Bas Hofstra
@bashofstra.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Radboud University | prior Utrecht University & Stanford University | member Radboud Young Academy | networks | sci of science | big data
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Bas Hofstra
@bashofstra.bsky.social
· Oct 3
Knowledge lost, parity gained? COVID-19 and gender gaps in Dutch academia - Scientometrics
We investigated the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted long-standing gender inequalities in Dutch academia. Dutch academia is an ideal case to gain insight on exacerbated gender differentials due to COVID-19 on employees, because men and women face comparable institutional contexts and any COVID-19 impact becomes visible and measurable fast through potentially decreased yearly publications. We reconstructed the complete publishing careers up till 2022 of more than 8000 Dutch scientists who received a PhD from 1990 onwards and still had an active publication career before the pandemic started. We compared the publication dip between men and women during COVID-19. Our data allowed us to investigate whether the gendered impact of COVID-19 varied across research domains, different PhD cohorts and type of research output. We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men.
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I'm thrilled to share our latest study, published open access in Scientometrics. The paper is by Jochem Tolsma, myself, and Anne Maaike Mulders.
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
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NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting a 3-year Postdoctoral Associate for a Computational Social Science project on the coevolution of ingroup bias and group boundaries.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting a 3-year Postdoctoral Associate for a Computational Social Science project on the coevolution of ingroup bias and group boundaries.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
For more details and to apply, please visit: apply.interfolio.com/173544.
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COVID has reduced the number of papers published by NL-based scholars, but it has not increased the gender gap. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Knowledge lost, parity gained? COVID-19 and gender gaps in Dutch academia - Scientometrics
We investigated the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted long-standing gender inequalities in Dutch academia. Dutch academia is an ideal case to gain insight on exacerbated gender differentials due to COVID-19 on employees, because men and women face comparable institutional contexts and any COVID-19 impact becomes visible and measurable fast through potentially decreased yearly publications. We reconstructed the complete publishing careers up till 2022 of more than 8000 Dutch scientists who received a PhD from 1990 onwards and still had an active publication career before the pandemic started. We compared the publication dip between men and women during COVID-19. Our data allowed us to investigate whether the gendered impact of COVID-19 varied across research domains, different PhD cohorts and type of research output. We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men.
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
COVID has reduced the number of papers published by NL-based scholars, but it has not increased the gender gap. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
I'm thrilled to share our latest study, published open access in Scientometrics. The paper is by Jochem Tolsma, myself, and Anne Maaike Mulders.
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
Knowledge lost, parity gained? COVID-19 and gender gaps in Dutch academia - Scientometrics
We investigated the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacted long-standing gender inequalities in Dutch academia. Dutch academia is an ideal case to gain insight on exacerbated gender differentials due to COVID-19 on employees, because men and women face comparable institutional contexts and any COVID-19 impact becomes visible and measurable fast through potentially decreased yearly publications. We reconstructed the complete publishing careers up till 2022 of more than 8000 Dutch scientists who received a PhD from 1990 onwards and still had an active publication career before the pandemic started. We compared the publication dip between men and women during COVID-19. Our data allowed us to investigate whether the gendered impact of COVID-19 varied across research domains, different PhD cohorts and type of research output. We consistently find that COVID-19 did not have more severe consequences on research output for women than for men.
link.springer.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I'm thrilled to share our latest study, published open access in Scientometrics. The paper is by Jochem Tolsma, myself, and Anne Maaike Mulders.
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
Here's the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Here's the replication website: coviddutchacademia.netlify.app
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Het geheim van een geslaagde introductieweek? Onbezonnen lachen en niet als eerste naar bed
Het geheim van een geslaagde introductieweek? Onbezonnen lachen en niet als eerste naar bed
De introductieweken voor nieuwe studenten zijn weer begonnen. Hoe maak je vrienden in deze spannende levensfase? ‘Voor iedere hobby bestaat wel een clubje.’
www.trouw.nl
August 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Het geheim van een geslaagde introductieweek? Onbezonnen lachen en niet als eerste naar bed
Ik werd geinterviewd met een aantal vragen over hoe je duurzame en nuttige netwerken opbouwt als student in een interessant stuk van de trouw @trouw.nl in de introductieweken.
Het geheim van een geslaagde introductieweek? Onbezonnen lachen en niet als eerste naar bed
Het geheim van een geslaagde introductieweek? Onbezonnen lachen en niet als eerste naar bed
De introductieweken voor nieuwe studenten zijn weer begonnen. Hoe maak je vrienden in deze spannende levensfase? ‘Voor iedere hobby bestaat wel een clubje.’
www.trouw.nl
August 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Ik werd geinterviewd met een aantal vragen over hoe je duurzame en nuttige netwerken opbouwt als student in een interessant stuk van de trouw @trouw.nl in de introductieweken.
I’m excited to share the launch of my new website: bashofstra.com!
This site brings together all my work in a clear, accessible format. The new website is clean, minimal, responsive, and scalable and works seamlessly on desktop and mobile.
This site brings together all my work in a clear, accessible format. The new website is clean, minimal, responsive, and scalable and works seamlessly on desktop and mobile.
Bas Hofstra – bashofstra.com
bashofstra.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I’m excited to share the launch of my new website: bashofstra.com!
This site brings together all my work in a clear, accessible format. The new website is clean, minimal, responsive, and scalable and works seamlessly on desktop and mobile.
This site brings together all my work in a clear, accessible format. The new website is clean, minimal, responsive, and scalable and works seamlessly on desktop and mobile.
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Recently presented at the CREST Sociology seminar, now published in @ssreditorial.bsky.social: @mtorre.bsky.social's "The uneven effects of gender parity"
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Recently presented at the CREST Sociology seminar, now published in @ssreditorial.bsky.social: @mtorre.bsky.social's "The uneven effects of gender parity"
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
📺 RTL EditieNL besteedde aandacht aan en interviewde mij over ons onderzoek naar de kennissenkring van Nederlanders. Samen met Beate Völker, Rense Corten, en Frank van Tubergen onderzochten we hoe groot deze netwerken zijn en hoe homogeen ze blijken te zijn.
Vanaf 7:32: www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitze...
Vanaf 7:32: www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitze...
Aflevering 200
Journalistiek programma met een eigen kijk op het dagelijks nieuws.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
📺 RTL EditieNL besteedde aandacht aan en interviewde mij over ons onderzoek naar de kennissenkring van Nederlanders. Samen met Beate Völker, Rense Corten, en Frank van Tubergen onderzochten we hoe groot deze netwerken zijn en hoe homogeen ze blijken te zijn.
Vanaf 7:32: www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitze...
Vanaf 7:32: www.rtl.nl/nieuws/uitze...
July 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
De @volkskrant.nl schreef een stuk over ons onderzoek naar sociale contacten en haar scheidslijnen! Zie hieronder:
Onderzoek met Beate Volker, @rensec.bsky.social, en Frank van Tubergen.
Onderzoek met Beate Volker, @rensec.bsky.social, en Frank van Tubergen.
Een Nederlander kent zo’n 568 mensen: ‘Soort zoekt soort en opleiding is een bepalende factor’
Een Nederlander kent zo’n 568 mensen: ‘Soort zoekt soort en opleiding is een bepalende factor’
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July 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
De @volkskrant.nl schreef een stuk over ons onderzoek naar sociale contacten en haar scheidslijnen! Zie hieronder:
Onderzoek met Beate Volker, @rensec.bsky.social, en Frank van Tubergen.
Onderzoek met Beate Volker, @rensec.bsky.social, en Frank van Tubergen.
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Een Nederlander kent zo’n 568 mensen: ‘Soort zoekt soort en opleiding is een bepalende factor’
Een Nederlander kent zo’n 568 mensen: ‘Soort zoekt soort en opleiding is een bepalende factor’
www.volkskrant.nl
July 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Een Nederlander kent zo’n 568 mensen: ‘Soort zoekt soort en opleiding is een bepalende factor’
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Nothing like having your Social Networks article (as seen at #Sunbelt2024) published while attending #Sunbelt2025!
Thrilled to share my latest publication in the journal Social Networks, together with Beate Völker (lead), @rensec.bsky.social, and Frank van Tubergen.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who’s in your extended network? Analysing the size and homogeneity of acquaintanceship networks in the Netherlands
This study advances the understanding of the size and homogeneity of personal networks, focusing on extended networks that encompass both core discuss…
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June 27, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nothing like having your Social Networks article (as seen at #Sunbelt2024) published while attending #Sunbelt2025!
Thrilled to share my latest publication in the journal Social Networks, together with Beate Völker (lead), @rensec.bsky.social, and Frank van Tubergen.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who’s in your extended network? Analysing the size and homogeneity of acquaintanceship networks in the Netherlands
This study advances the understanding of the size and homogeneity of personal networks, focusing on extended networks that encompass both core discuss…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Thrilled to share my latest publication in the journal Social Networks, together with Beate Völker (lead), @rensec.bsky.social, and Frank van Tubergen.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
After a pretty gruesome train ride, finally arrived in Paris for #sunbelt #sunbelt2025. Can’t wait to hear about all the amazing network studies. Shoot me a message if you want to meet or catch up!
June 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
After a pretty gruesome train ride, finally arrived in Paris for #sunbelt #sunbelt2025. Can’t wait to hear about all the amazing network studies. Shoot me a message if you want to meet or catch up!
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As some of you guessed, the two models are statistically indistinguishable. The answer is Model 1, but there was no way to tell from the data. I was very surprised when I first saw this. Here we show that this confounding of heterogeneity and reinforcement is general: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
June 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
As some of you guessed, the two models are statistically indistinguishable. The answer is Model 1, but there was no way to tell from the data. I was very surprised when I first saw this. Here we show that this confounding of heterogeneity and reinforcement is general: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Mixed methods milestone! 🛠️Check out this Special Issue edited by @nielsspierings.bsky.social, Tine Davids & I! No textbook perfections but practical realities on how to mix methods in migration studies and which structural barries keep mixed methods from thriving! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Two peas in a pod? How to mix methods in ethnic and migration studies
This introduction to the Special Issue on ‘Two peas in a pod? How to mix methods in ethnic and migration studies’ highlights scholars’ experiences and reflections on doing mixed methods research wi...
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May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Mixed methods milestone! 🛠️Check out this Special Issue edited by @nielsspierings.bsky.social, Tine Davids & I! No textbook perfections but practical realities on how to mix methods in migration studies and which structural barries keep mixed methods from thriving! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thrilled to share my new open access paper: "The why (not) and how (not) of survey to digital footprint linkages: a use-case of ethnic background and social relationships" in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#DigitalMethods #SurveyResearch #MixedMethods
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#DigitalMethods #SurveyResearch #MixedMethods
The why (not) and how (not) of survey to digital footprint linkages: a use-case of ethnic background and social relationships
In the last decade, there has been a rise of mixed-method-big data approaches in the social sciences. One such approach is linking survey data with digital footprint data. Yet, some of the fundamen...
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May 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Thrilled to share my new open access paper: "The why (not) and how (not) of survey to digital footprint linkages: a use-case of ethnic background and social relationships" in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#DigitalMethods #SurveyResearch #MixedMethods
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#DigitalMethods #SurveyResearch #MixedMethods
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💡With contributions from Azabr & Thijssen; Merlín-Escorza; @bashofstra.bsky.social; @aroblain.bsky.social, Mazzola & Politi; Mazzucato; Davids, van Houte & @jillalpes.bsky.social + @nielsspierings.bsky.social & I. Find the issue here & open to your thoughts! ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
Latest articles from Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Browse the latest articles and research from Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
💡With contributions from Azabr & Thijssen; Merlín-Escorza; @bashofstra.bsky.social; @aroblain.bsky.social, Mazzola & Politi; Mazzucato; Davids, van Houte & @jillalpes.bsky.social + @nielsspierings.bsky.social & I. Find the issue here & open to your thoughts! ⬇️ www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
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Wauv!! My beyond awesome colleague in the Copenhagen sociology department, @mathiaswullum.bsky.social, has just published in @nature.com!!
A very cool piece that argues for the many benefits of applying intersectional perspectives in science!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A very cool piece that argues for the many benefits of applying intersectional perspectives in science!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Intersectional analysis for science and technology - Nature
This Perspective offers a guide for researchers, peer-reviewed journals and funding agencies to make quantitative intersectional approaches a standard part of science and technology research design, w...
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April 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Wauv!! My beyond awesome colleague in the Copenhagen sociology department, @mathiaswullum.bsky.social, has just published in @nature.com!!
A very cool piece that argues for the many benefits of applying intersectional perspectives in science!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A very cool piece that argues for the many benefits of applying intersectional perspectives in science!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stop de cynische sloop van onderzoek en onderwijs. Fundamenteel en toegepast onderzoek die onze toekomst vormgeven gaan verloren. Onderwijs verschraalt, studenten zijn de dupe. We raken decennialange opgebouwde kennis in vakgroepen, onderzoekers, docenten, en opleidingen kwijt. Doe het niet!
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Stop de cynische sloop van onderzoek en onderwijs. Fundamenteel en toegepast onderzoek die onze toekomst vormgeven gaan verloren. Onderwijs verschraalt, studenten zijn de dupe. We raken decennialange opgebouwde kennis in vakgroepen, onderzoekers, docenten, en opleidingen kwijt. Doe het niet!
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Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden. buff.ly/BhWCllU
Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden
Bezuinigingen onderwijs: De Universiteit Leiden en de Hogeschool Leiden trapten gezamenlijk een landelijke estafettestaking af tegen de bezuinigingen op het hoger onderwijs. Docenten staakten en…
buff.ly
March 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Met estafettestaking hopen universiteiten en hogescholen bezuinigingen tegen te houden. buff.ly/BhWCllU
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"Urban Highways Are Barriers to Social Ties" out on PNAS!
The 1st large-scale measure of how highways weaken social connections between the communities they separate. This barrier effect is strong in the 50 largest US cities--especially for low-income Black communities.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The 1st large-scale measure of how highways weaken social connections between the communities they separate. This barrier effect is strong in the 50 largest US cities--especially for low-income Black communities.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
March 5, 2025 at 7:08 AM
"Urban Highways Are Barriers to Social Ties" out on PNAS!
The 1st large-scale measure of how highways weaken social connections between the communities they separate. This barrier effect is strong in the 50 largest US cities--especially for low-income Black communities.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The 1st large-scale measure of how highways weaken social connections between the communities they separate. This barrier effect is strong in the 50 largest US cities--especially for low-income Black communities.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Call for 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀! 🌍✈️
NetSci 2025 is offering a limited number of travel grants to support individuals facing financial constraints, e.g., those from low and middle-income countries.
🌐 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: netsci2025.github.io/calls/
NetSci 2025 is offering a limited number of travel grants to support individuals facing financial constraints, e.g., those from low and middle-income countries.
🌐 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: netsci2025.github.io/calls/
March 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚀 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗦𝗰𝗶 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Call for 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀! 🌍✈️
NetSci 2025 is offering a limited number of travel grants to support individuals facing financial constraints, e.g., those from low and middle-income countries.
🌐 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: netsci2025.github.io/calls/
NetSci 2025 is offering a limited number of travel grants to support individuals facing financial constraints, e.g., those from low and middle-income countries.
🌐 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝘄: netsci2025.github.io/calls/
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Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and launch interdisciplinary research projects? We are so excited to announce there will be *26* Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science this year! Apply to one of them here: sicss.io/locations
February 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Want to learn about computational social science *for free* and launch interdisciplinary research projects? We are so excited to announce there will be *26* Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science this year! Apply to one of them here: sicss.io/locations