eran; Ward, Charles; Skiena, Steven (2013-03-27). "Only 15 Minutes? The Social Stratification of Fame in Printed Media". American Sociological Review. 78 (2): 266–289. doi:10.1177/0003122413480362. ISSN   0003-1224. S2CID   17178599.
  13. van de Rijt, Arnout; Siegel, David; Macy, Michael (2009-01-01). "Neighborhood Chance and Neighborhood Change: A Comment on Bruch and Mare". American Journal of Sociology. 114 (4): 1166–1180. doi:10.1086/588795. ISSN   0002-9602. S2CID   144380511.
  14. Buskens, Vincent; van de Rijt, Arnout (2008-09-01). "Dynamics of Networks if Everyone Strives for Structural Holes" (PDF). American Journal of Sociology. 114 (2): 371–407. doi:10.1086/590674. hdl: 11370/e69c3271-5cff-40a3-b64f-3d75ef039e0e . ISSN   0002-9602. S2CID   16347266.