A New Method for Identifying Influential Spreaders in Complex Networks

• Published in: Computer journal Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 362 - 375
• Main Authors: Qiu, Liqing, Liu, Yuying, Zhang, Jianyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 17.01.2024
• Subjects: influential nodes; complex networks; spreading capability; VIKOR; entropy weighting method
• ISSN: 0010-4620; 1460-2067
• DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxac180

Social networks have an important role in the distribution of ideas. With the rapid development of the social networks, identifying the influential nodes provides a chance to turn the new potential of global information spread into reality. The measurement of the spreading capabilities of nodes is a...