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Information Propagation Model in Online Social Network Based on PageRank

  

  1. (School of Mathematics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China)
  • Received:2016-06-13 Online:2017-01-12 Published:2017-01-11

Abstract: Classical information propagation models do not fully consider the complexity of online social networks and the differences of network topology structure between nodes. This paper proposed a new information propagation model in online social network based on PageRank (P-SIR). The model used PageRank of the node as a node authority and considered some transmission mechanisms in online social networks. It depicted the states evolution relationship between different types of nodes over time and reflected the news propagation process which was affected by the network topology structure and communication mechanism. The model also considered some actual factors in online social network which influenced the spreading of news. Using three different types of network to simulate the transmission process and analyze some impact factors, P-SIR model is verified by simulation experiment that it can effectively reflect the news propagation process of online social networks.

Key words: online social networks, information propagation model, PageRank, complex network, heterogeneous network

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