MGATs: Motif-Based Graph Attention Networks

Jinfang Sheng, Yufeng Zhang, Bin Wang () and Yaoxing Chang
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Jinfang Sheng: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Yufeng Zhang: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Bin Wang: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Yaoxing Chang: School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: In recent years, graph convolutional neural networks (GCNs) have become a popular research topic due to their outstanding performance in various complex network data mining tasks. However, current research on graph neural networks lacks understanding of the high-order structural features of networks, focusing mostly on node features and first-order neighbor features. This article proposes two new models, MGAT and MGATv2, by introducing high-order structure motifs that frequently appear in networks and combining them with graph attention mechanisms. By introducing a mixed information matrix based on motifs, the generation process of graph attention coefficients is improved, allowing the model to capture higher-order structural features. Compared with the latest research on various graph neural networks, both MGAT and MGATv2 achieve good results in node classification tasks. Furthermore, through various experimental studies on real datasets, we demonstrate that the introduction of network structural motifs can effectively enhance the expressive power of graph neural networks, indicating that both high-order structural features and attribute features are important components of network feature learning.

Keywords: motifs; graph attention network; complex network; graph neural network; node classification (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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