A Review of the Research Progress of Social Network Structure

Social network theory is an important paradigm of social structure research, which has been widely used in various fields of research. This paper reviews the development process and the latest progress of social network theory research and analyzes the research application of social network. In orde...

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Main Authors: Ning Li, Qian Huang, Xiaoyu Ge, Miao He, Shuqin Cui, Penglin Huang, Shuairan Li, Sai-Fu Fung
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692210
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description Social network theory is an important paradigm of social structure research, which has been widely used in various fields of research. This paper reviews the development process and the latest progress of social network theory research and analyzes the research application of social network. In order to reveal the deep social structure, this paper analyzes the structure of social networks from three levels: microlevel, mesolevel, and macrolevel and reveals the origin, development, perfection, and latest achievements of complex network models. The regular graph model, P1 model, P2 model, exponential random graph model, small-world network model, and scale-free network model are introduced. In the end, the research on the social network structure is reviewed, and social support network and social discussion network are introduced, which are two important contents of social network research. At present, the research on social networks has been widely used in coauthor networks, citation networks, mobile social networks, enterprise knowledge management, and individual happiness, but there are few research studies on multilevel structure, dynamic research, complex network research, whole network research, and discussion network research. This provides space for future research on social networks.
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spelling doaj-art-c16e3a8caa65415fb2ea7b9ba730efd02025-08-20T03:23:28ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66922106692210A Review of the Research Progress of Social Network StructureNing Li0Qian Huang1Xiaoyu Ge2Miao He3Shuqin Cui4Penglin Huang5Shuairan Li6Sai-Fu Fung7Xi’an Physical Education University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaXi’an Physical Education University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaShanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200444, ChinaXi’an Physical Education University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaSport College, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi’an 710311, ChinaShandong Sport University, Jinan 250063, ChinaXi’an Physical Education University, Xi’an 710065, ChinaCity University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong KongSocial network theory is an important paradigm of social structure research, which has been widely used in various fields of research. This paper reviews the development process and the latest progress of social network theory research and analyzes the research application of social network. In order to reveal the deep social structure, this paper analyzes the structure of social networks from three levels: microlevel, mesolevel, and macrolevel and reveals the origin, development, perfection, and latest achievements of complex network models. The regular graph model, P1 model, P2 model, exponential random graph model, small-world network model, and scale-free network model are introduced. In the end, the research on the social network structure is reviewed, and social support network and social discussion network are introduced, which are two important contents of social network research. At present, the research on social networks has been widely used in coauthor networks, citation networks, mobile social networks, enterprise knowledge management, and individual happiness, but there are few research studies on multilevel structure, dynamic research, complex network research, whole network research, and discussion network research. This provides space for future research on social networks.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692210
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