Identifying Influential Nodes in Large-Scale Directed Networks: The Role of Clustering

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 10; p. e77455
• Main Authors: Chen, Duan-Bing, Gao, Hui, Lü, Linyuan, Zhou, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.10.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Cluster Analysis; Clustering; Collaboration; Computer Communication Networks; Computer science; Computer Simulation; Epidemics; Humans; Infectivity; Information dissemination; Information Services; Methods; Networks; Nodes; Search algorithms; Search engines; Social networks; Social organization; Social Support; Spreading; United States > US; Switzerland; China

Identifying influential nodes in very large-scale directed networks is a big challenge relevant to disparate applications, such as accelerating information propagation, controlling rumors and diseases, designing search engines, and understanding hierarchical organization of social and biological net...