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Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers (Nature, 2012)

11 | LMIC , Cooperation , Tanzania , Social Network , Evolutionary Biology , NAC Favorite , Nature , Homophily , Indigenous Social Network , Friendship , Public Goods

Citation:

C.L. Apicella, F.W. Marlowe, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Social Networks and Cooperation in Hunter-Gatherers" Nature, 481(7382): 497-501 (January 2012)

Dynamic Social Networks Promote Cooperation in Experiments with Humans (PNAS, 2011)

7 | Experiment , NAC Favorite , Social Network , PNAS , Breadboard Software , Connection Intervention , Public Goods

Citation:

D. Rand, S. Arbesman, and N.A. Christakis, "Dynamic Social Networks Promote Cooperation in Experiments with Humans" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108 (48): 19193-19198 (November 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1108243108

Social Network Concordance in Food Choice Among Spouses, Friends, and Siblings

4 | Homophily , Social Network , Social Contagion , Obesity

Citation:

M. Pachucki, P.F. Jacques, and N.A. Christakis, "Social Network Concordance in Food Choice Among Spouses, Friends, and Siblings" American Journal of Public Health, 101(11): 2170- 2177 (November 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2011.300282

Minimal Social Network Effects Evident in Cancer Screening Behavior

5 | Health Services Research , Cancer , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

N.L. Keating, A.J. O’Malley, J.M. Murabito, K.P. Smith, and N.A. Christakis, "Minimal Social Network Effects Evident in Cancer Screening Behavior" Cancer, 117(13): 3045-3052 (July 2011)

Geographic Constraints on Social Network Groups

4 | Geographic Effects , Social Network , Phone Network , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

J.P. Onnela, S. Arbesman, M.C. Gonzalez, A.L. Barabasi, and N.A. Christakis, "Geographic Constraints on Social Network Groups" Plos One, 6(4): e16939 (April 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016939

Longitudinal Analysis of Large Social Networks: Estimating the Effect of Health Traits on Changes in Friendship Ties

4 | Friendship , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Homophily

Citation:

A.J. O’Malley and N.A. Christakis, "Longitudinal Analysis of Large Social Networks: Estimating the Effect of Health Traits on Changes in Friendship Ties" Statistics in Medicine, 30(9): 950- 964 (April 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sim.4190

Social Network Determinants of Depression

5 | Mental Health , Emotion , Social Contagion , Social Network , Happiness

Citation:

J.N. Rosenquist, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Social Network Determinants of Depression" Molecular Psychiatry, 16(3): 273-281 (March 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mp.2010.13

Correlated Genotypes in Friendship Networks

7 | Behavior Genetics , Evolutionary Biology , Friendship , Social Network , Genetics , NAC Favorite , PNAS

Citation:

J.H. Fowler, J.E. Settle, and N.A. Christakis, "Correlated Genotypes in Friendship Networks" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108(5): 1993-1997 (February 2011); http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011687108

Emotions as Infectious Diseases in a Large Social Network: The SISa Model

4 | Methodology , Emotion , Social Contagion , Social Network

Citation:

A.L. Hill, D.G. Rand, M.A. Nowak, and N.A. Christakis, "Emotions as Infectious Diseases in a Large Social Network: The SISa Model" Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 277(1701): 3827-3835 (December 2010); http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1217

Infectious Disease Modeling of Social Contagion in Networks

6 | Epidemic Disease , Infectious Disease , Methodology , Social Contagion , Social Network , Obesity

Citation:

A.L. Hill, D.G. Rand, M.A. Nowak, and N.A. Christakis, "Infectious Disease Modeling of Social Contagion in Networks" PLoS Computational Biology, 6(11): e1000968 (November 2010); doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000968

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