Balázs Lengyel
blengyel.bsky.social
Balázs Lengyel
@blengyel.bsky.social
Economic geographer, computational social scientist. ANETI Lab, HUN-REN KRTK, and Corvinus University of Budapest. Interested in cities and networks of innovation and inequality.
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📅 Mark your calendars for our SPECIAL seminar on 23 May!

📚 In tribute to Loet Leydesdorff’s legacy, nine speakers will reflect on their collaborations with him and explore future directions in scientometrics and information science.

More information 👉 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...
Foundations and futures of scientometrics - a tribute to the legacy of Loet Leydesdorff
At the occasion of the publication of a special issue of Scientometrics devoted to the legacy and enduring intellectual influence of Loet Leydesdorff, CWTS hosts a Friday seminar on foundations and fu...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Open postdoc position at @ceu-dnds.bsky.social in Vienna in the Computational Human Dynamics Lab of @martonkarsai.bsky.social on inequalities in 15-minutes cities in collaboration with www.dut-coline.org. Check it out: careers.ceu.edu/job/Vienna-P...
@ic2s2.bsky.social @netscisociety.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I read in Scientific American that mRNA research is threatened in the US (tinyurl.com/4evz7dah).

Our previous research found that during the 3rd COVID-19 wave in Hungary, believers of conspiracy theories were more likely to refuse mRNA vaccines.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I am searching for applicants for a 3-year Momentum MSCA Fellowship at @AnetiLabs in Budapest, in the area of network science, urban data science, economic geography.
Fellowship details: momentummsca.mta.hu
Contact: anetilab.org
Application deadline: May 31.
Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Programme │MSCA Fellowship │ Hungary
Join the Momentum MSCA Premium Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme and advance your research in Hungary’s prestigious “Lendület” Momentum groups. Co-funded by the EU and the Hungarian Academy of Science...
momentummsca.mta.hu
February 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Great opportunities for a PhD student and postdoc
DISADIST-ABM: 📢Open positions

With Anton Pichler and @maria-drc.bsky.social we got a grant to model the well-being impacts of natural disasters beyond standard economic measures.

We are looking for a 3-year PhD student and 2-year postdoc, deadline 15/01.

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January 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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📣 New paper in Nature Human Behavior @natureportfolio.bsky.social! Using large-scale mobility data, we find how businesses, amenities, and other urban places depend on each other. It reveals connections that aren’t always visible but have substantial economic impacts.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 23, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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Social contagion is a powerful force.

People copy thoughts, feelings, & actions of those to whom they are connected. Understanding social network structure & function makes it possible to use social contagion to intervene in the world to improve human welfare. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 1/
December 20, 2024 at 3:57 PM
"Antidepressant use in spatial social networks"

In our new Science Advances paper, in collaboration with Gergő Tóth @nachristakis.bsky.social Anikó Bíró, we demonstrate the role of diverse networks in mental health.

Open access at:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Antidepressant use in spatial social networks
Antidepressant purchase data linked to an online social network reveal the role of diverse networks in mental health.
www.science.org
December 9, 2024 at 11:03 PM