Statnet project

statnet is a suite of R packages for the management, exploration, statistical analysis, simulation and vizualization of network data. Our statistical modeling framework relies on Exponential-family Random Graph Models (ERGMs).

Welcome to the statnet website!

The statnet project publishes a suite of open source R-based software packages for network analysis, along with a comprehensive set of training materials. The software is developed on GitHub, and published to the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN). The training materials can be found on this site.

Please use the tabs in the navigation bar above to learn about:

  • The packages, with links to CRAN downloads, our GitHub package repositories (where you can get patched code, report bugs, request features, etc.), and citation info.
  • Our workshops and training materials – Upcoming workshops, and online tutorials that provide an introduction to using the statnet packages for network analysis. Includes links to installation instructions.
  • statnet movies – Some of our favorite dynamic network visualizations and other fun stuff.
  • Getting Help – Different channels for different types of help.
  • About statnet – The statnet project, development team, contributors and funding acknowledgements

Recent News

Upcoming Sunbelt Workshops

We will be teaching several workshops (remotely) at the 2023 INSNA Sunbelt Conference in Portland, Oregon, USA. These include:

Upcoming Sunbelt Workshops

We will be teaching several workshops (remotely) at the 2022 INSNA Sunbelt Conference. Introduction to network analysis in R Introduction ...

Major package updates

We’re excited to announce the new release of the statnet suite of packages, which are rolling out to CRAN during June 10-30. The biggest changes are in the ...