A structural approach to detecting opinion leaders in Twitter by random matrix theory

Abstract This paper presents a novel approach leveraging Random Matrix Theory (RMT) to identify influential users and uncover the underlying dynamics within social media discourse networks. Focusing on the retweet network associated with the 2021 Iranian presidential election, our study reveals intr...

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Main Authors: Saeedeh Mohammadi, Parham Moradi, Andrey Trufanov, G. Reza Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48682-5