From centrality to temporary fame: Dynamic centrality in complex networks: Research Articles

  • Authors:
  • Dan Braha;Yaneer Bar-Yam

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747 and New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138;New England Complex Systems Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

  • Venue:
  • Complexity
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

We develop a new approach to the study of the dynamics of link utilization in complex networks using records of communication in a large social network. Counter to the perspective that nodes have particular roles, we find roles change dramatically from day to day. “Local hubs” have a power law degree distribution over time, with no characteristic degree value. Our results imply a significant reinterpretation of the concept of node centrality in complex networks, and among other conclusions suggest that interventions targeting hubs will have significantly less effect than previously thought. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity 12: 59–63, 2006