Physics – Physics and Society
Scientific paper
2008-02-08
New Journal of Physics 11, 033015 (2009)
Physics
Physics and Society
20 pages, 8 figures. Final version published on New Journal of Physics
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/11/3/033015
Many networks in nature, society and technology are characterized by a mesoscopic level of organization, with groups of nodes forming tightly connected units, called communities or modules, that are only weakly linked to each other. Uncovering this community structure is one of the most important problems in the field of complex networks. Networks often show a hierarchical organization, with communities embedded within other communities; moreover, nodes can be shared between different communities. Here we present the first algorithm that finds both overlapping communities and the hierarchical structure. The method is based on the local optimization of a fitness function. Community structure is revealed by peaks in the fitness histogram. The resolution can be tuned by a parameter enabling to investigate different hierarchical levels of organization. Tests on real and artificial networks give excellent results.
Fortunato Santo
Kertesz Janos
Lancichinetti Andrea
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