Identification Methods of Vital Nodes on Temporal Networks

Comparing with static network, temporal network is more suitable to characterize the dynamic evolution of real systems. It is of great importance to identify vital nodes and evaluate the node influence based on the models of temporal network. From the perspective of the topology and dynamics of temporal networks, we aim to review the recent research progress of identifying vital nodes, summarize and classify relevant identification methods, analyze their advantages and disadvantages, and point out the forefront as well as critical challenges of the field.