Network Dynamics of Innovation Processes

Iacopo Iacopini, Staša Milojević, Vito Latora · 2018 · Physical Review Letters

Summary. This paper presents a mathematical model explaining how innovations emerge through random walks on networks of interconnected ideas. The model shows that innovations occur when cognitive processes first reach new concepts, with network connections strengthening through repeated use. The framework successfully predicts both the rate at which new discoveries appear and how they correlate with each other across scientific disciplines.

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Iacopini, I., Milojević, S., & Latora, V.. (2018). Network Dynamics of Innovation Processes. Physical Review Letters. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.120.048301

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.048301
Countries: United Kingdom, United States, Italy
Regions: Europe, North America
Categories: innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28