New papers in Network Science

8 May

J. Phys. Complex.: Bounded graph clustering with graph neural networks https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2632-072X/ae6008

7 May

Sci. Adv.: PSGRN: Gene regulatory network inference from single-cell perturbational data through self-training with synthetic gold standards https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aeb3376

J. Stat. Mech.: Absolute abstraction: a renormalisation group approach https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-5468/ae5c92

Chaos: Toward a new generation of market indicators driven by blockchain transaction networks https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/5/053118/3388883/Toward-a-new-generation-of-market-indicators

iScience: Protecting Galápagos’ marine ecosystems: Biosecurity and network design against invasive species from tourist vessels https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004226008618

Nat. Hum. Behav.: Young children build consensus in networks with local information https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02449-w

Nat. Comput. Sci.: The evolution of gene regulatory networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s43588-026-00981-3

Chaos: Structure of memory in time series: A one-dimensional atomic chain model https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/5/053102/3388077/Structure-of-memory-in-time-series-A-one

PNAS: A simple threshold captures the social learning of conventions https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2508061123?af=R

J. Stat. Mech.: Adaptive transitions in FitzHugh–Nagumo networks with Hebb–Oja coupling rules https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-5468/ae5c93

Nat. Commun.: Broad spectrum structure discovery in large-scale higher-order networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71903-0

Soc. Networks: Mapping the relational ecology of multi-organizational coalitions and collaboratives: Considerations in the conceptualization and design of social network analysis studies https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000274

PLOS ONE: Decision time is associated with future cooperation and social rewiring decisions in network public goods games https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0347919

Sci. Rep.: Optimized cluster based routing protocol for IoT enabled healthcare data networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-46552-4

SIAM J. Appl. Dyn. Syst.: Large Deviations of a Network of Neurons with Dynamic Sparse Random Connections https://epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1137/24M1697748?af=R

Phys. Rev. E: Algebraic topological characterizations of tie strength in higher-order social networks http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/g1tx-s1qf

SIAM J. Discrete Math.: Unavoidable Cycle-Contraction Minors of Large 2-Connected Graphs https://epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1137/25M1745052?ai=sa&mi=9cks17&af=R

Chaos: Cyclic periodic synchronization in a ring–star network of piecewise-linear discontinuous maps https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043131/3387866/Cyclic-periodic-synchronization-in-a-ring-star

PLOS ONE: Traffic flow prediction via dynamic hypergraph learning https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0347846

EPJ Data Sci.: Forecasting faculty placement from patterns in coauthorship networks https://epjds.epj.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00638-1

Chaos: Bystander effect emerges from individual psychological prospects https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043134/3387904/Bystander-effect-emerges-from-individual

Chaos: Stochastic resonance in higher-order networks driven by colored noise https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043128/3387538/Stochastic-resonance-in-higher-order-networks

Soc. Networks: From hidden populations to social structure: Evolution of the Network Scale-Up Method, Aggregated Relational Data, and their applications https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000250

Appl. Math. Comput.: Essentially 3-edge-connected reduced graph of diameter three https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0096300326001591

Chaos: Continuous growth of social polarization for scale-free networks https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043132/3387905/Continuous-growth-of-social-polarization-for-scale

Nat. Commun.: A network-based map of the chemical exposome connects molecular interactions to public health https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72402-y

iScience: The Drosophila connectome reveals axo-axonic synapses on descending neurons https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004226009995

Soc. Networks: Network scale-up methods on aggregated relational data to estimate the outcome of elections https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000298

Nat. Commun.: Combining structural modeling and deep learning to calculate the <i>E. coli</i> protein interactome and functional networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-71166-9

EPJ Data Sci.: Connective action and digital repression during China’s COVID-19 protests: a computational analysis of multilingual coordinated activity on Twitter https://epjds.epj.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00637-2

Phys. Rev. Lett.: Full-Order Reconstruction of Simplicial Complex Network from Binary Time Series http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wg8s-z4hn

EPL: Combined with failure propagation model, the importance evaluation and critical node identification of five functional nodes of combat system are presented https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1209/0295-5075/ae5846

EPJ Data Sci.: The global dissemination of COVID-19 through two coexisting international transmission patterns https://epjds.epj.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00639-0

Nat. Commun.: Temporal heterogeneity shapes diffusion dynamics in complex networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72161-w

J. Phys. Complex.: Spontaneous symmetry breaking on graphs and lattices https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2632-072X/ae58e3

Soc. Networks: Social influences in network and households’ e-commerce entrepreneurship in rural China https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000249

PNAS: Medial temporal lobe encodes cognitive maps of real-world social networks https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2523345123?af=R

Nature: Astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10426-6

Soc. Networks: An intersectoral structural network intervention to expand social care in-and-with community: Key mechanisms of an intersectoral dementia community investment initiative https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000286

Chaos: A model of corruption on higher-order networks with long-time quasi-stationary solutions https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043130/3387690/A-model-of-corruption-on-higher-order-networks

PLOS ONE: Beyond the bamboo ceiling: How ethnic collaborative networks facilitate Chinese inventors’ knowledge remittances https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0347548

Chaos: Wavefront propagation in a bistable dual-delayed-feedback oscillator: Analogy to networks with nonlocal interactions https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/041101/3387425/Wavefront-propagation-in-a-bistable-dual-delayed

EPJ Data Sci.: Online interaction and identity cue adoption: a large-scale analysis of hashtag adoption on Twitter https://epjds.epj.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-026-00642-5

J. Phys. A: UniqueNESS: graph theory approach to the uniqueness of non-equilibrium stationary states of the Lindblad master equation https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1751-8121/ae5bd5

SIAM J. Appl. Math.: Time-Delay Impact on the Stability of Kinetic Systems Linearly Conjugated to Complex Balanced Chemical Reaction Networks https://epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1137/25M1749037?ai=s3&mi=9cks17&af=R

Research: Lifestyle and Transcriptional Signatures Associated with Ethnicity/Race-Related Variations in the Functional Connectome https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.34133/research.1143?af=R

Soc. Networks: Introduction to the Network Scale-up Method https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378873326000262

PLOS Comput. Biol.: Unveiling gene perturbation effects through gene regulatory networks inference from single-cell transcriptomic data https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014067

Chaos: Impact of weak generalized synchronization on time series forecasting using reservoir computers https://pubs.aip.org/aip/cha/article/36/4/043125/3387375/Impact-of-weak-generalized-synchronization-on-time