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The Structure of Negative Ties in Rural Village Networks

10 | Methodology , Antagonistic Networks , Honduras , LMIC , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Global Health , Trellis Software , Friendship , NAC Favorite

Citation:

A. Isakov, J.H. Fowler, E. Airoldi, and N. A. Christakis, “The Structure of Negative Ties in Rural Village Networks,” Sociological Science, Vol. 6, p197-218 (Mar 2019) DOI: 10.15195/v6.a8

Cyclic motifs in the Sardex monetary network

6 | Methodology , Institutional Network , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Economics , NAC Favorite

Citation:

G. Iosifidis, Y. Charette, E. Airoldi, G. Littera, L. Tassiulas, and N. A. Christakis, “Cyclic motifs in the Sardex monetary network,” Nature Human Behavior, (Oct 2018) DOI: 10.1038/s41562-018-0450-0

The “average” treatment effect: A construct ripe for retirement. A commentary on Deaton and Cartwright

1 | Methodology

Citation:

S.V. Subramaniana, Rockli Kima, Nicholas A. Christakis, "The “average” treatment effect: A construct ripe for retirement. A commentary on Deaton and Cartwright" Social Science & Medicine,

Exposure, Hazard, and Survival Analysis of Diffusion on Social Networks

2 | Methodology , Social Contagion

Citation:

Wu J, Crawford FW, Kim DA, Stafford D, Christakis NA. Exposure, hazard, and survival analysis of diffusion on social networks. Stat Med. 2018 Jul 30;37(17):2561-2585. doi: 10.1002/sim.7658. Epub 2018 Apr 29. PMID: 29707798; PMCID: PMC6933552.

Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments (Nature, 2017)

13 | Methodology , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Biological Network , Behavior Genetics , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Bots , NAC Favorite , Nature , Breadboard Software , Experiment , Hybrid Systems , Public Goods

Citation:

H. Shirado and N.A. Christakis, "Locally Noisy Autonomous Agents Improve Global Human Coordination in Network Experiments" Nature, 545, 370–374 (18 May 2017) doi:10.1038/nature22332

Exploiting Social Influence to Magnify Population-Level Behavior Change in Maternal and Child Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Network Targeting Algorithms in Rural Honduras

11 | Methodology , Trellis Software , RCT , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Experiment , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Honduras , Global Health , Contagion Intervention , Network Targeting

Citation:

H.B. Shakya, D. Stafford, D.A. Hughes, T. Keegan, R. Negron, J. Broome, M. McKnight, E. Nicoll, J.A. Nelson, E. Iriarte, J.H. Fowler, and N.A. Christakis, "Exploiting Social Influence to Magnify Population-Level Behavior Change in Maternal and Child Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Network Targeting Algorithms in Rural Honduras" BMJ Open, (2017) 7(3), p.e012996.

Cooperation, Decision Time, and Culture: Online Experiments with American and Indian Participants

5 | Breadboard Software , Cooperation , India , Methodology , Public Goods

Citation:

A. Nishi, N.A. Christakis, and D. G. Rand, "Cooperation, Decision Time, and Culture: Online Experiments with American and Indian Participants" PLoS ONE, (February 2017) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171252

An Exploratory Comparison of Name Generator Content: Data from Rural India

4 | Methodology , India , Social Network , Global Health

Citation:

H.B. Shakya, N.A. Christakis, and J.H. Fowler, "An Exploratory Comparison of Name Generator Content: Data from Rural India" Social Networks, 48: 157-168 (January 2017)

Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI

6 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , PNAS , Genetics , Behavior Genetics , Health Services Research

Citation:

J.N. Rosenquist, S.F. Lehrer, A.J. O’Malley, A.M. Zaslavsky, J.W. Smoller, and N.A. Christakis, "Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI" PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(2): 354–359 (January 2015) doi: 10.1073/pnas.1411893111

Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low- and middle-income countries

7 | Systematic Review , LMIC , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Global Health , Methodology , Friendship

Citation:

Perkins JM, Subramanian SV, Christakis NA. Social networks and health: a systematic review of sociocentric network studies in low- and middle-income countries. Soc Sci Med. 2015 Jan;125:60-78. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.08.019. Epub 2014 Aug 19. PMID: 25442969; PMCID: PMC5690563.

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