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most citedInequality is rising where social network segregation interacts with urban topology

145 citations

6 papers

cs.CL2023★ 11 cited

From Bytes to Biases: Investigating the Cultural Self-Perception of Large Language Models

Wolfgang Messner, Tatum Greene, Josephine Matalone

Large language models (LLMs) are able to engage in natural-sounding conversations with humans, showcasing unprecedented capabilities for information retrieval and automated decisio…

physics.soc-ph2019★ 145 cited

Inequality is rising where social network segregation interacts with urban topology

Gergő Tóth, Johannes Wachs, Riccardo Di Clemente +4

Social networks amplify inequalities due to fundamental mechanisms of social tie formation such as homophily and triadic closure. These forces sharpen social segregation reflected…

cs.SI2018★ 63 cited

Social capital predicts corruption risk in towns

Johannes Wachs, Taha Yasseri, Balázs Lengyel +1

Corruption is a social plague: gains accrue to small groups, while its costs are borne by everyone. Significant variation in its level between and within countries suggests a relat…

physics.soc-ph2018★ 54 cited

The role of geography in the complex diffusion of innovations

Balázs Lengyel, Eszter Bokányi, Riccardo Di Clemente +2

The urban-rural divide is increasing in modern societies calling for geographical extensions of social influence modelling. Improved understanding of innovation diffusion across lo…

physics.soc-ph2015★ 105 cited

Geographies of an online social network

Balázs Lengyel, Attila Varga, Bence Ságvári +2

How is online social media activity structured in the geographical space? Recent studies have shown that in spite of earlier visions about the "death of distance", physical proximi…

cs.CY2012★ 1 cited

A Routine for Measuring Synergy in University-Industry-Government Relations: Mutual Information as a Triple-Helix and Quadruple-Helix Indicator

Loet Leydesdorff, Han Woo Park, Balazs Lengyel

Mutual information in three (or more) dimensions can be considered as a Triple-Helix indicator of synergy in university-industry-government relations. An open-source routine th4.ex…