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ArticlePNAS nexus2025

Growth-induced percolation on complex networks.

Hongliang Sun, Shuhuan Chen, Jiarong Xie, Yanqing Hu

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Article in PNAS nexus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hongliang SunCollege of Wealth Management, Ningbo University of Finance and Economics, No.899 Xueyuan Road, Haishu District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315175, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0895-0743
Shuhuan ChenDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, No.1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
Jiarong XieCenter for Computational Communication Research, Beijing Normal University, No.18, Jinfeng Road, Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519087, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-5830
Yanqing HuDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, College of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology, No.1088 Xueyuan Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Empirical studies have increasingly highlighted the crucial role of indirect social interactions in shaping human behaviors, yet theoretical models have largely focused on direct influences. By analyzing scientific collaboration networks, we demonstrate that direct and indirect collaborators are key in triggering high-impact research periods. Inspired by these findings, we propose a novel model, growth-induced percolation, which captures how individuals are activated through indirect interactions. Our model reveals a striking asymmetry in the hysteresis loop between growth-induced percolation and its reverse process, with distinct phase transition behaviors. Our work provides a foundational framework for understanding how indirect interactions drive the spread of behaviors in social systems, with implications for fields ranging from scientific collaboration to social contagion.

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complex networksindirect influencespercolationphase transitionsocial networks

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PMID40575698
PMCPMC12199759

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