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D-Index
77
Citations
30629
World Ranking
636
National Ranking
224

Mason A. Porter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mason A. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 309 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Mason A. Porter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mason A. Porter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to diverse problems and applications in networks, complex systems, and nonlinear systems.
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Mathematical Society For contributions to nonlinear and complex systems, and to the emerging field of network science.

Overview

Mason A. Porter is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant number of publications contributing to Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Their work spans several subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Computer Networks and Communications, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Porter's publications address core topics such as Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis, Social Media and Politics, Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Misinformation and Its Impacts.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mason A. Porter include:

  • In-degree centrality in a social network is linked to coordinated neural activity, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Social network analysis for social neuroscientists, 2020, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • A multilayer network model of the coevolution of the spread of a disease and competing opinions, 2021, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences
  • A framework for the construction of generative models for mesoscale structure in multilayer networks, 2020, Physical Review Research
  • A Bounded-Confidence Model of Opinion Dynamics on Hypergraphs, 2022, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems

Mason A. Porter's frequent collaborators include Peter J. Mucha, Yacoub H. Kureh, Heather Z. Brooks, Abigail Hickok, and Elisa C Baek.

Key publication venues for their research encompass arXiv (Cornell University), UNC Libraries, Physical Review E, SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems, and Physical Review Research.

Porter has been recognized as a Fellow by several professional organizations. These include being named a SIAM Fellow in 2019 for contributions related to networks, complex systems, and nonlinear systems, and a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society in 2018 for work in nonlinear and complex systems as well as network science.

Best Publications

  • Multilayer Networks

    Mikko Kivelä;Alexandre Arenas;Marc Barthelemy;James P. Gleeson

  • Community Structure in Time-Dependent, Multiscale, and Multiplex Networks

    Peter J. Mucha;Thomas Richardson;Thomas Richardson;Kevin Macon;Mason A. Porter

  • Dynamic reconfiguration of human brain networks during learning.

    Danielle S. Bassett;Nicholas F. Wymbs;Mason A. Porter;Peter J. Mucha

  • Communities in networks

    Mason A. Porter;Jukka Pekka Onnela;Jukka Pekka Onnela;Jukka Pekka Onnela;Peter J. Mucha

  • Mathematical Formulation of Multilayer Networks

    Manlio De Domenico;Albert Solé-Ribalta;Emanuele Cozzo;Mikko Kivelä

  • Mathematical Formulation of Multi-Layer Networks

    Manlio De Domenico;Albert Solè-Ribalta;Emanuele Cozzo;Mikko Kivelä

  • Social structure of Facebook networks

    Amanda L. Traud;Amanda L. Traud;Peter J. Mucha;Mason A. Porter

  • Critical Truths About Power Laws

    Michael P. H. Stumpf;Mason A. Porter

  • A roadmap for the computation of persistent homology

    Nina Otter;Nina Otter;Mason A Porter;Mason A Porter;Ulrike Tillmann;Ulrike Tillmann;Peter Grindrod

  • Random walks and diffusion on networks

    Naoki Masuda;Mason A. Porter;Mason A. Porter;Renaud Lambiotte

  • The physics of spreading processes in multilayer networks

    Manlio De Domenico;Clara Granell;Mason A. Porter;Mason A. Porter;Alex Arenas

  • The multilayer nature of ecological networks.

    Shai Pilosof;Mason A. Porter;Mercedes Pascual;Mercedes Pascual;Sonia Kéfi

  • Robust detection of dynamic community structure in networks.

    Danielle S. Bassett;Mason A. Porter;Nicholas F. Wymbs;Scott T. Grafton

  • Comparing Community Structure to Characteristics in Online Collegiate Social Networks

    Amanda L. Traud;Eric D. Kelsic;Peter J. Mucha;Mason A. Porter

  • Core-periphery structure in networks

    M. Puck Rombach;M. Puck Rombach;Mason A. Porter;James H. Fowler;Peter J. Mucha

  • Task-based core-periphery organization of human brain dynamics.

    Danielle S. Bassett;Nicholas F. Wymbs;M. Puck Rombach;Mason A. Porter

  • Limit Order Books

    Martin David Gould;Mason Alexander Porter;Stacy Williams;Mark McDonald

  • Discrete Breathers in One-Dimensional Diatomic Granular Crystals

    N. Boechler;G. Theocharis;G. Theocharis;Stéphane Job;P. G. Kevrekidis

  • MuxViz: a tool for multilayer analysis and visualization of networks

    Manlio De Domenico;Mason A. Porter;Alex Arenas

  • Dynamical Systems on Networks

    Mason Porter;James Gleeson

  • Core-Periphery Structure in Networks

    Michaela Puck Rombach;Mason Alexander Porter;James H. Fowler;Peter J. Mucha;Peter J. Mucha

  • Author Correction: The physics of spreading processes in multilayer networks

    Manlio De Domenico;Clara Granell;Mason A. Porter;Mason A. Porter;Alex Arenas

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Mucha
Peter J. Mucha Dartmouth College
Sam Howison
Sam Howison University of Oxford
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chiara Daraio
Chiara Daraio California Institute of Technology
Danielle S. Bassett
Danielle S. Bassett University of Pennsylvania
Jukka-Pekka Onnela
Jukka-Pekka Onnela Harvard University
Alex Arenas
Alex Arenas Rovira i Virgili University
Scott T. Grafton
Scott T. Grafton University of California, Santa Barbara
Renaud Lambiotte
Renaud Lambiotte University of Oxford
Philip K. Maini
Philip K. Maini University of Oxford

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