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Nicholas A. Christakis

Nicholas A. Christakis
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About

Nicholas A. Christakis is an American physician and sociologist, Sterling Professor at Yale University, where he directs the Human Nature Lab and co-directs the Yale Institute for Network Science. His research examines how social networks shape human health, behavior, and biology, and he is widely known for the books *Connected* (2009, with James H. Fowler) and *Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society* (2019). In 2024 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

200+
peer-reviewed articles published
#1
election to National Academy of Sciences (2024)
3706
citations for single article on obesity in social networks
4
academies he was elected to (NAS, NAM, AAAS, AAAS Arts & Sciences)

What's new

  • 2026-03

    Christakis taught at Kyiv School of Economics under active air raid sirens and described the experience in Washington Post in March 2026.

  • 2026-03

    Plans to establish a new research laboratory at Kyiv School of Economics were announced.

  • 2026-05

    New article in American Sociological Review examines the so-called 'influence paradox' - when more network connections actually lead to less change.

  • 2026-05

    New peer-reviewed article in Behavior Research Methods on measuring intellectual humility via situation-based behavior, based on data from 136 villages in Honduras.

  • 2025-07

    Christakis contributed a chapter to the anthology The War on Science and discussed the topic in a public conversation with physicist Lawrence Krauss.

Tracks

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our LivesGroundbreaking book (2009, with James H. Fowler) on the far-reaching influence of social networks
Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good SocietyBestseller from 2019 on natural selection and humanity's innate capacity for cooperation
Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We LiveBook from 2020 on the social and biological consequences of the pandemic
The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 YearsHighly cited scientific article (3,700+ citations) on social contagion of lifestyle behavior

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