Identifying influential nodes based on network representation learning in complex networks

PLoS One. 2018 Jul 9;13(7):e0200091. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200091. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

Identifying influential nodes is an important topic in many diverse applications, such as accelerating information propagation, controlling rumors and diseases. Many methods have been put forward to identify influential nodes in complex networks, ranging from node centrality to diffusion-based processes. However, most of the previous studies do not take into account overlapping communities in networks. In this paper, we propose an effective method based on network representation learning. The method considers not only the overlapping communities in networks, but also the network structure. Experiments on real-world networks show that the proposed method outperforms many benchmark algorithms and can be used in large-scale networks.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aircraft
  • Airports
  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal
  • Caenorhabditis elegans
  • Communication
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Dolphins
  • Humans
  • Learning*
  • Models, Theoretical*

Grants and funding

This work was supported by The National Key Research Develpment Program of China, number: 2017YFB0802800.