A theoretical review on multiplex influence maximization models: Theories, methods, challenges, and future directions

O Achour, LB Romdhane - Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 - Elsevier
Online social networks (OSNs) have become an integral part of our daily lives, sha** the
way social relationships evolve. Influence maximization (IM) in OSNs has been widely …

Egoism, utilitarianism and egalitarianism in multi-agent reinforcement learning

S Dong, C Li, S Yang, B An, W Li, Y Gao - Neural Networks, 2024 - Elsevier
In multi-agent partially observable sequential decision problems with general-sum rewards,
it is necessary to account for the egoism (individual rewards), utilitarianism (social welfare) …

IMNE: Maximizing influence through deep learning-based node embedding in social network

Q Hu, J Jiang, H Xu, M Kassim - Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 2024 - Elsevier
Influence Maximization (IM) is a critical problem in social network analysis and marketing. It
involves identifying a subset of nodes in a social network whose activation or influence can …

Multi-objective optimization approach for permanent magnet machine via improved soft actor–critic based on deep reinforcement learning

C Wang, T Dong, L Chen, G Zhu, Y Chen - Expert Systems with …, 2025 - Elsevier
As awareness of environmental protection grows, the development of electric vehicles has
emerged as a prominent area of research. Naturally, optimizing Permanent Magnet (PM) …

[HTML][HTML] What influences users' intention to share works in designer-driven user-generated content communities? A study based on self-determination theory

H Song, J Wei, Q Jiang - Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Designer UGC (user-generated content) communities serve as the epicenter of
contemporary innovation and creativity, offering a platform for a broad design community to …

HCCKshell: A heterogeneous cross-comparison improved Kshell algorithm for Influence Maximization

Y Li, T Lu, W Li, P Zhang - Information Processing & Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Influence maximization (IM) has been extensively researched in the information propagation
field and applied in various domains. However, existing studies on the IM have primarily …

Influence maximization based on bottom-up community merging

Z Zhao, X Liu, Y Sun, N Zhang, A Hu, S Wang… - Chaos, Solitons & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Influence maximization (IM) is a prominent topic in the complex network analysis domain,
and its goal is to identify the fewest nodes to achieve the maximum influence in a network …

G-MLP: Graph Multi-Layer Perceptron for Node Classification Using Contrastive Learning

L Yuan, P Jiang, W Hou, W Huang - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) and its variants emerged as powerful graph deep
learning methods with promising performance on graph analysis tasks. Different variants …

Influence maximization under imbalanced heterogeneous networks via lightweight reinforcement learning with prior knowledge

K You, S Liu, Y Bai - Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2025 - Springer
Influence Maximization (IM) stands as a central challenge within the domain of complex
network analysis, with the primary objective of identifying an optimal seed set of a …

A homophilic and dynamic influence maximization strategy based on independent cascade model in social networks

G Wang, S Du, Y Jiang, X Li - Frontiers in Physics, 2025 - frontiersin.org
Influence maximization (IM) is crucial for recommendation systems and social networks.
Previous research primarily focused on static networks, neglecting the homophily and …