Ranking nodes in bipartite systems with a non-linear iterative map

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العنوان: Ranking nodes in bipartite systems with a non-linear iterative map
المؤلفون: Mazzolini, Andrea, Caselle, Michele, Osella, Matteo
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
Physics (Other)
Quantitative Biology
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Statistical Mechanics, Physics - Physics and Society, Quantitative Biology - Quantitative Methods
الوصف: This paper introduces a method based on a non-linear iterative map to evaluate node relevance in bipartite networks. By tuning a single parameter gamma, the method captures different concepts of node importance, including established measures like degree centrality, eigenvector centrality and the fitness-complexity ranking used in economics. The algorithm's flexibility allows for efficient ranking optimization tailored to specific tasks. As an illustrative example, we apply this method to ecological mutualistic networks, where ranking quality can be assessed by the extinction area - the rate at which the system collapses when species are removed in a certain order. The map with the optimal gamma value, which is dataset-specific, surpasses existing ranking methods on this task. Additionally, our method excels in evaluating nestedness, another crucial structural property of ecological systems, requiring specific node rankings. The final part of the paper explores the theoretical aspects of the map, revealing a phase transition at a critical $\gamma$ value dependent on the data structure that can be characterized analytically for random networks. Near the critical point, the map exhibits unique features and a distinctive triangular packing pattern of the adjacency matrix.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17572
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2406.17572
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv