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The network of networks(NON) research is focused on studying the properties of n interdependent networks which is ubiquitous in the real world. Identifying the influential nodes in the network of networks is theoretical and practical…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-01-26 Meizhu Li , Qi Zhang , Qi Liu , Yong Deng

Identifying influential nodes plays a pivotal role in understanding, controlling, and optimizing the behavior of complex systems, ranging from social to biological and technological domains. Yet most centrality-based approaches rely on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-12-12 Yajing Hao , Longzhao Liu , Xin Wang , Zhihao Han , Ming Wei , Zhiming Zheng , Shaoting Tang

Information flow, opinion, and epidemics spread over structured networks. When using individual node centrality indicators to predict which nodes will be among the top influencers or spreaders in a large network, no single centrality has…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-11-30 Doina Bucur

In complex networks there are overlapping substructures or "circles" that consist of nodes belonging to multiple cohesive subgroups. Yet the role of these overlapping nodes in influence spreading processes remains underexplored. In the…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-03-12 Kosti Koistinen , Vesa Kuikka , Kimmo Kaski

Exploring the internal mechanism of information spreading is critical for understanding and controlling the process. Traditional spreading models often assume individuals play the same role in the spreading process. In reality, however,…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-07-10 Chang Su , Fang Zhou , Linyuan Lü

We study network centrality based on dynamic influence propagation models in social networks. To illustrate our integrated mathematical-algorithmic approach for understanding the fundamental interplay between dynamic influence processes and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-03-02 Wei Chen , Shang-Hua Teng

The identification of influential spreaders in complex networks is a popular topic in studies of network characteristics. Many centrality measures have been proposed to address this problem, but most have limitations. In this paper, a…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2019-10-08 Tao Wen , Yong Deng

It is of paramount importance to uncover influential nodes to control diffusion phenomena in a network. In recent works, there is a growing trend to investigate the role of the community structure to solve this issue. Up to now, the vast…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-02-02 Stephany Rajeh , Marinette Savonnet , Eric Leclercq , Hocine Cherifi

A pivotal idea in network science, marketing research and innovation diffusion theories is that a small group of nodes -- called influencers -- have the largest impact on social contagion and epidemic processes in networks. Despite the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-12-12 Flavio Iannelli , Manuel Sebastian Mariani , Igor M. Sokolov

Identifying the most influential nodes in information networks has been the focus of many research studies. This problem has crucial applications in various contexts, such as controlling the propagation of viruses or rumours in real-world…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-08-30 Ahmad Asgharian Rezaei , Justin Munoz , Mahdi Jalili , Hamid Khayyam

We propose an efficient and accurate measure for ranking spreaders and identifying the influential ones in spreading processes in networks. While the edges determine the connections among the nodes, their specific role in spreading should…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-09-06 Ying Liu , Ming Tang , Younghae Do , Pak Ming Hui

We use the susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) model for disease spread over a network, and empirically study how well various centrality measures perform at identifying which nodes in a network will be the best spreaders of disease on 10…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2012-08-23 Brian Macdonald , Paulo Shakarian , Nicholas Howard , Geoffrey Moores

With great theoretical and practical significance, locating influential nodes of complex networks is a promising issues. In this paper, we propose a dynamics-sensitive (DS) centrality that integrates topological features and dynamical…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Jian-Hong Lin , Qiang Guo , Jian-Guo Liu , Tao Zhou

Nodes that play strategic roles in networks are called critical or influential nodes. For example, in an epidemic, we can control the infection spread by isolating critical nodes; in marketing, we can use certain nodes as the initial…

Physics and Society · Physics 2024-09-24 Zahra Farahi , Ali Kamandi , Rooholah Abedian , Luis Enrique Correa Rocha

In recent years, the problem of identifying the spreading ability and ranking social network users according to their influence has attracted a lot of attention; different approaches have been proposed for this purpose. Most of these…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Ahmad Zareie , Amir Sheikhahmadi , Rizos Sakellariou

Influential nodes play a critical role in boosting or curbing spreading phenomena in complex networks. Numerous centrality measures have been proposed for identifying and ranking the nodes according to their importance. Classical centrality…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Stephany Rajeh , Marinette Savonnet , Eric Leclercq , Hocine Cherifi

Many real-world applications based on spreading processes in complex networks aim to deliver information to specific target nodes. However, it remains challenging to optimally select a set of spreaders to initiate the spreading process. In…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2023-08-15 Renquan Zhang , Xiaolin Wang , Sen Pei

Detecting spreading outbreaks in social networks with sensors is of great significance in applications. Inspired by the formation mechanism of human's physical sensations to external stimuli, we propose a new method to detect the influence…

Physics and Society · Physics 2017-02-08 Sen Pei , Shaoting Tang , Zhiming Zheng

Identifying highly susceptible individuals in spreading processes is of great significance in controlling outbreaks. In this paper, we explore the susceptibility of people in susceptible-infectious-recovered (SIR) and rumor spreading…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-05-20 Shaoting Tang , Xian Teng , Sen Pei , Shu Yan , Zhiming Zheng

In many complex networked systems, such as online social networks, activity originates at certain nodes and subsequently spreads on the network through influence. In this work, we consider the problem of modeling the spread of influence and…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2017-07-18 Arun Sathanur , Mahantesh Halappanavar , Yi Shi , Walin Sagduyu