Empirical studies validate theoretical social network models.
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Empirical analyses of real-world social networks and information cascades successfully validate theoretical models such as community structure-regulation frameworks and branching processes.
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Community structure-regulation coupling reveals optimal information diffusion.
2026 · cited by 0
Analyses of large cross-platform real-world social networks confirm theoretical community structure-regulation coupling predictions and simulation results.
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Characterizing Information Propagation in Social Media with Branching Processes.
2026 · cited by 0
The research results validate the applicability of branching processes in information diffusion and replicate key statistical characteristics observed in realistic cascades.