Papers

Effects of Proximate Foreclosed Properties on Individuals’ Weight Gain in Massachusetts, 1987-2008

Citation:

M. Arcaya, M.M. Glymour, P. Chakrabarti, N.A. Christakis, I. Kawachi, and S.V. Subramanian, "Effects of Proximate Foreclosed Properties on Individuals’ Weight Gain in Massachusetts, 1987-2008" American Journal of Public Health, 103 (9):e50-6 (September, 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301460

Using Administrative Data to Identify Naturally Occurring Networks of Physicians

2 | Health Services Research , Physician Network

Citation:

B.E. Landon, J.P. Onnela, N.L. Keating, M.L. Barnett, S. Paul, A.J. O’Malley, T. Keegan, and N.A. Christakis, "Using Administrative Data to Identify Naturally Occurring Networks of Physicians" Medical Care, 51 (8):715-21 (August, 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182977991

Contagion of Cooperation in Static and Fluid Social Networks

6 | Breadboard Software , Connection Intervention , Cooperation , Experiment , Social Network , Public Goods

Citation:

J.J. Jordan, D.G. Rand, S. Arbesman, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Contagion of Cooperation in Static and Fluid Social Networks" PLoS One, 8(6): e66199 (June, 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066199

Population Trends and Variation in Body Mass Index From 1971 to 2008 in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort

1 | Obesity

Citation:

J.P. Block, S.V. Subramanian, N.A. Christakis, and A.J. O’Malley, "Population Trends and Variation in Body Mass Index From 1971 to 2008 in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort" PLoS One, 8(5): e63217 (May, 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063217

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Unless Everyone Else Is Doing It Too: Social Network Effects on Divorce in a Longitudinal Sample

4 | Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Marriage

Citation:

R. McDermott, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, Unless Everyone Else Is Doing It Too: Social Network Effects on Divorce in a Longitudinal Sample" Social Forces, 92(2): 491-519 (February, 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sf/sot096

Born to Lead? A Twin Design and Genetic Association Study of Leadership Role Occupancy

2 | Behavior Genetics , Twin Study

Citation:

J.E. DeNeve, S. Mikhaylov, C.T. Dawes, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Born to Lead? A Twin Design and Genetic Association Study of Leadership Role Occupancy" Leadership Quarterly, 24(1): 45-60 (February 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.08.001

Social Contagion Theory: Examining Dynamic Social Networks and Human Behavior

3 | Methodology , Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

N.A. Christakis and J.H. Fowler, "Social Contagion Theory: Examining Dynamic Social Networks and Human Behavior" Statistics in Medicine, 32(4): 556-577 (February 2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.5408

Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks

4 | Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Substance Use

Citation:

H.B. Shakya, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks" Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 166(12): 1132-1139 (December 2012) http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.1372

Genes, Economics, and Happiness

4 | Behavior Genetics , Genetics , Economics , Happiness

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J.E. DeNeve, N.A. Christakis, J.H. Fowler, and B.S. Frey, "Genes, Economics, and Happiness" Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics, 5(4): 193-211 (November 2012)

The Evolution of Homophily

5 | Methodology , Evolutionary Biology , Homophily , NAC Favorite , Public Goods

Citation:

F. Fu, M. Nowak, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "The Evolution of Homophily" Nature Scientific Reports, 2: 845 (November 2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep00845