Certain nodes are influential in spreading information — or infection — across a network. But these nodes need not be those with the most connections, and topology can play a key role, as a 2010 paper in Nature Physics established.
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Pastor-Satorras, R. It's not always who you know. Nature Phys 11, 528–529 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3380
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