# Network Science **Entity class:** Scientific field ## Definition **Network science** studies systems through nodes, edges, topology, dynamics, flows, communities, and multiscale structure. It applies across social, biological, technological, financial, epidemiological, and operational networks. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Graph Theory|Graph Theory]], [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]], [[wiki/Complex Contagion|Complex Contagion]], [[wiki/Dynamic Network Analysis|Dynamic Network Analysis]], and [[wiki/Counterterrorism Predictive Graph|Counterterrorism Predictive Graph]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [National Research Council, *Network Science*, 2005](https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11516/network-science). **As of:** 2026-09-23