2009 and Preprints

• Small-world behavior in time-varying graphs
  J. Tang, S. Scellato, M. Musolesi, C. Mascolo, V. Latora, arXiv:0909.1712
  
• Functional modularity of spontaneous activities in normal and epileptic brain networks
  M. Chavez, M. Valencia, V. Navarro, V. Latora, J. Martinerie, arXiv:0811.3131
  
• Complex networks: new trends for the analysis of brain connectivity
  M. Chavez, M. Valencia, V. Latora, J. Martinerie, in press in Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos.
  
• Effects of mobility in a population of Prisoner's Dilemma players
  S. Meloni, A. Buscarino, L. Fortuna, M. Frasca, J. Gomez-Gardenes, V. Latora, Y. Moreno, arXiv:0905.3189, Phys. Rev. E79, 067101 (2009)
  
• Effects of motion on epidemic spreading
  A. Buscarino, A. Di Stefano, L. Fortuna, M. Frasca and Vito Latora, in press in Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos.
  
• Traffic optimization in transport networks based on local routing
  S. Scellato, L. Fortuna, M. Frasca, J. Gomez-Gardenes and V. Latora, arXiv:0901.1078
  
• The Ultimatum Game in complex networks
  R. Sinatra, J. Iranzo, J. Gomez-Gardenes, L. M. Floria, V. Latora and Y. Moreno,arXiv:0807.0750, J. Stat Mech. P09012 (2009).
  
• Cluster structure of functional networks estimated from high-resolution EEG data
  R. Sinatra, F. De Vico Fallani, L. Astolfi, F. Babiloni, F. Cincotti, D. Mattia, V. Latora, Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos 19 (2009) 665-676
  
• Temporal Distance Metrics for Social Network Analysis
  J. Tang, M. Musolesi, C. Mascolo and V. Latora, In Proceedings of the 2nd ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Online Social Networks (WOSN'09), Barcelona, Spain. August 2009.
  
• Impact of Altruism on Opportunistic Communications
  Kuang Xu, Pan Hui, Victor O.K. Li, Jon Crowcroft, Vito Latora, and Pietro Lio', In Proceeding of First IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks(ICUFN09), Hong Kong China, June 2009.
  
• Selfishness, Altruism and Message Spreading in Mobile Social Networks
  Pan Hui, Kuang Xu, Victor O.K. Li, Jon Crowcroft, Vito Latora, and Pietro Lio', In Proceeding of First IEEE International Workshop on Network Science For Communication Networks (NetSciCom09), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 24, 2009.
• Sexual Risk Behavior for HIV in Burkina Faso
  S. Musumeci, F. Pappalardo, J. Simpore and V. Latora, In: Sexual Risk Behaviors, ISBN: 978-1-60741-227-4, 2009 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
• Street centrality vs. commerce and service locations in cities: a Kernel Density Correlation case study in Bologna, Italy
  S. Porta, E. Strano, V. Iacoviello, R. Messora, V. Latora, A. Cardillo, Fahui Wang, S. Scellato, physics/0701111 Env. Plann. B 36 (2009), 450-465
  

2008

• Scaling breakdown in flow fluctuations on complex networks
  S. Meloni, J. Gomez-Gardenes, V. Latora and Y.Moreno, arXiv:physics/0803.0930, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100(2008)208701
  
• Communities recognition in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem by dynamical clustering algorithms based on different oscillators systems
  A. Pluchino, A. Rapisarda, V. Latora, arXiv:0806.4276, Europ. Phys. Journ. B 65 (2008) 395-402.
  
• Enhancement of cooperation in highly clustered scale-free networks
  Salvo Assenza, J. Gomez-Gardenes, V. Latora, arXiv:0801.2146, Phys. Rev. E78 (2008) 017101
  
• Entropy Rate of Diffusion Processes on Complex Networks
  J. Gomez-Gardenes, V. Latora, arXiv:0712.0278, Phys. Rev. E78 (2008) 065102(R)
  
• Complex Networks: from Biology to Information Technology
  A Barrat, S. Boccaletti, G. Caldarelli, A. Chessa, V. Latora and A. E. Motter, Preface to the Proceedings of the Pula conference
  Journ. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008);
• Spreading of sexually transmitted diseases in heterosexual populations
  J. Gomez-Gardenes, V. Latora, Y. Moreno, E.V. Profumo, arXiv:0707.1672, PNAS 105, 1399 (2008)
  
• Disease spreading in populations of moving agents
  A. Buscarino, L. Fortuna, M. Frasca, V. Latora, arXiv:0707.1673, Europhys. Lett. 82, 38002 (2008).
  
• Epcast: Controlled Dissemination in Human-based Wireless Networks by means of Epidemic Spreading Models
  S. Scellato, C. Mascolo, M. Musolesi, V. Latora, arXiv:0711.2780, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 5151, pages 295-306, Springer, 2008
  
• Persistent patterns of interconnection in time-varying cortical networks
  F. De Vico Fallani et al., Journ. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008) 224014 (13pp)
  
• Complex Networks in Biology and Engineering: From Principles to Applications
  E. Ben-Jacob, V. Latora, S. Boccaletti, DSWeb Magazine, 2008.
  
• Structural and dynamical properties of cellular and regulatory networks
  R. Sinatra, J.Gomez-Gardenes, Y. Moreno, D. Condorelli, L. M. Floria, V. Latora, in press in "Statistical Mechanics of Cellular Systems and Processes", Edited by M. H. Zaman, Cambridge University Press 2008.
  
• Multiple Centrality Assessment in Parma Campus: a network analysis of paths and open spaces.
  S. Porta, P. Crucitti, V. Latora, Urban Design International 13 (2008) 41-50.
  

2007

• Editorial: The Structure and Dynamics of Complex Networks
  S. Boccaletti and V. Latora Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos 17 (2007) 2195-2199. Preface article of the Topic Issue on "Complex Networks' Structure and Dynamics", edited by S. Boccaletti and V. Latora, Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos 17, Issue 7 (2007)
  
• Synchronization properties of network motifs
  I. Lodato, S. Boccaletti, V. Latora, physics/0609126, Europhys. Lett. 78 (2007)28001
  
• Multi-scale Vulnerability of Complex Networks
  S. Boccaletti, J. Buldu', R. Criado, J. Flores, V. Latora, J. Pello, and M. Romance, Chaos 17 (2007) 043110
  
• Opinion formation models based on game theory
  A. Di Mare, V. Latora, physics/0609127, Int. J. Mod. Phys. C18 (2007) 1377-1395
  
• Detecting complex network modularity by dynamical clustering,
  S. Boccaletti, M. Ivanchenko, A. Pluchino, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, physics/0607179, Phys. Rev. E75 (2007) 045102R
  
• Analysis of self-organized criticality in the Olami-Feder-Christensen model and in real earthquakes
  F. Caruso, A. Pluchino, V. Latora, S. Vinciguerra, A. Rapisarda, cond-mat/0606118, Phys. Rev. E75 (2007) 055101R
  
• Growing hierarchical scale-free networks by means of non hierarchical processes,
  S. Boccaletti, D.-U. Hwang, and V. Latora, Int. Jour. Bif. Chaos 17 (2007) 2447-2452
  
• A measure of centrality based on the network efficiency
  V. Latora, M.Marchiori, cond-mat/0402050, New J. Phys. 9 (2007) 188
  

2006

• *** Complex Networks: Structure and Dynamics *** (TOP 25 HOTTEST ARTICLES)
  S. Boccaletti, V. Latora, Y. Moreno, M. Chavez, D.-U. Hwang, Physics Reports 424 (2006) 175
  
• A topological analysis of scientific coauthorship networks
  A. Cardillo, S. Scellato, V. Latora, Physica A372 (2006) 333.
  
• Opinion dynamics and synchronization in a network of scientific collaborations
  A. Pluchino, S. Boccaletti, V. Latora, and A. Rapisarda physics/0607210, Physica A372 (2006) 516.
  
• Effective spin-glass Hamiltonian for the anomalous dynamics of the HMF model
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora, and A. Rapisarda, cond-mat/0506665, Physica A370 (2006) 573.
  
• Structural Properties of Planar Graphs of Urban Street Patterns
  A. Cardillo, S. Scellato, V. Latora, S. Porta, physics/0510162, Phys. Rev. E73 (2006) 066107.
  
• Multifractal Analysis of Mt. S.Helens Seismicity as a Quantitative Characterization of the Eruptive Activity
  F. Caruso, S. Vinciguerra, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Malone, physics/0311049, Fractals 14 (2006) 1.
  
• Compromise and Synchronization in Opinion Dynamics
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, physics/0510141, Eur. Phys. Journ. B 50 (2006) 169.
  
• Network of Sexual Contacts and Sexually Transmitted HIV Infection in Burkina Faso
  V. Latora et al., Journal of Medical Virology 78 (2006) 724
  
• The Postgenomic Era: Transcriptomic as the New Paradigm of Life
  B. Giardina, M. Renis, V. Latora and S. Musumeci, Online Journal of Biological Sciences 6 (2006) 39, ISSN 1608-4217
  
• Olami-Feder-Christensen model on different networks
  F. Caruso, V. Latora, A. Pluchino, A. Rapisarda, B. Tadic, Eur. Phys. Journ. B 50 (2006) 243.
  
• The Backbone of a City
  S. Scellato, A. Cardillo, V. Latora, S. Porta, physics/0511063, Eur. Phys. Journ. B 50 (2006) 221.
  
• Centrality in networks of urban streets
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, S. Porta, Chaos 16 (2006) 015113.
  
• Centrality Measures in Spatial Networks of Urban Streets
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, S. Porta, physics/0504163, Phys. Rev. E 73 (2006) 036125.
  
• MCA: Centralita' e ordine complesso nell'analisi spaziale e nel progetto urbano (ITALIAN)
  S. Porta, V. Latora, Territorio (2006)
• Analyse du reseau des voiries urbaines: une approche directe (FRENCH)
  S. Porta, P. Crucitti, V. Latora, Geomatique Expert 53 (2006) 56.
• The Network Analysis of Urban Streets: A Primal Approach
  S. Porta, P. Crucitti, V. Latora, physics/0506009, Enviromental and Planning B33 (2006) 705.
  
• The Network Analysis of Urban Streets: A Dual Approach
  S. Porta, P. Crucitti, V. Latora, cond-mat/0411241, Physica A 369 (2006) 853.
  

2005

• Reti Small World: l'Architettura di un Sistema Complesso (IN ITALIAN)
  V. Latora, Il Nuovo Saggiatore 21, no.3-4, (2005) 77.
  
• Modeling Cascading Failures in the North American Power Grid
  R. Kinney, P. Crucitti, R. Albert, V. Latora, Eur. Phys. J. B 46 (2005) 101
  
• Vector Opinion Dynamics in a Bounded Confidence Consensus Model
  S. Fortunato, V. Latora, A. Pluchino, A. Rapisarda, Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 16 (2005) 1535
  
• Locating critical lines in high-voltage electrical power grids
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, M. Marchiori, Fluctuation and Noise Lett. 5 (2005) L201.
  
• Changing Opinions in a Changing World: a New Perspective in Sociophysics
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 16 (2005) 515.
  
• Quantifying the relevance of different mediators in the human immune cell network
  P. Tieri, S. Valensin, V. Latora, G.C. Castellani, M. Marchiori, D. Remondini, C. Franceschi Bioinformatics 21 (2005) 1639
  
• Vulnerability and Protection of infrastructure networks
  V. Latora, M. Marchiori, Phys. Rev. E 71 (2005) 015103R.
  

2004

• A Method to Find Community Structures Based on Information Centrality
  S.Fortunato, V. Latora, and M.Marchiori, PRE 70(2004)056104
  
• Error and attack tolerance of complex networks
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Physica A 340(2004)388
  
• A topological analysis of the Italian electric power grid
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Physica A 338(2004)92
  
• A model for cascading failures in complex networks
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Phys. Rev. E 69 (2004)045104R
  
• Glassy dynamics in the HMF model
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora and A. Rapisarda, Physica A 340(2004) 187
  
• Dynamical anomalies and the role of initial conditions in the HMF model
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora and A. Rapisarda, Physica A 338 (2004) 60
  
• Glassy phase in the Hamiltonian Mean Field model
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora and A. Rapisarda Phys. Rev. E 69 (2004) 056113
  
• Dynamics and Thermodynamics of a model with long-range interactions
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora and A. Rapisarda, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics 16 (2004) 245
  
• Non-Poisson distribution of the time distances between two consecutive clusters of earthquakes
  L. Palatella, P. Allegrini, P. Grigolini, V. Latora, S. Mega, A. Rapisarda and S.Vinciguerra Physica A 338 (2004) 201
  
• How the science of complex networks can help developing strategies against terrorism
  V. Latora and M. Marchiori, Chaos Solitons and Fractals 20 (2004) 69
  
• Detection of invisible and crucial events: from seismic fluctuations to the war against terrorism
  P. Allegrini, L. Fronzoni, P. Grigolini, V. Latora, M. Mega, L. Palatella, A. Rapisarda, S. Vinciguerra, Chaos Solitons and Fractals 20 (2004) 77
  
• Reply to comment [physics/0307134] by A. Helmstetter and D. Sornette
  M.S. Mega, P. Allegrini, P.Grigolini,V. Latora, L. Palatella, A. Rapisarda, S. Vinciguerra, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92 (2004) 129802.
  
• Metastable states, anomalous distributions and correlations in the HMF model ,
  A. Pluchino, V. Latora, and A. Rapisarda, Physica D 193 (2004) 315
  

2003

• Revisting Disorder and Tsallis Statistics,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and A. Robledo, Science 300 (2003) 250.
  
• Power law time distributions of large earthquakes ,
  M.S. Mega, P. Allegrini, P.Grigolini, V.Latora, L. Palatella, A. Rapisarda, S. Vinciguerra, Phys. Rev. Lett 90 (2003) 188501
  
• Economic Small-World Behavior in Weighted Networks ,
  V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Eur. Phys. Journ. B 32 (2003) 249
  
• Efficiency of Scale-Free Networks: Error and Attack Tolerance
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, M. Marchiori, A. Rapisarda, Physica A 320 (2003) 622.
  

2002

• Is the Boston subway a small-world network ? ,
  V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Physica A 314(2002) 109.
  
• Levy Scaling: the diffusion entropy analysis applied to DNA sequences ,
  N. Scafetta, V. Latora, P. Grigolini, Phys. Rev. E 66(2002) 031906
  
• Levy statistics in coding and non-coding nucleotide sequences ,
  N. Scafetta, V. Latora, P. Grigolini, Phys. Lett. A 299(2002)565
  
• Fingerprints of nonextensive thermodynamics in a long-range Hamiltonian system ,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and C. Tsallis, Physica A 305(2002)129.
  
• Dynamical Quasi-Stationary States in a System with Long-Range forces ,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, Chaos Solitons and Fractals 13(2001)401
  
• The time evolution of thermodynamic entropy for chaotic systems and at the edge of chaos,
  M. Baranger, V. Latora, and A. Rapisarda, Chaos Solitons and Fractals 13(2001)471
  

2001

• Efficient Behavior of Small-World Networks,
  V. Latora, M. Marchiori, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87(2001)198701
  
• Non-Gaussian equilibrium in a long-range Hamiltonian system ,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and C. Tsallis, Phys. Rev. E64 (2001) 056134
  
• Microscopic dynamics of a phase transition: equilibrium vs out-of-equilibrium regime,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, Nucl. Phys. A681(2001)406c.
  
• Identifying and discriminating seismic patterns leading flank eruptions at Mt. Etna Volcano during 1981-1996,
  S. Vinciguerra, V Latora, S. Bicciato and R. Kamimura, Journ. Volc. Geotherm. Res. 106(2001)211.
  

2000

• The rate of entropy increase at the edge of chaos,
  V. Latora, M. Baranger, A. Rapisarda and C. Tsallis, Phys. Lett. A273 (2000) 97.
  
• Chaotic dynamics and superdiffusion in a Hamiltonian system with many degrees of freedom,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Ruffo, Physica A280 (2000) 81.
  
• Chaos in the thermodynamic limit,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Ruffo, Progr. Theor. Phys. Suppl. 139(2000)204.
  
• Harmony in the Small World,
  M. Marchiori and V. Latora, Physica A285(2000)539.
  

1999

• Superdiffusion and out of equilibrium chaotic dynamics with many degrees of freedom,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Ruffo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83(1999)2104.
  
• Kolmogorov-Sinai Entropy-Rate vs. Physical Entropy,
  V. Latora and M. Baranger, Phys. Rev. Lett. 82(1999)520.
  
• Chaos and Statistical Mechanics in the Hamiltonian Mean Field Model,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Ruffo, Physica D131(1999)38.
  
• Identifying seismicity patterns leading flank eruptions at Mt. Etna during 1981-1996 ,
  V. Latora, S. Vinciguerra, S. Bicciato and R. Kamimura, Geophys. Res. Lett. 26(1999)2105.
  
• Chaotic behavior in a Z2 x Z2 field theory,
  V. Latora, D. Bazeia, Int. J. Mod. Phys. A 14 (1999) 4967-4984.
  
• Signals of critical behavior in fragmenting finite systems,
  C. Dorso, V. Latora and A. Bonasera, Phys.Rev. C60(1999)034606.
  

1998

• Lyapunov instability and finite size effects in a system with long-range forces,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda and S. Ruffo, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80(1998)692.
  
• A Fractal Approach to the Seismicity Temporal Distribution of the Low Eastern Flank of Mt. Etna During 1989-1991,
  V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, S. Vinciguerra Phys. Earth Plan. Int. 109(1998)115.
  
• Time Correlation of the Microseismic Activity of the low eastern Flank of Mt. Etna,
  S. Vinciguerra, V. Latora and D. Vinciguerra, Pu. App. Geophys. 152(1998)165.
  

1997

• Novel Scaling of the Multiplicity Distributions in Sequential Fragmentation and Percolation Processes,
  Botet, M. Ploszajczack and V. Latora, Phys. Rev. Lett. 78(1997)4593.
  

1996

• Searching for the nuclear liquid-gas phase transition in Au+ Au collisions at 35 MeV/nucl,
  M. Belkacem et al, Phys. Rev. C54(1996)2435.
  
• Circumstantial Evidence for a Critical Behavior in Peripheral Au+Au collisions at 35 MeV/A,
  P.F. Mastinu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 76(1996)2646.
  
• Second Order Phase Transitions: from Infinite to Finite Systems,
  P. Finocchiaro, M. Belkacem, T. Kubo, V. Latora and A. Bonasera, Nucl. Phys. A600(1996)236.
  

1995

• Universal Behaviour of Lyapunov Exponents in Unstable System,
  A. Bonasera, V. Latora and A. Rapisarda, Phys. Rev. Lett. 75(1995)3434.
  
• Critical evolution of a finite system,
  M. Belkacem, V. Latora, A. Bonasera, Phys. Rev. C52(1995)271.
  
• Intermittency in the Fisher's droplet model,
  T. Kubo, M. Belkacem, V. Latora, A. Bonasera, Z. Phys. A352(1995)145.
  
• Neck instabilities in deep inelastic collisions at medium energies,
  M. Colonna, M. Di Toro, A. Guarnera, V. Latora, Nucl. Phys. A583(1995)525.
  

1994-1992

• Dynamics of instabilities and intermittency,
  V. Latora, M. Belkacem, A. Bonasera, Phys. Rev. Lett. 73(1994)1765.
  
• Sensitivity to the impact parameter of the multiparticle decay at intermediate energy,
  A. Del Zoppo et. al., Phys. Rev. C50(1994)2930.
  
• Dynamics of unstable matter,
  M. Belkacem, V. Latora, A. Bonasera, Phys. Lett. B326(1994)21.
  
• Detecting nuclear multifragmentation,
  V. Latora, A. Del Zoppo, A. Bonaser, Nucl. Phys. A572(1994)477.
  
• Searching for instabilities in nuclear dynamics,
  M. Colonna, M. Di Toro, A. Guarnera, V. Latora and A. Smerzi, Phys. Lett. B307(1993)273.
  
• Sharp transitions in nuclear dynamics: limits to collectivity and stability,
  M. Colonna, M. Di Toro, V. Latora and A. Smerzi, Progr. Part. Nucl. Phys. 30(1993)17.
  
• Fragmentation in medium energy heavy-ion collision,
  M. Colonna, M. Di Toro, V. Latora and N. Colonna, Nucl. Phys. A545(1992)111.
  

Books Chapters

• Multiple Centrality Assessment: mapping centrality in networks of urban spaces
  S. Porta and V. Latora, in Thwaites K, Romice O, Porta S and Greaves M, Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design, Spon Press, London, UK, pp.101-105 (2007)
  
• Centrality and cities Multiple Centrality Assessment as a tool for urban analysis and design
  S. Porta and V. Latora, to appear on ``New Urbanism and Beyond'', 2007
  
• Complex Systems: Analysis and Models of Real-World Networks
  P. Crucitti, V. Latora, M. Marchiori, A. Rapisarda, on ``Energy and information transfer in Biological Systems'', World Scientific Editions.
  
• The Architecture of Complex Systems
  V. Latora, and M. Marchiori, Santa Fe Institute for Studies of Complexity. Oxford University Press (2003)
  
• Nonextensive effects in Hamiltonian systems
  A. Rapisarda and V. Latora, Santa Fe Institute for Studies of Complexity. Oxford University Press (2003)
  
• Nonextensivity: from low-dimensional maps to Hamiltonian systems
  C. Tsallis, A. Rapisarda, V. Latora, F. Baldovin, Chapter of Lecture Notes in Physics Vol. 602, Springer (2002).
  
• The Hamiltonian Mean Field Model: from Dynamics to Statistical Mechanics and back
  T. Dauxois, V. Latora, A. Rapisarda, S. Ruffo, A. Torcini, Chapter of Lecture Notes in Physics Vol. 602, Springer (2002).