The links below take you to the works of different researchers studying social networks. Some researchers have provided downloadable instruments and individual items (.doc or .PDF) that you can access. Other provided links to web-based instruments.
When available, references to published works based on the network data are also included. If you would like to have your work included on this site, please go to the SUBMISSIONS page.
RESEARCHERS
Chris Baerveldt (Utrecht University) - A study looking at the relationship between Dutch high school students' social networks and delinquency. (Note that the link to the project webpage is in Dutch, though the publication is in English).
Ken Frank (Michigan State University) - A study examining, among other things, the role of social networks among teachers and administrators in implementing technologies in the classroom.
Francesca Grippa (Università degli Studi di Lecce) - A study looking at the evolution of networks in the virtual community at the e-Business Management School, Università degli Studi di Lecce.
Bruce Hoppe (Boston University) - The links provided here take you to two web-based social network instruments. The first is a leadership survey focused on community development, while the second is more business oriented.Valdis Krebs (Orgnet.com) - This project examines declining morale and productivity in a key department of an organization--an interesting example of a non-academic application of social network analysis.
David Tindall (University of British Columbia) - Several studies are presented, all focusing in various ways on the Wilderness Preservation Movement in British Columbia.
Tom Valente (University of Southern California) - Several of instruments provided are "classic" diffusion studies, examining the role of networks in the spread of innovation. The other studies focus on the interaction between peer networks and substance abuse in teen populations.