Details about Frank Schweitzer

Homepage:	http://www.sg.ethz.ch/people/fschweitzer
Workplace:	ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design

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Working Papers

2024

1. The nonlinear economy (I): How resource constrains lead to business cycles
   Papers, arXiv.org

2023

2. Adapting to Disruptions: Flexibility as a Pillar of Supply Chain Resilience
   Papers, arXiv.org

2022

3. Network embeddedness indicates the innovation potential of firms
   Papers, arXiv.org

2021

4. Quantifying the importance of firms by means of reputation and network control
   Papers, arXiv.org
5. Should the government reward cooperation? Insights from an agent-based model of wealth redistribution
   Papers, arXiv.org
   See also Journal Article SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT REWARD COOPERATION? INSIGHTS FROM AN AGENT-BASED MODEL OF WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION, Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

6. Fragile, yet resilient: Adaptive decline in a collaboration network of firms
   Papers, arXiv.org

2019

7. International crop trade networks: The impact of shocks and cascades
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (22)

2018

8. Explicit size distributions of failure cascades redefine systemic risk on finite networks
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)

2017

9. Modeling the formation of R&D alliances: An agentbased model with empirical validation
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)

2015

10. Social signals and algorithmic trading of Bitcoin
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (73)
11. Systemic risk in multiplex networks with asymmetric coupling and threshold feedback
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
12. The Network of Counterparty Risk: Analysing Correlations in OTC Derivatives
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The Network of Counterparty Risk: Analysing Correlations in OTC Derivatives, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
13. The network structure of city-firm relations
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
14. The spatial component of R&D networks
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The spatial component of R&D networks, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2013

15. How big is too big? Critical Shocks for Systemic Failure Cascades
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (7)
16. Quantifying the Impact of Leveraging and Diversification on Systemic Risk
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (8)
    Research Program in Finance, Working Paper Series, Research Program in Finance, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2013)
    See also Journal Article Quantifying the impact of leveraging and diversification on systemic risk, Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier (2014) View citations (13) (2014)
17. The Rise and Fall of R&D Networks
    LEM Papers Series, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy View citations (13)
    Also in Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) (2013) View citations (6)
    Sciences Po Economics Publications (main), HAL (2013) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, HAL (2013) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article The rise and fall of R&D networks, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2017) View citations (18) (2017)

2012

18. Redistribution spurs growth by using a portfolio effect on human capital
    Papers, arXiv.org

2010

19. Systemic Risk in a Unifying Framework for Cascading Processes on Networks
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (45)
    See also Journal Article Systemic risk in a unifying framework for cascading processes on networks, The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer (2009) View citations (56) (2009)

2008

20. Investments in Random Environments
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Investments in random environments, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
21. On algebraic graph theory and the dynamics of innovation networks
    Sciences Po Economics Publications (main), HAL View citations (3)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2008) View citations (7)
22. Risk-Seeking versus Risk-Avoiding Investments in Noisy Periodic Environments
    Papers, arXiv.org View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article RISK-SEEKING VERSUS RISK-AVOIDING INVESTMENTS IN NOISY PERIODIC ENVIRONMENTS, International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2008) (2008)
23. The Efficiency and Evolution of R&D Networks
    Sciences Po Economics Publications (main), HAL
    Also in Sciences Po Economics Publications (main), HAL (2008)
    Documents de Travail de l'OFCE, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) (2008)
    Post-Print, HAL (2008)
    Sciences Po Economics Publications (main), HAL (2008)
    Working Papers, HAL (2008)
    CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich (2008)
    Working Papers, HAL (2008)

Undated

24. An Agent-Based Model of Collective Emotions in Online Communities
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article An agent-based model of collective emotions in online communities, The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, Springer (2010) View citations (10) (2010)
25. Diversity-induced resonance in the response to social norms
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (2)
26. Economic Networks: What do we know and what do we need to know?
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article ECONOMIC NETWORKS: WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?, Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2009) View citations (24) (2009)
27. Quantifying the effects of social influence
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (9)
28. Redistribution spurs growth by using a portfolio effect on risky human capital
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Redistribution Spurs Growth by Using a Portfolio Effect on Risky Human Capital, PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
29. Sustainable growth in complex networks
    Working Papers, ETH Zurich, Chair of Systems Design View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Group relations, resilience and the I Ching
   Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2022, 603, (C) View citations (1)
2. MODELING SOCIAL RESILIENCE: QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, OPEN PROBLEMS
   Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2022, 25, (08), 1-50 View citations (2)
3. THE ROLE OF NETWORK EMBEDDEDNESS ON THE SELECTION OF COLLABORATION PARTNERS: AN AGENT-BASED MODEL WITH EMPIRICAL VALIDATION
   Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2022, 25, (02n03), 1-18 View citations (1)

2021

4. Social percolation revisited: From 2d lattices to adaptive networks
   Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2021, 570, (C) View citations (1)
5. The ambigous role of social influence on the wisdom of crowds: An analytic approach
   Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2021, 567, (C) View citations (2)

2020

6. A Weighted Balance Model of Opinion Hyperpolarization
   Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2020, 23, (3), 5 View citations (5)
7. An Agent-Based Model of Opinion Polarization Driven by Emotions
   Complexity, 2020, 2020, 1-11 View citations (4)
8. DESIGNING SYSTEMS BOTTOM UP: FACETS AND PROBLEMS
   Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2020, 23, (07), 1-7
9. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT REWARD COOPERATION? INSIGHTS FROM AN AGENT-BASED MODEL OF WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION
   Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2020, 23, (07), 1-19 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Should the government reward cooperation? Insights from an agent-based model of wealth redistribution, Papers (2021) (2021)

2019

10. CONTROL CONTRIBUTION IDENTIFIES TOP DRIVER NODES IN COMPLEX NETWORKS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2019, 22, (07n08), 1-15 View citations (4)

2018

11. Quantifying knowledge exchange in R&D networks: a data-driven model
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2018, 28, (3), 461-493 View citations (8)
12. The spatial component of R&D networks
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2018, 28, (2), 417-436 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper The spatial component of R&D networks, Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2017

13. Quantifying the effect of editor–author relations on manuscript handling times
    Scientometrics, 2017, 113, (1), 609-631 View citations (11)
14. The rise and fall of R&D networks
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2017, 26, (4), 617-646 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper The Rise and Fall of R&D Networks, LEM Papers Series (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2016

15. A MODEL OF DYNAMIC REWIRING AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE IN R&D NETWORKS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2016, 19, (01n02), 1-23 View citations (3)

2015

16. The Network of Counterparty Risk: Analysing Correlations in OTC Derivatives
    PLOS ONE, 2015, 10, (9), 1-23 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Network of Counterparty Risk: Analysing Correlations in OTC Derivatives, Papers (2015) View citations (6) (2015)

2014

17. COMMUNICATION IN INNOVATION COMMUNITIES: AN ANALYSIS OF 100 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2014, 17, (07n08), 1-25
18. Causality-driven slow-down and speed-up of diffusion in non-Markovian temporal networks
    Nature Communications, 2014, 5, (1), 1-9 View citations (20)
19. HOW DO OSS PROJECTS CHANGE IN NUMBER AND SIZE? A LARGE-SCALE ANALYSIS TO TEST A MODEL OF PROJECT GROWTH
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2014, 17, (07n08), 1-24 View citations (1)
20. Quantifying the impact of leveraging and diversification on systemic risk
    Journal of Financial Stability, 2014, 15, (C), 43-52 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Quantifying the Impact of Leveraging and Diversification on Systemic Risk, Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2013

21. ENHANCING CONSENSUS UNDER OPINION BIAS BY MEANS OF HIERARCHICAL DECISION MAKING
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2013, 16, (06), 1-15 View citations (1)
22. HOW CAN SOCIAL HERDING ENHANCE COOPERATION?
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2013, 16, (04n05), 1-22 View citations (3)
23. Redistribution Spurs Growth by Using a Portfolio Effect on Risky Human Capital
    PLOS ONE, 2013, 8, (2), 1-13 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Redistribution spurs growth by using a portfolio effect on risky human capital, Working Papers View citations (3)

2012

24. How Random Is Social Behaviour? Disentangling Social Complexity through the Study of a Wild House Mouse Population
    PLOS Computational Biology, 2012, 8, (11), 1-11
25. OPTIMAL MIGRATION PROMOTES THE OUTBREAK OF COOPERATION IN HETEROGENEOUS POPULATIONS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2012, 15, (supp0), 1-27 View citations (5)
26. The efficiency and stability of R&D networks
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2012, 75, (2), 694-713 View citations (49)

2011

27. Agent-based modeling of intracellular transport
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2011, 82, (3), 245-255 View citations (1)
28. EDITORIAL: AGENTS AND MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2011, 14, (02), iii-iv
29. Recombinant knowledge and the evolution of innovation networks
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 79, (3), 145-164 View citations (28)
30. Testing an agent-based model of bacterial cell motility: How nutrient concentration affects speed distribution
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2011, 82, (3), 235-244 View citations (1)

2010

31. An agent-based model of collective emotions in online communities
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2010, 77, (4), 533-545 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper An Agent-Based Model of Collective Emotions in Online Communities, Working Papers View citations (7)

2009

32. A complementary view on the growth of directory trees
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2009, 71, (4), 641-648
33. ECONOMIC NETWORKS: WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2009, 12, (04n05), 407-422 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Economic Networks: What do we know and what do we need to know?, Working Papers View citations (26)
34. EDITORIAL: COMPLEX NETWORKS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2009, 12, (01), 1-2
35. Editorial: The Complex Systems Section of EPJ B
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2009, 67, (3), 269-270
36. How Groups Can Foster Consensus: The Case of Local Cultures
    Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2009, 12, (2), 4 View citations (8)
37. Nonlinear voter models: the transition from invasion to coexistence
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2009, 67, (3), 301-318 View citations (9)
38. Risk, Markets, Games, and Networks
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2009, 71, (4), 439-440
39. Systemic risk in a unifying framework for cascading processes on networks
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2009, 71, (4), 441-460 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Systemic Risk in a Unifying Framework for Cascading Processes on Networks, Papers (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2008

40. Investments in random environments
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2008, 387, (8), 2035-2046 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Investments in Random Environments, Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
41. NOTE FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ON TOPICAL SECTIONS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2008, 11, (03), v-v
42. RISK-SEEKING VERSUS RISK-AVOIDING INVESTMENTS IN NOISY PERIODIC ENVIRONMENTS
    International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2008, 19, (06), 971-994
    See also Working Paper Risk-Seeking versus Risk-Avoiding Investments in Noisy Periodic Environments, Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)
43. SLOWER IS FASTER: FOSTERING CONSENSUS FORMATION BY HETEROGENEOUS INERTIA
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2008, 11, (04), 551-563 View citations (4)
44. The Epidemics of Donations: Logistic Growth and Power-Laws
    PLOS ONE, 2008, 3, (1), 1-4 View citations (6)

2007

45. AGGREGATE DYNAMICS IN AN EVOLUTIONARY NETWORK MODEL
    International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2007, 18, (10), 1659-1674
46. COEXISTENCE OF SOCIAL NORMS BASED ON IN- AND OUT-GROUP INTERACTIONS
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2007, 10, (02), 271-286 View citations (6)

2006

47. A growing urban problem
    Nature, 2006, 441, (7095), 815-815 View citations (1)

2003

48. ON SPATIAL CONSENSUS FORMATION: IS THE SZNAJD MODEL DIFFERENT FROM A VOTER MODEL?
    International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), 2003, 14, (10), 1331-1354 View citations (7)

2002

49. Coordination of decisions in a spatial agent model
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, 303, (1), 189-216 View citations (4)
50. EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION IN A SPATIAL PRISONER'S DILEMMA
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2002, 05, (02n03), 269-299 View citations (7)
51. GUEST EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2002, 05, (02n03), 101-102
    Also in Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2001, 04, (01), 1-2 (2001)

2000

52. Brownian particles far from equilibrium
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2000, 15, (1), 105-113 View citations (9)
53. Guest editorial
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2000, 287, (3), v-vi View citations (1)
54. Phase transitions in social impact models of opinion formation
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2000, 285, (1), 199-210 View citations (23)
55. Uphill motion of active brownian particles in piecewise linear potentials
    The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems, 2000, 14, (1), 157-168 View citations (1)

1999

56. Directed motion of Brownian particles with internal energy depot
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1999, 273, (3), 294-314 View citations (2)

1998

57. Modelling Migration and Economic Agglomeration with Active Brownian Particles
    Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 1998, 01, (01), 11-37 View citations (7)

1994

58. Clustering of “active” walkers in a two-component system
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1994, 206, (3), 359-379 View citations (3)

1988

59. A stochastic approach to nucleation in finite systems: Theory and computer simulations
    Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1988, 150, (1), 261-279

Chapters

2005

1. Agents with Heterogeneous Strategies Interacting in a Spatial IPD
   Springer View citations (2)

2001

2. Communication and Self-Organisation in Complex Systems: A Basic Approach
   Springer View citations (1)

2000

3. Active Brownian Particles with Internal Energy Depot
   Springer

Editor

1. Advances in Complex Systems (ACS)
   World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
2. The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems
   Springer