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20142025
most citedStatistical Physics of Balance Theory

68 citations · 125 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

q-fin.ST2025

Characterizing asymmetric and bimodal long-term financial return distributions through quantum walks

Stijn De Backer, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch +1

The analysis of logarithmic return distributions defined over large time scales is crucial for understanding the long-term dynamics of asset price movements. For large time scales…

q-fin.ST2024★ 3 cited

On the potential of quantum walks for modeling financial return distributions

Stijn De Backer, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch +1

Accurate modeling of the temporal evolution of asset prices is crucial for understanding financial markets. We explore the potential of discrete-time quantum walks to model the evo…

econ.GN2023★ 2 cited

Validating a dynamic input-output model for the propagation of supply and demand shocks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium

Tijs W. Alleman, Koen Schoors, Jan M. Baetens

This work validates a dynamic production network model, used to quantify the impact of economic shocks caused by COVID-19 in the UK, using data for Belgium. Because the model was p…

physics.soc-ph2022

Social network heterogeneity benefits individuals at the expense of groups in the creation of innovation

Fatemeh Zarei, Jan Ryckebusch, Koen Schoors +1

Innovation is fundamental for development and provides a competitive advantage for societies. It is the process of creating more complex technologies, ideas, or protocols from exis…

cs.SI2021

Network control by a constrained external agent as a continuous optimization problem

Jannes Nys, Milan van den Heuvel, Koen Schoors +1

Social science studies dealing with control in networks typically resort to heuristics or describing the static control distribution. Optimal policies, however, require interventio…

physics.soc-ph2021

The scaling of social interactions across animal species

Luis E C Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch, Koen Schoors +1

Social animals self-organise to create groups to increase protection against predators and productivity. One-to-one interactions are the building blocks of these emergent social st…

q-fin.GN2019★ 1 cited

Loan maturity aggregation in interbank lending networks obscures mesoscale structure and economic functions

Marnix Van Soom, Milan van den Heuvel, Jan Ryckebusch +1

Since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, substantial academic effort has been dedicated to improving our understanding of interbank lending networks (ILNs). Because of data limitation…

physics.soc-ph2018★ 25 cited

Social Stability and Extended Social Balance - Quantifying the Role of Inactive Links in Social Networks

Andres M. Belaza, Jan Ryckebusch, Aaron Bramson +5

Structural balance in social network theory starts from signed networks with active relationships (friendly or hostile) to establish a hierarchy between four different types of tri…

physics.soc-ph2017★ 68 cited

Statistical Physics of Balance Theory

Andres M. Belaza, Kevin Hoefman, Jan Ryckebusch +3

Triadic relationships are accepted to play a key role in the dynamics of social and political networks. Building on insights gleaned from balance theory in social network studies a…

q-fin.GN2016★ 5 cited

Discrete hierarchy of sizes and performances in the exchange-traded fund universe

Benjamin Vandermarliere, Jan Ryckebusch, Koen Schoors +2

Using detailed statistical analyses of the size distribution of a universe of equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), we discover a discrete hierarchy of sizes, which imprints a log-p…

q-fin.GN2014★ 21 cited

Beyond the Power Law: Uncovering Stylized Facts in Interbank Networks

Benjamin Vandermarliere, Alexei Karas, Jan Ryckebusch +1

We use daily data on bilateral interbank exposures and monthly bank balance sheets to study network characteristics of the Russian interbank market over Aug 1998 - Oct 2004. Specif…