Concepedia

The convergence of social and technological networks

Communications of the ACM · 2008 · 347 citations · 39 references

Concepts

EducationComputer ScienceHuman-computer InteractionKnowledge NetworksInteraction NetworksNetworked CommunicationScientific InquiryScientific KnowledgeSocial Network AnalysisSocial NetworksCollaborative Research NetworksData-informed InquiryNature Of Scientific InquiryScientific Collaboration NetworksScientific Inquiry Understanding

Abstract

Internet-based data on human interaction connects scientific inquiry like never before.

References

39

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Duncan J. Watts, Steven H. Strogatz · Nature · 1998 · 43.2K citations

Engineering, Organization Studies, Sociology +14

Statistical mechanics of complex networks

Réka Albert, Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2002 · 20.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Computer Science, Complex Systems +16

The Structure and Function of Complex Networks

Michael Newman · SIAM Review · 2003 · 18.7K citations · Full text

Engineering, Sociology, Complex Systems +16

Maximizing the spread of influence through a social network

David Kempe, Jon Kleinberg, Éva Tardos · 2003 · 7.3K citations

Social Sciences, Marketing, Collective Behavior +16

Threshold Models of Collective Behavior

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1978 · 6K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Collective Behavior +14