V. Traag

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1. From Louvain to Leiden: guaranteeing well-connected communities

   V. Traag, L. Waltman, N. van Eck

   2018Scientific Reports5,645 citations Open access

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2. Narrow scope for resolution-limit-free community detection.

   V. Traag, P. Van Dooren, Y. Nesterov

   2011Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics378 citations Open access

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3. Exploring the Mobility of Mobile Phone Users

   Balázs Csanád Csáji, Arnaud Browet, V. Traag, Jean-Charles Delvenne +4 more

   2012arXiv.org253 citations Open access

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4. Significant Scales in Community Structure

   V. Traag, G. Krings, P. Van Dooren

   2013Scientific Reports141 citations Open access

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5. Faster unfolding of communities: speeding up the Louvain algorithm

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   2015Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics121 citations Open access

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6. Numerical modelling and graph theory tools to study ecological connectivity in the Great Barrier Reef

   Christopher J. Thomas, J. Lambrechts, E. Wolanski, V. Traag +3 more

   2014111 citations

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7. Dynamical Models Explaining Social Balance and Evolution of Cooperation

   V. Traag, P. Van Dooren, P. De Leenheer

   2012PLoS ONE107 citations Open access

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8. Social Event Detection in Massive Mobile Phone Data Using Probabilistic Location Inference

   V. Traag, Arnaud Browet, F. Calabrese, F. Morlot

   20112011 IEEE Third Int'l Conference on Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust and 2011 IEEE Third Int'l Conference on Social Computing105 citations Open access

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9. Detecting communities using asymptotical Surprise

   V. Traag, R. Aldecoa, Jean-Charles Delvenne

   2015Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics101 citations Open access

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10. A scientometric overview of CORD-19

    Giovanni Colavizza, R. Costas, V. Traag, N. van Eck +2 more

    2020bioRxiv92 citations Open access

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11. Igraph Enables Fast and Robust Network Analysis across Programming Languages

    M. Antonov, G. Csárdi, Szabolcs Horvát, Kirill Müller +6 more

    2023arXiv.org91 citations

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12. Use of the journal impact factor for assessing individual articles: Statistically flawed or not?

    L. Waltman, V. Traag

    2017F1000Research70 citations Open access

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13. Trading Communities, the Networked Structure of International Relations, and the Kantian Peace

    Y. Lupu, V. Traag

    201369 citations Open access

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14. Systematic analysis of agreement between metrics and peer review in the UK REF

    V. Traag, L. Waltman

    2018Palgrave Communications63 citations Open access

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15. Large network community detection by fast label propagation

    V. Traag, Lovro Šubelj

    2022Scientific Reports60 citations Open access

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16. Complex Contagion of Campaign Donations

    V. Traag

    2016PLoS ONE53 citations Open access

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17. Inferring the causal effect of journals on citations

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    2019Quantitative Science Studies48 citations Open access

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18. Use of the journal impact factor for assessing individual articles need not be wrong

    L. Waltman, V. Traag

    2017arXiv.org41 citations

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19. Detecting Communities through Network Data

    J. Bruggeman, V. Traag, J. Uitermark

    201236 citations

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20. Exponential Ranking: Taking into Account Negative Links

    V. Traag, Y. Nesterov, P. Van Dooren

    2010Social Informatics27 citations

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21. Causal foundations of bias, disparity and fairness

    V. Traag, L. Waltman

    2022arXiv.org26 citations Open access

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22. IGraph/M: graph theory and network analysis for Mathematica

    Szabolcs Horvát, Jakub Podkalicki, G. Csárdi, T. Nepusz +3 more

    2022Journal of Open Source Software23 citations Open access

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23. Italian sociologists: a community of disconnected groups

    Aliakbar Akbaritabar, V. Traag, A. Caimo, Flaminio Squazzoni

    2020Scientometrics23 citations Open access

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24. Partitioning signed networks

    V. Traag, P. Doreian, A. Mrvar

    2018Advances in Network Clustering and Blockmodeling23 citations Open access

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25. Algorithms and dynamical models for communities and reputation in social networks

    V. Traag

    201417 citations Open access

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26. Indirect reciprocity through gossiping can lead to cooperative clusters

    V. Traag, P. Van Dooren, Y. Nesterov

    2011IEEE Symposium on Artificial Life17 citations

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27. Modelling the distance impedance of protest attendance

    V. Traag, R. Quax, P. Sloot

    201716 citations Open access

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28. Perspectives on scientific error

    D. van Ravenzwaaij, M. Bakker, R. Heesen, F. Romero +11 more

    2023Royal Society Open Science15 citations Open access

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29. Intermediacy of publications

    Lovro Šubelj, L. Waltman, V. Traag, N. van Eck

    2018Royal Society Open Science15 citations Open access

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30. Comparative impact study of the European Social Survey (ESS) ERIC

    Peter Kolarz, Jelena Angelis, Adam Krčál, P. Simmonds +24 more

    201714 citations

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31. Dissecting discursive contention: A relational analysis of the Dutch debate on minority integration, 1990-2006

    J. Uitermark, V. Traag, J. Bruggeman

    2016Soc. Networks14 citations Open access

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32. Old Questions, New Techniques: A Research Note on the Computational Identification of Political Elites

    J. Hicks, V. Traag, R. Reinanda

    201510 citations Open access

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33. Investigating scientific mobility in co-authorship networks using multilayer temporal motifs

    Hanjo D. Boekhout, V. Traag, F. Takes

    2021Network Science9 citations Open access

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34. igraph 1.0 enables fast and robust network analysis across programming languages

    M. Antonov, G. Csárdi, Szabolcs Horvát, Kirill Müller +6 more

    2026PLoS ONE8 citations Open access

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35. Narrow scope for resolution-free community detection

    V. Traag, P. Van Dooren, Y. Nesterov

    2011arXiv.org5 citations

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36. Persistence of journal hierarchy in open access publishing

    V. Traag, L. Waltman

    2019International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics4 citations

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37. louvain-igraph: v0.5.3

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    20154 citations

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38. Elite co-occurrence in the media

    V. Traag, R. Reinanda, G. van Klinken

    20154 citations Open access

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39. Structure of an elite co-occurrence network

    V. Traag, R. Reinanda, G. van Klinken

    2014arXiv.org4 citations

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40. Metrics and peer review agreement at the institutional level

    V. Traag, M. Malgarini, S. Sarlo

    2020Quantitative Science Studies3 citations Open access

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41. Clean up or mess up: the effect of sampling biases on measurements of degree distributions in mobile phone datasets

    Adeline Decuyper, Arnaud Browet, V. Traag, V. Blondel +1 more

    2016arXiv.org3 citations

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42. Turning digitised newspapers into networks of political elites

    J. Hicks, V. Traag, R. Reinanda

    20153 citations Open access

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43. Structure of a Media Co-occurrence Network

    V. Traag, R. Reinanda, G. van Klinken

    2014European Conference on Complex Systems3 citations Open access

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44. Exploring mobility of mobile users

    Balázs Csanád Csáji, Arnaud Browet, V. Traag, Jean-Charles Delvenne +4 more

    20113 citations

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45. Systematic analysis of agreement between metrics and peer review in the UK REF

    V. Traag, L. Waltman

    2019Palgrave Communications1 citations Open access

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46. Quantifying the long-term influence of scientific publications

    Giovanni Colavizza, Massimo Franceschet, V. Traag, L. Waltman

    2019International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics1 citations

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47. Impact factors : Is the Nature Index at odds with DORA? (Correspondence)

    L. Waltman, V. Traag

    20171 citations

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48. Heuristic and exact modularity optimization with size-constrained communities

    Filipi Nascimento Silva, Samin Aref, V. Traag, S. Fortunato

    2026arXiv.org0 citations

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49. Mapping the interaction between science and misinformation in COVID-19 tweets

    L. G. Alvarez-Zuzek, J. Bascur, Anna Bertani, Riccardo Gallotti +1 more

    2025arXiv.org0 citations

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50. Author response for "Inferring the causal effect of journals on citations"

    V. Traag

    20210 citations Open access

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