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Community Detection

Community Detection is a computational method in network science that identifies densely connected subgroups within a larger network structure by distinguishing local clusters of nodes exhibiting stronger internal interactions compared to external ones.

4.2K

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384.2K

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9K

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2.2K

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2017–2026

1.9K

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Fast unfolding of communities in large networks

Vincent D. Blondel, Jean‐Loup Guillaume, Renaud Lambiotte et al. · Journal of Statistical Mechanics Theory and Experiment · 2008 · 21.2K citations · Full text

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Finding and evaluating community structure in networks

Michelle G. Newman, Michelle Girvan · Physical Review E · 2004 · 14.1K citations · Full text

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Modularity and community structure in networks

M. E. J. Newman · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 12.3K citations · Full text

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Community detection in graphs

Santo Fortunato · Physics Reports · 2009 · 11.3K citations · Full text

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Finding community structure in very large networks

Aaron Clauset, M. E. J. Newman, Cristopher Moore · Physical Review E · 2004 · 7.5K citations · Full text

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Authors

9K

  1. DJ
    Di Jin

    Tianjin University, China

    46 publications · 2.4K citations

    27

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  2. ME
    M. E. J. Newman

    University of Michigan, United States

    28 publications · 41.9K citations

    26

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  3. DH
    Dongxiao He

    Tianjin University, China

    38 publications · 2K citations

    25

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  4. SF
    Santo Fortunato

    Institute for Scientific Interchange, Italy

    26 publications · 26.2K citations

    24

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  5. PS
    Philip S. Yu

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    29 publications · 2.2K citations

    21

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Institutions

2.2K

  1. Xidian University

    Xi'an, China

    41 h-index

    334 publications

    16.6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    39 h-index

    169 publications

    14K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    39 h-index

    98 publications

    69.2K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    34 h-index

    88 publications

    18.8K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    32 h-index

    71 publications

    11.1K citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    32 h-index

    108 publications

    9.1K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    31 h-index

    109 publications

    13.3K citations

  8. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    114 publications

    9.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Physical Review E

    PRE · 116 publications · 64.2K citations

    67

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  2. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

    203 publications · 10.2K citations

    49

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  3. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 186 publications · 7.6K citations

    45

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  4. PLoS ONE

    91 publications · 6.2K citations

    41

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  5. Information Sciences

    69 publications · 3.5K citations

    40

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