Fig. 4: Temporal network classification and spreading dynamics.

a Multidimensional scaling map of temporal dissimilarity between 17 empirical temporal networks. The colors represent different categories of networks in Table 1. b−e Topological and temporal properties of every empirical temporal network. Gray shadows indicate the same networks at the lower left corner in (a). Link density (b) and average node degree (c) of the aggregated static networks. Coefficient of variation of node lifespan (d) and fraction of reachable node pairs via temporal paths (e) for each temporal network. f The fraction of nodes as the function of network evolution (p). g Spreadability differences as the function of temporal dissimilarity between 17 temporal networks. h Pearson correlation between spreadability differences and temporal dissimilarity as the function of infection probability β.