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Structural Balance Theory

Structural Balance Theory is a theoretical framework in social network analysis that posits that signed social networks tend toward stable configurations where the relationships among triads of actors遵循 balanced structures, characterized by the absence of psychological tension, typically defined by an even number of negative ties in three-member cycles.

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Structural balance: a generalization of Heider's theory.

Dorwin Cartwright, Frank Harary · Psychological Review · 1956 · 2.6K citations

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Predicting positive and negative links in online social networks

Jure Leskovec, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, Jon Kleinberg · 2010 · 1.5K citations

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Signed networks in social media

Jure Leskovec, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, Jon Kleinberg · 2010 · 1.3K citations

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A Balance Theory of Wisdom

Robert J. Sternberg · Review of General Psychology · 1998 · 851 citations

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Clustering and Structural Balance in Graphs

James Davis · Human Relations · 1967 · 830 citations

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  1. XH
    Xiaochen He

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    6 publications · 115 citations

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  2. RJ
    Robert J. Sternberg

    Yale University, United States

    6 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. HD
    Haifeng Du

    Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

    6 publications · 198 citations

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  4. CA
    Claudio Altafini

    Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, Italy

    5 publications · 793 citations

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  5. PD
    Patrick Doreian

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    5 publications · 612 citations

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    19 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    10 h-index

    24 publications

    586 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    10 h-index

    23 publications

    7.7K citations

  5. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. Xidian University

    Xi'an, China

    7 h-index

    21 publications

    780 citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    642 citations

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  1. Journal of Mathematical Sociology

    8 publications · 414 citations

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  2. Social Networks

    8 publications · 647 citations

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    8 publications · 473 citations

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  4. PLoS ONE

    6 publications · 391 citations

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  5. arXiv (Cornell University)

    Repository · 5 publications · 358 citations

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