Concepedia

The topology of dark networks

Jennifer Xu, Hsinchun Chen

Communications of the ACM · 2008 · 185 citations · 8 references

Concepts

ComputingPolitical ScienceComputer NetworksNetwork SecurityTerrorism StudiesGraph TheoryNetwork StructureNetwork TheoryNetwork TopologySocial Network AnalysisTerrorist OrganizationsCriminal Network AnalysisCriminal Network DisruptionTerrorist Group NetworksTerrorist Network AnalysisTerrorist Organizational Networks

Abstract

Knowing the structure of criminal and terrorist networks could provide the technical insight needed to disrupt their activities.

References

8

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Engineering, Organization Studies, Sociology +14

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

Mixing patterns in networks

M. E. J. Newman · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2003 · 3.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Sociology, Combinatorics +12

Evolution of the social network of scientific collaborations

Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications · 2002 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Management, Organization Studies, Knowledge Networks +12

Attack vulnerability of complex networks

Petter Holme, Beom Jun Kim, Chang No Yoon et al. · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics · 2002 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Computing, Computer Science, Computer Networks +16