Arnout van de Rijt

Arnout van de Rijt (born March 29, 1978) is a Dutch sociologist. He studied music at the Utrecht School of the Arts and sociology at Utrecht University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Cornell University in 2007 and worked until 2016 as Assistant and Associate Professor of Sociology at Stony Brook University. Since 2016 he has worked as Professor of Sociology at Utrecht University. In 2018 he was elected member of the European Academy of Sociology.[1] He joined the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI) in September of 2019.[2] He has served as president of the International Network of Analytical Sociology[3] since 2021. He is co-editor-in-chief of the journal Sociological Science.[4]

Arnout van de Rijt
BornMarch 29, 1978, Schiedam, Netherlands
OccupationProfessor
InstitutionsEuropean University Institute, Cornell University, Utrecht University
Alma materCornell University (Ph.D.) (M.Sc.), Utrecht University (M.A.), Utrecht University (B.A.)
Doctoral advisorMichael Macy (Sociology)
FieldsAgent based modeling, web-based experiments (Internet experiments), complex contagions, social networks, social epidemiology
Known forWeb based experiments, Matthew effect, 15 minutes of fame, structural holes

Awards

van de Rijt has published extensively in various areas within sociology including social networks, collective action, mathematical sociology, and computational and experimental methods. In 2010 he 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]

Publications
  • Self-Correcting Dynamics in Social Influence Processes. American Journal of Sociology, 2019, 124(5), 1468-1495.[7]
  • The Matthew effect in science funding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018, 115(19), 4887-4890.[8]
  • A paper ceiling: Explaining the persistent underrepresentation of women in printed news. American Sociological Review, 2015, 80(5), 960-984[9]
  • Field experiments of success-breeds-success dynamics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014,111(19), 6934-6939.[10]
  • Only 15 minutes? The social stratification of fame in printed media. American Sociological Review, 2013. 78(2), 266-289.[11]
  • Neighborhood chance and neighborhood change: A comment on Bruch and Mare. American Journal of Sociology, 2009, 114(4), 1166-1180.[12]
  • Dynamics of networks if everyone strives for structural holes. American Journal of Sociology, 2008, 114(2), 371-407.[13]

References
  1. "European Academy of Sociology ~ Fellows". www.european-academy-sociology.eu. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  2. "Arnout van de Rijt". European University Institute. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  3. "International Network of Analytical Sociology". www.analyticalsociology.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  4. "Sociological Science". www.sociologicalscience.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  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. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
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