Purpose Social network analysis (SNA) is a theoretical framework and analytical approach
used to study relationships among individuals and groups. While SNA has been employed …

Targeting structurally influential individuals within social networks can enhance adoption of
health interventions within populations. We tested the effectiveness of two algorithms to …

Social network analysis has grown tremendously across a wide range of disciplines and is
now regarded as a road‐map in strengthening links with the life‐course perspective.'Linked …

We analyse officially procured data detailing the COVID-19 transmission in Romania's
capital Bucharest between 1st August and 31st October 2020. We apply relational …

We introduce homophily in a percolation model of word-of-mouth diffusion in social networks
by reorganizing the nodes according to similarity in preferences for adoption of an …

Online hate speech is a growing concern, with minorities and vulnerable groups
increasingly targeted with extreme denigration and hostility. The drivers of hate speech …

We simulated diffusion of behaviour change over fifteen real-world networks with seven
network interventions under both simple and complex contagion. We found that structural …

We investigate the impact of farmers' egocentric information network on technical efficiency
and its distribution in the network, using observational data of 600 farmers from northern …

Background An emergent group of studies have examined the extent under which
ridesharing may decrease alcohol-related crashes in countries such as United States …

Public health researchers and social scientists highlight the promise of network-based
strategies to inform and enhance interventions that curb risky adolescent health behaviors …