New trends in influence maximization models

M Azaouzi, W Mnasri, LB Romdhane - Computer Science Review, 2021 - Elsevier
The growing popularity of social networks is providing a promising opportunity for different
practical applications. The influence analysis is an essential technique supporting the …

Identifying influential nodes in complex networks: Effective distance gravity model

Q Shang, Y Deng, KH Cheong - Information Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The identification of important nodes in complex networks is an area of exciting growth due
to its applications across various disciplines like disease control, data mining and network …

A discrete shuffled frog-leaping algorithm to identify influential nodes for influence maximization in social networks

J Tang, R Zhang, P Wang, Z Zhao, L Fan… - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Identification of influential users in social networks based on users' interest

A Zareie, A Sheikhahmadi, M Jalili - Information Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Ever increasing popularity social networks has attracted many companies to use them for
viral marketing. Identification of influential users for spreading news and marketing is a …

A multi-objective linear threshold influence spread model solved by swarm intelligence-based methods

R Olivares, F Muñoz, F Riquelme - Knowledge-Based Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence maximization problem (IMP) is one of the most important topics in social
network analysis. It consists of finding the smallest seed of users that maximizes the …

Grain: Improving data efficiency of graph neural networks via diversified influence maximization

W Zhang, Z Yang, Y Wang, Y Shen, Y Li… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
Data selection methods, such as active learning and core-set selection, are useful tools for
improving the data efficiency of deep learning models on large-scale datasets. However …

Maximizing the spread of influence via the collective intelligence of discrete bat algorithm

J Tang, R Zhang, Y Yao, Z Zhao, P Wang, H Li… - Knowledge-Based …, 2018 - Elsevier
Influence maximization aims to select a small set of k influential nodes to maximize the
spread of influence. It is still an open research topic to develop effective and efficient …

Targeted influence maximization under a multifactor-based information propagation model

L Li, Y Liu, Q Zhou, W Yang, J Yuan - Information Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Information propagation modeling and influence maximization are two important
research problems in viral marketing. When marketing information is given, how can the …

An efficient path-based approach for influence maximization in social networks

S Kianian, M Rostamnia - Expert Systems with Applications, 2021 - Elsevier
It is no secret that the word-of-mouth has very powerful effect on the social interconnections,
but the question is “which factors influence the word-of-mouth effectiveness?” The answer …

Identification of top-k influential nodes based on enhanced discrete particle swarm optimization for influence maximization

J Tang, R Zhang, Y Yao, F Yang, Z Zhao, R Hu… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Influence maximization aims to select a subset of top-k influential nodes to maximize the
influence propagation, and it remains an open research topic of viral marketing and social …