About Bas Hofstra

Welcome! You might have heard of me through The Diversity-Innovation Paradox in Science, though I have done a lot of cool research before, and after — with much more in the publication pipeline!

What do I do? A lot! A full a accounting of my activities is found in my CV, but here are some excerpts:

I write papers that are widely discussed — in Nature and Science. I’m invited to write about my perspective, for instance in Nature. I am a principal investigator that mentors interns, data managers, PhDs, and postdocs. I write grant proposals, sometimes successfully (NWO, NSF, ODISSEI), oftentimes not. I develop sociological theories, computational methods, and coordinate, collect, link, and enrich big data. I lead interdisciplinary, cross-national collaborations. I (am invited to) present my work around the world. I review at journals like Nature and PNAS, at disciplinary journals like American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology, or at subject journals like Social Networks. I am my department’s Data Steward, teach and practice Open Science, love data visualization, and am an elected member of the Radboud Young Academy. I teach and develop courses at all levels, am a member of the Educational Committee, and Test Committee, and am writing an Open Access book on network analysis with Jochem Tolsma.

Research dissemination is important to me, and my work is discussed nationally and internationally. I’m interviewed on national television, and radio, and in newspapers. I write popular pieces in Dutch and English.

When I’m not at work, I play guitar and drums, read books on whatever curious topic, curate my science fiction book collection, hike, and watch movies. But my favorite pastime is spending time with my son.