Degree correlations in signed social networks

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSA.2014.11.062zbMATH Open1402.91618arXiv1412.1024OpenAlexW1995147869WikidataQ60575003 ScholiaQ60575003MaRDI QIDQ1783344FDOQ1783344

Authors: Valerio Ciotti, Ginestra Bianconi, Andrea Capocci, Francesca Colaiori, Pietro Panzarasa 

Publication date: 20 September 2018

Published in: Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We investigate degree correlations in two online social networks where users are connected through different types of links. We find that, while subnetworks in which links have a positive connotation, such as endorsement and trust, are characterized by assortative mixing by degree, networks in which links have a negative connotation, such as disapproval and distrust, are characterized by disassortative patterns. We introduce a class of simple theoretical models to analyze the interplay between network topology and the superimposed structure based on the sign of links. Results uncover the conditions that underpin the emergence of the patterns observed in the data, namely the assortativity of positive subnetworks and the disassortativity of negative ones. We discuss the implications of our study for the analysis of signed complex networks.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1412.1024

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zbMATH Keywords

assortativitystructural balancedisassortativitysigned networksmixing patterns by degreepositive and negative subnetworks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30)

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• Powerlaw

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