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Temporal network motifs: concepts, algorithms, and applications

Aug 2026 · Frontiers of Computer Science · Vol 20 · 0 citations · 50 references
Computer Science

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This article systematically introduces and analyzes the various concepts of temporal network motifs and their corresponding discovery algorithms and lists the challenges and opportunities in temporal network motif research.

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