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Robert M. Bond

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1990

Publications

76

Citations

4,200

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1990

Research summary
AI-generated

Robert M. Bond studies how people connect and influence each other through social networks, especially online, and how this shapes political behavior, health-related beliefs, and the spread of information (or misinformation). His work often combines large-scale social network analysis with topics like political mobilization, vaccine discussions, journalist behavior, and science communication.

Social networks and social influencePolitical participation and mobilizationMisinformation and media/news dynamicsOnline health communication (e.g., vaccines)Homophily and language coordination in online communities

Publication output rose from around 4-5 papers per year in 2017-2019 to a peak of 7-8 papers per year in 2021-2023, before dropping off sharply in 2024-2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 8 publications8212022: 8 publications8222023: 7 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PLoS ONE×4
  • Harvard Dataverse×4
  • Political Communication×3
  • Scientific Reports×3
  • The Social Science Journal×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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