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20162021
most citedFormation of homophily in academic performance: students prefer to change their friends rather than performance

86 citations · 170 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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cs.SI2021★ 2 cited

Core but not peripheral online social ties is a protective factor against depression: evidence from a nationally representative sample of young adults

Sofia Dokuka, Elizaveta Sivak, Ivan Smirnov

As social interactions are increasingly taking place in the digital environment, online friendship and its effects on various life outcomes from health to happiness attract growing…

cs.SI2020

Measuring Adolescents' Well-being: Correspondence of Naive Digital Traces to Survey Data

Elizaveta Sivak, Ivan Smirnov

Digital traces are often used as a substitute for survey data. However, it is unclear whether and how digital traces actually correspond to the survey-based traits they purport to…

cs.SI2020★ 3 cited

High academic performance is associated with shorter sleep and later bedtimes for young adults

Sofia Dokuka, Ivan Smirnov

Shorter sleep is known to be negatively associated with academic performance. However, this result has mostly been found in homogenous samples (e.g., students from one university)…

cs.SI2019★ 16 cited

Generalizable prediction of academic performance from short texts on social media

Ivan Smirnov

It has already been established that digital traces can be used to predict various human attributes. In most cases, however, predictive models rely on features that are specific to…

cs.SI2018★ 4 cited

Schools are segregated by educational outcomes in the digital space

Ivan Smirnov

The Internet provides students with a unique opportunity to connect and maintain social ties with peers from other schools, irrespective of how far they are from each other. Howeve…

cs.SI2018★ 53 cited

Gender Bias in Sharenting: Both Men and Women Mention Sons More Often Than Daughters on Social Media

Elizaveta Sivak, Ivan Smirnov

Gender inequality starts before birth. Parents tend to prefer boys over girls, which is manifested in reproductive behavior, marital life, and parents' pastimes and investments in…