The development of IoT technologies and the massive admiration and acceptance of social
media tools and applications, new doors of opportunity have been opened for using data …

With the rapid development of science and technology, the world is becoming increasingly
connected. The following dire need for understanding both the relationships amongst …

The core decomposition of networks has attracted significant attention due to its numerous
applications in real-life problems. Simply stated, the core decomposition of a network …

David Knoke and Song Yang′ s Social Network Analysis, Third Edition provides a concise
introduction to the concepts and tools of social network analysis. The authors convey key …

Influence maximization problem aims to select a subset of k most influential nodes from a
given network such that the spread of influence triggered by the seed set will be maximum …

Based on a broad sample of 66 countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) covering
1992–2016, this study constructs the pipeline natural gas (PNG) and liquefied natural gas …

Online social networks (OSNs) are structures that help users to interact, exchange, and
propagate new ideas. The identification of the influential users in OSNs is a significant …

Social networks are playing a vibrant role in spreading information among its users. With the
ongoing boom in technology, social networks are becoming very popular nowadays and are …

Identifying the influential spreaders in complex networks is crucial to understand who is
responsible for the spreading processes and the influence maximization through networks …

Centrality analysis is a crucial tool for understanding the role of nodes in a network, but it is
unclear how different centrality measures provide much unique information. To improve the …