2024
Antidepressant use in spatial social networks
Lengyel B, Tóth G, Christakis N, Bíró A. Antidepressant use in spatial social networks. Science Advances 2024, 10: eadr0302. PMID: 39642229, PMCID: PMC11623294, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adr0302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant useSpatial social networksSocial networksAssociated with depression treatmentSmall-town residentsCohesiveness of social networksDiversity of social networksCohesive social networksMental health careDepression treatmentMental well-beingLocal communitiesMental healthEmpirical workWell-beingDistant communitiesDiverse networksHealth careLocal accessDistant placesCommunityIndividualsAntidepressantsYoung individualsTiesThe structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks
Ghasemian A, Christakis N. The structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2401257121. PMID: 38889155, PMCID: PMC11214085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401257121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative tiesVillage social networksSocial networksFunction of social networksVillage networkAntagonistic tiesSmall-world effectSurvey wavesRural villagesTiesAntagonistic relationshipHuman social networksHuman groupsVillagePositive worldPositive connectionEmpirical dataHighest betweenness centralityNetwork bridgeDissemination of informationNetworkBetweenness centralityShorter average distanceNodesWorld
2023
Emergency communications after earthquake reveal social network backbone of important ties
Jia J, Li Y, Liu S, Christakis N, Jia J. Emergency communications after earthquake reveal social network backbone of important ties. PNAS Nexus 2023, 2: pgad358. PMID: 38024411, PMCID: PMC10658761, DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research