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Network Analysis in the Social Sciences

Borgatti, Stephen P., Mehra, Ajay, Brass, Daniel J., Labianca, Giuseppe·2009·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1165821
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Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in network research across the physical and social sciences. For social scientists, the theory of networks has been a gold mine, yielding explanations for social phenomena in a wide variety of disciplines from psychology to economics. Here, we review the kinds of things that social scientists have tried to explain using social network analysis and provide a nutshell description of the basic assumptions, goals, and explanatory mechanisms prevalent in the field. We hope to contribute to a dialogue among researchers from across the physical and social sciences who share a common interest in understanding the antecedents and consequences of network phenomena.

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Authors
Borgatti, S. P., Mehra, A., Brass, D. J., & Labianca, G.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2009-02-13
Volume
323
Issue
5916
Pages
892-895
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1165821
OpenAlex
W1978710835
Cited by
4,254
References
3
FWCI
90.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed

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