Table 2

The most cited papers (more than 800 citations) in social capital

RTitleAuthorJournalYearTCC/Y
1Social capital, intellectual capital, and the organizational advantageNahapiet, J; Ghoshal, SAcademy of Management Review19987,833326.38
2Social capital: Prospects for a new conceptAdler, PS; Kwon, SWAcademy of Management Review20024,397219.85
3Adaptive governance of social-ecological systemsFolke, C; Hahn, T; Olsson, P; Norberg, JAnnual Review of Environment and Resources20052,706159.18
4E pluribus unum: Diversity and community in the twenty-first century – the 2006 Johan Skytte Prize LecturePutnam, Robert DScandinavian Political Studies20072,352156.80
5Knowledge management: An organizational capabilities perspectiveGold, AH; Malhotra, A; Segars, AHJournal of Management Information Systems20012,08999.48
6Social capital, networks, and knowledge transferInkpen, AC; Tsang, EWKAcademy of Management Review20051,954114.94
7Community resilience as a metaphor, theory, set of capacities, and strategy for disaster readinessNorris, Fran H.; Stevens, Susan P.; Pfefferbaum, Betty; Wyche, Karen F.; Pfefferbaum, Rose LAmerican Journal of Community Psychology20081,949139.21
8Social capital: Implications for development theory, research, and policyWoolcock, M; Narayan, DWorld Bank Research Observer20001,62673.91
9Trust and distrust in organizations: Emerging perspectives, enduring questionsKramer, RMAnnual Review of Psychology19991,53866.87
10Social capital, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge exploitation in young technology-based firmsYli-Renko, H; Autio, E; Sapienza, HJStrategic Management Journal20011,45569.29
11The network paradigm in organizational research: A review and typologyBorgatti, SP; Foster, PCJournal of Management20031,42975.21
12VolunteeringWilson, JAnnual Review of Sociology20001,17153.23
13Adaptation to environmental change: Contributions of a resilience frameworkNelson, Donald R.; Adger, W. Neil; Brown, KatrinaAnnual Review of Environment and Resources20071,06571.00
14Organizational social capital and employment practicesLeana, CR; Van Buren, HJAcademy of Management Review19991,00243.57
15Internal capabilities, external networks, and performance: A study on technology-based venturesLee, C; Lee, K; Pennings, JMStrategic Management Journal200198847.05
16Place attachment: How far have we come in the last 40 years?Lewicka, MariaJournal of Environmental Psychology201190081.82
17Leadership development: A review in contextDay, DVLeadership Quarterly200087439.73
18Social implications of the internetDiMaggio, P; Hargittai, E; Neuman, WR; Robinson, JPAnnual Review of Sociology200186741.29
19The development of organizational social capital: Attributes of family firmsArregle, Jean-Luc; Hitt, Michael A.; Sirmon, David G.; Very, PhilippeJournal of Management Studies200781954.60

Source(s): Own elaboration of data from WoS. R: Ranking; TC: Total Citations; C/Y: Citation per year

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