3 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
The nestedness of higher-order networks
Timothy LaRock, Yanting Zhang, Jean-Gabriel Young +3
In contrast to dyadic interactions, higher-order interactions may contain one another, with subgroups naturally embedded within larger groups. These containment patterns arise empi…
cs.SI2026
Inferring signed social networks from contact patterns
Dávid Ferenczi, Jean-Gabriel Young, Leto Peel
Social networks are typically inferred from indirect observations, such as proximity data; yet, most methods cannot distinguish between absent relationships and actual negative tie…
physics.soc-ph2026
Simpson's paradox explains the ubiquity of nonlinear, threshold, and complex contagions
Laurent Hébert-Dufresne, Antoine Allard, Jean-Gabriel Young +2
Complex contagions describe systems where the probability or rate of contagious transmission is a nonlinear function of the exposure to contagious agents. These models were first s…