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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2021

Application of Multilayer Network Models in Bioinformatics.

Yuanyuan Lv, Shan Huang, Tianjiao Zhang, Bo Gao

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Functional Interpretation of Omics Data: From Pathways to Networks.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yuanyuan LvHainan Key Laboratory for Computational Science and Application, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China.
Shan HuangDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
Tianjiao ZhangCollege of Information and Computer Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Bo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multilayer networks provide an efficient tool for studying complex systems, and with current, dramatic development of bioinformatics tools and accumulation of data, researchers have applied network concepts to all aspects of research problems in the field of biology. Addressing the combination of multilayer networks and bioinformatics, through summarizing the applications of multilayer network models in bioinformatics, this review classifies applications and presents a summary of the latest results. Among them, we classify the applications of multilayer networks according to the object of study. Furthermore, because of the systemic nature of biology, we classify the subjects into several hierarchical categories, such as cells, tissues, organs, and groups, according to the hierarchical nature of biological composition. On the basis of the complexity of biological systems, we selected brain research for a detailed explanation. We describe the application of multilayer networks and chronological networks in brain research to demonstrate the primary ideas associated with the application of multilayer networks in biological studies. Finally, we mention a quality assessment method focusing on multilayer and single-layer networks as an evaluation method emphasizing network studies.

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bioinformaticsbiological systemsbrain network structurechronological networksmultilayer networks

Identifiers

PMID33868392
PMCPMC8044439

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