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ArticlePloS one2015

PhysarumSpreader: A New Bio-Inspired Methodology for Identifying Influential Spreaders in Complex Networks.

Hongping Wang, Yajuan Zhang, Zili Zhang, Sankaran Mahadevan, Yong Deng

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Hongping WangSchool of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Yajuan ZhangSchool of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Zili ZhangSchool of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Sankaran MahadevanCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States of America.
Yong DengSchool of Computer and Information Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Southwest University · CNVanderbilt University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identifying influential spreaders in networks, which contributes to optimizing the use of available resources and efficient spreading of information, is of great theoretical significance and practical value. A random-walk-based algorithm LeaderRank has been shown as an effective and efficient method in recognizing leaders in social network, which even outperforms the well-known PageRank method. As LeaderRank is initially developed for binary directed networks, further extensions should be studied in weighted networks. In this paper, a generalized algorithm PhysarumSpreader is proposed by combining LeaderRank with a positive feedback mechanism inspired from an amoeboid organism called Physarum Polycephalum. By taking edge weights into consideration and adding the positive feedback mechanism, PhysarumSpreader is applicable in both directed and undirected networks with weights. By taking two real networks for examples, the effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by comparing with other standard centrality measures.

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Models, BiologicalAlgorithmsComputer SimulationFeedbackPhysarum polycephalum

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PMID26684194
PMCPMC4686164
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