Network Theory

Network Theory is a branch of applied mathematics and complexity science that studies systems represented as networks of interacting components, specifically analyzing how the structure and topology of connections among elements shape the system’s dynamics and emergent behaviors.

17.7K

Publications

1.7M

Citations

26.3K

Authors

4.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4.6K

Variants

Network Science

Parents

Complex Systems

Children

AssortativityBipartite NetworksCentrality MeasuresComplex NetworksDegree DistributionDirected NetworksEgo NetworksEpidemic SpreadingFlow NetworksGraph Partitioning

Publications

17.7K

Collective dynamics of ‘small-world’ networks

Duncan J. Watts, Steven H. Strogatz · Nature · 1998 · 43.2K citations

Engineering, Organization Studies, Sociology +14

The Strength of Weak Ties

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1973 · 38.5K citations

Social Sciences, Organization Studies, Sociology +17

Emergence of Scaling in Random Networks

Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási, Réka Albert · Science · 1999 · 36.4K citations · Full text

Engineering, Computer Science, Collective Behavior +16

Statistical mechanics of complex networks

Réka Albert, Albert-Ĺaszló Barabási · Reviews of Modern Physics · 2002 · 20.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Computer Science, Complex Systems +16

The Structure and Function of Complex Networks

Michael Newman · SIAM Review · 2003 · 18.7K citations · Full text

Engineering, Sociology, Complex Systems +16

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Authors

26.3K

SH
Shlomo Havlin
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
110 publications · 25.3K citations
61
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GC
Guanrong Chen
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
141 publications · 18.1K citations
57
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GB
Ginestra Bianconi
Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom
87 publications · 9.4K citations
53
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JK
Jürgen Kurths
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
117 publications · 16.3K citations
53
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JC
Jinde Cao
Southeast University, China
105 publications · 7.6K citations
49
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Institutions

4.9K

1–8 of 4.9K

Venues

Physical Review E
PRE · 1.1K publications · 113.1K citations
145
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Physical Review Letters
PRL · 401 publications · 83.9K citations
142
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Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics
PRE · 195 publications · 46.1K citations
92
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Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
770 publications · 41.9K citations
91
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PNAS · 123 publications · 50.2K citations
87
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