![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120921023221im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Who's the Most Influential in a Social Graph?
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September 6, 2012
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At an airport, many people are essential for planes to take off. Gate staffs, refueling crews, flight attendants and pilots are in constant communication with each other as they perform required tasks. But it's the air traffic controller who talks with every plane, coordinating departures and runways. Communication must run through her in order for an airport to run smoothly and safely. Determining the most influential person on a social media network (or a graph) is more complex.
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