Mark Granovetter is renowned for his research on economic sociology and how people, social networks, and social institutions influence and interact with each other.

He is Professor of Sociology and Joan Butler Ford Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Stanford University. Granovetter’s 1973 article on “The Strength of Weak Ties” has been cited over 70,000 times. He is also the author of numerous articles and books, including “Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness,” Society and Economy, The Sociology of Economic Life, and Getting a Job: A Study of Contacts and Careers.

Thomson Reuters named him a Citation Laureate in 2014 and a predicted Nobel Prize winner in economics. Granovetter received a BBVA Foundation Frontiers in Knowledge Award in the Social Sciences in 2022. 

Panel on The Ideas and Influence of 2025 Upton Scholar Mark Granovetter

Social Structure and the Wealth and Well-Bring of Nations with Mark Granovetter