JUE Insight: The geographic spread of COVID-19 correlates with the structure of social networks as measured by Facebook

T Kuchler, D Russel, J Stroebel - Journal of urban economics, 2022 - Elsevier
We use aggregated data from Facebook to show that COVID-19 is more likely to spread
between regions with stronger social network connections. Areas with more social ties to two …

[HTML][HTML] Social networks in COVID-19 America: Americans remotely together but politically apart

B Lee, K Lee, B Hartmann - 2023 - europepmc.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a social dilemma;“social distancing” was required
to stop the spread of disease, but close social contacts were needed more than ever to …

Social network analysis for coronavirus (COVID‐19) in the United States

S Yum - Social Science Quarterly, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study explores how public key players play an important role in social
networks for coronavirus (COVID‐19). Methods This study employs social network analyses …

Informatics for COVID-19 in New York and California

S Yum - Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study explores how social networks for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are
differentiated by regions. Methods: This study employs a social network analysis for Twitter …

Visualizing the network structure of COVID-19 in Singapore

T Van Gunten - Socius, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Many infectious diseases such as coronavirus disease 2019 spread through preexisting
social networks. Although network models consider the implications of micro-level …

The Role of Location in the Spread of SARS-CoV-2: Examination of Cases and Exposed Contacts in South Texas, Using Social Network Analysis

EC Jones, D Rodriguez, DGR De Porras… - Disaster Medicine and …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Objective: This study sought to better understand the types of locations that serve as hubs for
the transmission of COVID-19. Methods: Contact tracers interviewed individuals who tested …

Different characteristics of social networks for COVID-19 in Europe

S Yum - European Review, 2022 - cambridge.org
This study sheds new light on the different characteristics of social networks for COVID-19 in
European regions. This study explores six countries (the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy …

A social network analysis of COVID-19 transmission in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines

RJS Mina, RC Addawe - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this study, we use social networks to analyze the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-
19) in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines. The igraph package of the software R was used to …

Geographical patterns of social cohesion drive disparities in early COVID infection hazard

LJ Thomas, P Huang, F Yin, J Xu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The uneven spread of COVID-19 has resulted in disparate experiences for marginalized
populations in urban centers. Using computational models, we examine the effects of local …

The Application of Social Network Theory During a Pandemic

N Taha, A Al-Maskeri - Mass Communications and the Influence of …, 2022 - igi-global.com
This chapter provides a theoretical overview of social network theory, given the widespread
of social media during the COVID-19 outbreak. It mainly focuses on three social network …