N Eagle, M Macy, R Claxton - Science, 2010 - science.org
Social networks form the backbone of social and economic life. Until recently, however, data have not been available to study the social impact of a national network structure. To that …
In many social networks, there is a high correlation between the similarity of actors and the existence of relationships between them. This paper introduces a model of network …
Most research on segregation in social networks considers small circles of strong ties, and little is known about segregation among the much larger number of weaker ties. This article …
In this paper, we explore the potential implications of geographical variability for the structure of social networks. Beginning with some basic simplifying assumptions, we derive …
The uneven distribution of wealth and individual economic capacities are among the main forces, which shape modern societies and arguably bias the emerging social structures …
We use de-identified and aggregated data from Facebook to explore the spatial structure of social networks in the New York metro area. We find that a substantial share of urban …
Recent empirical studies using large-scale data sets have validated the Granovetter hypothesis on the structure of the society in that there are strongly wired communities …
Motivated by empirical evidence on the interplay between geography, population density and societal interaction, we propose a generative process for the evolution of social …
A Asikainen, G Iñiguez, J Ureña-Carrión, K Kaski… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Social network structure has often been attributed to two network evolution mechanisms— triadic closure and choice homophily—which are commonly considered independently or …