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Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
P. Erdős
Unknown
2
Yunsheng Shi
Baidu (China)
3
Wasim Khan
Symbiosis International University
4
Unai Alvarez-Rodriguez
Universidad de Deusto
5
Quintino Francesco Lotito
University of Trento
6
Joakim Skarding
Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer Science
7
Anna Wysocki
University of California, Davis
8
Yiling Lin
University of Pittsburgh
9
Shima Khoshraftar
York University
10
Jingcan Duan
PLA 306 Hospital

Papers

1
Cross-lagged panel networks
advances in/psychology|2025
34 cit.
2
Publication in IEEE Access (2024) [32 citations, W4396753515]
IEEE Access|2024
32 cit.
3
Publication in Data Science and Management (2024) [29 citations, W4402943183]
Data Science and Management|2024
29 cit.
4
Publication in Knowledge-Based Systems (2025) [26 citations, W4407196630]
Knowledge-Based Systems|2025
26 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Complex Networks (2024) [18 citations, W4392630834]
Journal of Complex Networks|2024
18 cit.
6
Publication in Applied Network Science (2024) [14 citations, W4402196788]
Applied Network Science|2024
14 cit.
7
Publication in IEEE Access (2025) [9 citations, W4407826051]
IEEE Access|2025
9 cit.
8
Publication in Journal Of Big Data (2025) [6 citations, W4417304101]
Journal Of Big Data|2025
6 cit.
9
Publication in International Journal of Data Science and Analytics (2025) [4 citations, W4411553831]
International Journal of Data Science and Analytics|2025
4 cit.
10
Publication in Discover Applied Sciences (2025) [4 citations, W4415155576]
Discover Applied Sciences|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
A. Rényi
Unknown
2
Eiko I. Fried
Leiden University
3
Michele Starnini
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
4
Sacha Epskamp
University of Amsterdam
5
Stephan Günnemann
Technical University of Munich
6
Zi Yang
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
7
Jiliang Tang
Guangxi University
8
Xuelong Li
China Telecom (China)
9
Giovanni Petri
Eastern University
10
Joanne Yu
City University of Macau

Papers

1
On random graphs. I.
Publicationes Mathematicae Debrecen|2022
5.2k cit.
2
A Topic Modeling Comparison Between LDA, NMF, Top2Vec, and BERTopic to Demystify Twitter Posts
Frontiers in Sociology|2022
886 cit.
3
GS-SLAM: Dense Visual SLAM with 3D Gaussian Splatting
Unknown Journal|2024
284 cit.
4
Revisiting the theoretical and methodological foundations of depression measurement
Nature Reviews Psychology|2022
280 cit.
5
Trustworthy AI: A Computational Perspective
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology|2022
221 cit.
6
Artificial intelligence-generated virtual influencer: Examining the effects of emotional display on user engagement
Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services|2023
216 cit.
7
A Novel Representation Learning for Dynamic Graphs Based on Graph Convolutional Networks
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics|2022
179 cit.
8
Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models (LLMs)in Learning on Graphs
ACM SIGKDD Explorations Newsletter|2024
162 cit.
9
An Effective and Efficient Algorithm for K-Means Clustering With New Formulation
IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering|2022
142 cit.
10
Investigating the feasibility of idiographic network models.
Psychological Methods|2022
140 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2
Réka Albert
Pennsylvania State University
3
Alessandro Vespignani
Northeastern University
4
Christos Faloutsos
University of Toronto
5
M. E. J. Newman
Analytical Engineering (United States)
6
Ludo Waltman
Leiden University
7
Shlomo Havlin
Bar-Ilan University
8
Duncan J. Watts
University of Pennsylvania
9
H. Eugene Stanley
Boston University
10
Àlex Arenas
Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Papers

1
Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks
Nature|1998
43.2k cit.
2
Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks
Science|1999
36.4k cit.
3
Statistical mechanics of complex networks
Reviews of Modern Physics|2002
20.6k cit.
4
Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
Scientometrics|2009
19.8k cit.
5
PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet
Circulation|2000
14.5k cit.
6
Modularity and community structure in networks
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2006
12.3k cit.
7
Power-law distributions in empirical data
Figshare|2018
6.8k cit.
8
Understanding individual human mobility patterns
Nature|2008
6.1k cit.
9
Epidemic Spreading in Scale-Free Networks
Physical Review Letters|2001
5.8k cit.
10
Fast algorithm for detecting community structure in networks
Physical Review E|2004
5.5k cit.

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