Magnús Þór Torfason

Biographic Data

ID4507018
NAMEMagnús Þór Torfason
GIVEN NAMESMagnús Þór
FAMILY NAMETorfason
SIGNATURETORFASON M Þ
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iceland
ORCID0000-0002-0425-4898
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS85
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Mapping Student Networks and Degree Completion

    Open AccessAnna Helga Jonsdottir, Margrét Sigurðardóttir et al.ARTICLEResearch in Higher Education2026

    The role of social connections in supporting student retention in higher education is well-documented. Strong networks are associated with better academic outcomes and reduced dropout rates, but the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional patterns of social interaction. This study examines the relationship between social networks and student retention, comparing cohorts from before the pandemic and during the pandemic in higher education. Drawing…

  • Social tie formation of Covid-19 students

    Open AccessMargrét Sigurðardóttir, Margret Sigrun Sigurdardottir et al.ARTICLEHigher Education2023

  • They didn't ask

    Open AccessAna Orelj, Magnus Thor Torfason et al.ARTICLETechnological Forecasting and…2022

  • Here Is a Tip

    Open AccessMagnus Thor Torfason, Magnús Þór Torfason et al.ARTICLESocial Psychological and…2013

    We investigated the link between tipping, an altruistic act, and bribery, an immoral act. We found a positive relationship between these two seemingly unrelated behaviors, using archival cross-national data for 32 countries, and controlling for per capita gross domestic product, income inequality, and other factors. Countries that had higher rates of tipping behavior tended to have higher rates of corruption. We suggest that this surprising assoc…

  • Restaurant Organizational Forms and Community in the U.S. in 2005

    Open AccessGlenn R Carroll, Magnús Þór TorfasonARTICLECity and Community2011Cited by: 11References: 17

    Recent sociological theory and research highlights food, drink, and restaurants as culturally meaningful and related to social identity. An implication of this view holds that the prevalence of corporate chain restaurants affects the sociological character of communities, as many activists, popular–based movements, and theorists contend. The analysis we report here seeks to identify the ecological niche properties of chain and independent restaur…

  • Organizing the in-Between

    Open AccessPaul Ingram, Magnus Thor Torfason et al.ARTICLEAdministrative Science Quarterly2010

    This article examines the population dynamics and viability of network weavers, which are organizations that provide network relations for others. An analysis of the population dynamics of the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that are the basis of the interstate networks that influenced global economic relations, peace, and democracy in the 1815–2000 period shows that IGO founding and failure depends on the ease and value of specific inters…

  • The Global Rise of Democracy

    Open AccessMagnus Thor Torfason, Magnús Þór Torfason et al.ARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review2010Cited by: 74References: 35

    We examine the influence of an interstate network created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the global diffusion of democracy. We propose that IGOs facilitate democracy's diffusion by transmitting information between member states and by interpreting that information according to prevailing norms in the world society, where democracy is viewed as the legitimate form of government. We employ a network autocorrelation model to track chan…