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most citedControl Principles of Complex Networks

680 citations · 2.2k across the 23 of their papers we have counts for

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23 papers

cond-mat.dis-nn2026

Pattern Expansion of Spin Glasses

Mutian Shen, Zohar Nussinov, Yang-Yu Liu

We introduce a systematic method for expanding general spin-glass Hamiltonians in terms of Mattis interactions, providing a novel perspective for understanding the fundamental diff…

physics.soc-ph2023

Doubly heterogeneous networks facilitate the emergence of collective cooperation

Yao Meng, Sean P. Cornelius, Yang-Yu Liu +1

There is growing recognition that the network structures arising from interactions between different entities in physical, social and biological systems fundamentally alter the evo…

cond-mat.dis-nn2021★ 3 cited

Finding spin glass ground states through deep reinforcement learning

Changjun Fan, Mutian Shen, Zohar Nussinov +3

Spin glasses are disordered magnets with random interactions that are, generally, in conflict with each other. Finding the ground states of spin glasses is not only essential for t…

math.OC2021★ 3 cited

Optimal Vaccine Allocation for Pandemic Stabilization

Qianqian Ma, Yang-Yu Liu, Alex Olshevsky

How to strategically allocate the available vaccines is a crucial issue for pandemic control. In this work, we propose a mathematical framework for optimal stabilizing vaccine allo…

physics.soc-ph2020

Controlling network dynamics

Aming Li, Yang-Yu Liu

Network science has experienced unprecedented rapid development in the past two decades. The network perspective has also been widely applied to explore various complex systems in…

nlin.AO2017★ 8 cited

Control energy scaling in temporal networks

Aming Li, Sean P. Cornelius, Yang-Yu Liu +2

In practical terms, controlling a network requires manipulating a large number of nodes with a comparatively small number of external inputs, a process that is facilitated by paths…

physics.soc-ph2017★ 1 cited

A Tensor-Based Framework for Studying Eigenvector Multicentrality in Multilayer Networks

Mincheng Wu, Shibo He, Yongtao Zhang +5

Centrality is widely recognized as one of the most critical measures to provide insight in the structure and function of complex networks. While various centrality measures have be…

cs.LG2017★ 4 cited

Tailoring Artificial Neural Networks for Optimal Learning

Pau Vilimelis Aceituno, Yan Gang, Yang-Yu Liu

As one of the most important paradigms of recurrent neural networks, the echo state network (ESN) has been applied to a wide range of fields, from robotics to medicine, finance, an…

physics.soc-ph2016★ 33 cited

Bridges in Complex Networks

Ang-Kun Wu, Liang Tian, Yang-Yu Liu

A bridge in a graph is an edge whose removal disconnects the graph and increases the number of connected components. We calculate the fraction of bridges in a wide range of real-wo…

eess.SY2016★ 1 cited

Sensitivity of Complex Networks

Marco Tulio Angulo, Gabor Lippner, Yang-Yu Liu +1

The sensitivity (i.e. dynamic response) of complex networked systems has not been well understood, making difficult to predict whether new macroscopic dynamic behavior will emerge…

physics.soc-ph2016★ 117 cited

Articulation Points in Complex Networks

Liang Tian, Amir Bashan, Da-Ning Shi +1

An articulation point in a network is a node whose removal disconnects the network. Those nodes play key roles in ensuring connectivity of many real-world networks, from infrastruc…

cond-mat.dis-nn2016★ 63 cited

Covering Problems and Core Percolations on Hypergraphs

Bruno Coelho Coutinho, Hai-Jun Zhou, Yang-Yu Liu

Covering problems are classical computational problems concerning whether a certain combinatorial structure 'covers' another. For example, the minimum vertex covering problem aims…

q-bio.MN2015★ 2 cited

Control principles of metabolic networks

Georg Basler, Zoran Nikoloski, Abdelhalim Larhlimi +2

Deciphering the control principles of metabolism and its interaction with other cellular functions is central to biomedicine and biotechnology. Yet, understanding the efficient con…

eess.SY2015★ 680 cited

Control Principles of Complex Networks

Yang-Yu Liu, Albert-Laszló Barabási

A reflection of our ultimate understanding of a complex system is our ability to control its behavior. Typically, control has multiple prerequisites: It requires an accurate map of…

eess.SY2015★ 4 cited

Fundamental limitations of network reconstruction

Marco Tulio Angulo, Jaime A. Moreno, Albert-László Barabási +1

Network reconstruction is the first step towards understanding, diagnosing and controlling the dynamics of complex networked systems. It allows us to infer properties of the intera…

physics.soc-ph2015★ 228 cited

Emergence of bimodality in controlling complex networks

Tao Jia, Yang-Yu Liu, Endre Csóka +3

Our ability to control complex systems is a fundamental challenge of contemporary science. Recently introduced tools to identify the driver nodes, nodes through which we can achiev…

physics.soc-ph2015★ 288 cited

Spectrum of Controlling and Observing Complex Networks

Gang Yan, Georgios Tsekenis, Baruch Barzel +3

Observing and controlling complex networks are of paramount interest for understanding complex physical, biological and technological systems. Recent studies have made important ad…

q-bio.PE2014

Stability of Degree Heterogeneous Ecological Networks

Gang Yan, Neo D. Martinez, Yang-Yu Liu

A classic measure of ecological stability describes the tendency of a community to return to equilibrium after small perturbation. While many advances show how the network structur…

math.OC2014★ 1 cited

Individual dynamics induces symmetry in network controllability

Chen Zhao, Wen-Xu Wang, Yang-Yu Liu +1

Controlling complex networked systems to a desired state is a key research goal in contemporary science. Despite recent advances in studying the impact of network topology on contr…

cond-mat.stat-mech2013★ 77 cited

Inducing Effect on the Percolation Transition in Complex Networks

Jin-Hua Zhao, Hai-Jun Zhou, Yang-Yu Liu

Percolation theory concerns the emergence of connected clusters that percolate through a networked system. Previous studies ignored the effect that a node outside the percolating c…

cond-mat.stat-mech2012★ 123 cited

Core percolation on complex networks

Yang-Yu Liu, Endre Csóka, Haijun Zhou +1

As a fundamental structural transition in complex networks, core percolation is related to a wide range of important problems. Yet, previous theoretical studies of core percolation…

physics.soc-ph2012★ 332 cited

Control centrality and hierarchical structure in complex networks

Yang-Yu Liu, Jean-Jacques Slotine, Albert-László Barabási

We introduce the concept of control centrality to quantify the ability of a single node to control a directed weighted network. We calculate the distribution of control centrality…

physics.soc-ph2012★ 206 cited

Effect of correlations on network controllability

Márton Pósfai, Yang-Yu Liu, Jean-Jacques Slotine +1

A dynamical system is controllable if by imposing appropriate external signals on a subset of its nodes, it can be driven from any initial state to any desired state in finite time…