Consensus reaching is an iterative and dynamic process that supports group decision-
making models by guiding decision-makers towards modifying their opinions through a …

Complex systems widely exist in nature and human society. There are complex interactions
between system elements in a complex system, and systems show complex features at the …

We study the effects of negative links for the innovation diffusion process. To do so we
employ an agent-based simulation model of a threshold diffusion process. Our results reveal …

Due to the influence of netizens' behaviors, social activities, media and other factors, the
trend of online public opinion shows the characteristics of nonlinear and seasonal …

While progress has been made in information source localization, it has overlooked the
prevalent friend and adversarial relationships in social networks. This paper addresses this …

Skepticism toward childhood vaccines and genetically modified food has grown despite
scientific evidence of their safety. Beliefs about scientific issues are difficult to change …

We study opinion dynamics on networks with a nontrivial community structure, assuming
individuals can update their binary opinion as the result of the interactions with an external …

Large-scale multiple criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) is prevalent in diverse
decision-making scenarios, involving numerous decision makers (DMs), the set of …

In network science, identifying optimal partitions of a signed network into internally cohesive
and mutually divisive clusters based on generalized balance theory is computationally …