About the Authors

Zhen Zhu

zhen.zhu@imtlucca.it

Affiliation IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy

Federica Cerina

Affiliations Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, Linkalab, Complex Systems Computational Laboratory, Cagliari, Italy

Alessandro Chessa

Affiliations IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy, Linkalab, Complex Systems Computational Laboratory, Cagliari, Italy

Guido Caldarelli

Affiliations IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy, Linkalab, Complex Systems Computational Laboratory, Cagliari, Italy, Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Rome, Italy, London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, London, United Kingdom

Massimo Riccaboni

Affiliations IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Lucca, Italy, Department of Managerial Economics, Strategy and Innovation, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Competing Interests

Federica Cerina, Alessandro Chessa, and Guido Caldarelli, are affiliated with Linkalab, Complex Systems Computational Laboratory. This (affiliation with Linkalab) does not alter their adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: ZZ FC AC GC MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ZZ FC AC. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ZZ FC GC MR. Created, guided, and informed the project: AC GC MR.