Social, mobility and contact networks in shaping health behaviours and infectious disease dynamics: a scoping review
This review highlights the theoretical and methodological advances in network-based infectious disease modelling and identifies critical knowledge and research gaps. Future research should prioritise integrating multi-source behavioural and spatial data, unifying modelling strategies, and developing scalable approaches for incorporating multilayer network data. The integrated approach will strengthen public health strategies, enabling equitable and effective interventions against emerging infections.
Authors
- Nick Ruktanonchai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6500-7121)
- Zhifeng Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9261-9537)
- Jianghao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-3827)
- Andrew J. Tatem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7270-941X)
- Sen Pei
- Shengjie Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9781-8148)
- Amy Wesolowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6320-3575)
- Samantha Cockings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-4376)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (US)
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (CN)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Columbia University (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01378-6
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00