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200+ PUBLICATIONS
50+ H-INDEX
26,000+ CITATIONS
1,100+ HIGHLY INFLUENTIAL CITATIONS
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Interests

Key scientific domains and theoretical focus areas:

Complex Networks Statistical Physics Percolation Theory Interdependent & Multiplex Networks Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions Critical Phenomena k-Core Organization & Bootstrap Percolation Neuronal & Biological Networks Self-Organized Criticality SciArt & Visual Form Aesthetics

Key & Longstanding Collaborators

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S. N. Dorogovtsev
S. N. Dorogovtsev Statistical Physics · UA
140+ joint papers Core Monograph Co-Author
A. V. Goltsev
A. V. Goltsev Condensed Matter · UA
48+ joint papers Critical Phenomena & k-Core
G. J. Baxter
G. J. Baxter Multiplex Percolation · UA
32+ joint papers Avalanche Collapse & Books
R. A. da Costa
R. A. da Costa Statistical Mechanics · UA
26+ joint papers Multiplex Percolation
A. N. Samukhin
A. N. Samukhin Theoretical Physics · Ioffe
18+ joint papers Preferential Linking (PRL)
M. Ostilli
M. Ostilli Complex Systems · Statistical Physics
15+ joint papers Percolation Transitions
N. A.-Tafreshi
N. A.-Tafreshi Complex Networks · IASBS
12+ joint papers General Bootstrap Percolation
G. Timár
G. Timár Graph Dynamics · UA
9+ joint papers Topological Robustness
S. N. Dorogovtsev
S. N. Dorogovtsev Statistical Physics · UA
140+ joint papers Core Monograph Co-Author
A. V. Goltsev
A. V. Goltsev Condensed Matter · UA
48+ joint papers Critical Phenomena & k-Core
G. J. Baxter
G. J. Baxter Multiplex Percolation · UA
32+ joint papers Avalanche Collapse & Books
R. A. da Costa
R. A. da Costa Statistical Mechanics · UA
26+ joint papers Multiplex Percolation
A. N. Samukhin
A. N. Samukhin Theoretical Physics · Ioffe
18+ joint papers Preferential Linking (PRL)
M. Ostilli
M. Ostilli Complex Systems · Statistical Physics
15+ joint papers Percolation Transitions
N. A.-Tafreshi
N. A.-Tafreshi Complex Networks · IASBS
12+ joint papers General Bootstrap Percolation
G. Timár
G. Timár Graph Dynamics · UA
9+ joint papers Topological Robustness

Selected Major Publications

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Evolution of networks ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Advances in Physics 51 (4), 1079–1187 (2002)
8,016+ citations
Critical phenomena in complex networks ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, A. V. Goltsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Reviews of Modern Physics 80 (4), 1275–1335 (2008)
2,809+ citations
Structure of growing networks with preferential linking ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes, A. N. Samukhin
Physical Review Letters 85 (21), 4633 (2000)
1,861+ citations
k-Core Organization of Complex Networks ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, A. V. Goltsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review Letters 96 (4), 040601 (2006)
835+ citations
Pseudofractal scale-free web ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, A. V. Goltsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review E 65 (6), 066122 (2002)
775+ citations
Evolution of networks with aging of sites ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review E 62 (2), 1842 (2000)
639+ citations
Language as an evolving word web ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. Mendes
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 268 (1485), 2603 (2001)
478+ citations
Networks as a novel tool for studying team ball sports as complex social systems ↗︎
P. Passos, K. Davids, D. Araújo, N. Paz, J. Minguéns, J. Mendes
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 14 (2), 170–176 (2011)
417+ citations
Ising model on networks with an arbitrary distribution of connections ↗︎
S. N. Dorogovtsev, A. V. Goltsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review E 66 (1), 016104 / arXiv:cond-mat/0203227 (2002)
412+ citations
Localization and spreading of diseases in complex networks ↗︎
A. V. Goltsev, S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. G. Oliveira, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review Letters 109 (12), 128702 (2012)
411+ citations
Avalanche collapse of interdependent networks ↗︎
G. J. Baxter, S. N. Dorogovtsev, A. V. Goltsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Physical Review Letters 109 (24), 248701 (2012)
392+ citations

Books & Monographs

Authored reference books and academic research monographs:

S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Oxford University Press (Oxford, 2003) — Foundational monograph on the topology, dynamics, and statistical physics of evolving networks.
S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Oxford University Press (Oxford, 2022) — Comprehensive contemporary treatise on non-equilibrium processes, structural phase transitions, and percolation in networked systems.
G. J. Baxter, R. A. da Costa, S. N. Dorogovtsev, J. F. F. Mendes
Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, 2022) — Comprehensive book on multiplex networks and percolation in networked systems.

Editorial and Advisory Roles

Complexities
Editor-in-Chief
MDPI
Discover Materials
Editorial Board
Springer Nature
Chaos, Solitons & Fractals
Editorial Board
Elsevier
Entropy
Editor-in-Chief (Complexity)
MDPI
Scientific Reports
Editorial Board
Nature
Journal of Complex Networks
Editorial Board
OUP

Collaboration Network

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