Basic Cycle Ratio: Cost-Effective Ranking of Influential Spreaders from Local and Global Perspectives

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Autori principali: Zheng, Wenxin, Shi, Wenfeng, Fan, Tianlong, Lv, Linyuan
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author Zheng, Wenxin
Shi, Wenfeng
Fan, Tianlong
Lv, Linyuan
author_facet Zheng, Wenxin
Shi, Wenfeng
Fan, Tianlong
Lv, Linyuan
contents Spreading processes are fundamental to complex networks. Identifying influential spreaders with dual local and global roles presents a crucial yet challenging task. To address this, our study proposes a novel method, the Basic Cycle Ratio (BCR), for assessing node importance. BCR leverages basic cycles and the cycle ratio to uniquely capture a node's local significance within its immediate neighborhood and its global role in maintaining network cohesion. We evaluated BCR on six diverse real-world social networks. Our method outperformed traditional centrality measures and other cycle-based approaches, proving more effective at selecting powerful spreaders and enhancing information diffusion. Besides, BCR offers a cost-effective and practical solution for social network applications.
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spellingShingle Basic Cycle Ratio: Cost-Effective Ranking of Influential Spreaders from Local and Global Perspectives
Zheng, Wenxin
Shi, Wenfeng
Fan, Tianlong
Lv, Linyuan
Social and Information Networks
Chaotic Dynamics
Spreading processes are fundamental to complex networks. Identifying influential spreaders with dual local and global roles presents a crucial yet challenging task. To address this, our study proposes a novel method, the Basic Cycle Ratio (BCR), for assessing node importance. BCR leverages basic cycles and the cycle ratio to uniquely capture a node's local significance within its immediate neighborhood and its global role in maintaining network cohesion. We evaluated BCR on six diverse real-world social networks. Our method outperformed traditional centrality measures and other cycle-based approaches, proving more effective at selecting powerful spreaders and enhancing information diffusion. Besides, BCR offers a cost-effective and practical solution for social network applications.
title Basic Cycle Ratio: Cost-Effective Ranking of Influential Spreaders from Local and Global Perspectives
topic Social and Information Networks
Chaotic Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.26220