Documentation

How to cite Infomap

Most papers using Infomap cite two things: the software package, which credits the implementation and version, and the map equation paper, which credits the method.

Software

v2.10.1

Use this citation when you refer to Infomap as software, especially when reproducibility depends on the package or release version.

@misc{mapequation2101software,
  title        = {{The MapEquation software package}},
  author       = {Edler, Daniel and Holmgren, Anton and Rosvall, Martin},
  howpublished = {\url{https://mapequation.org}},
  version      = {2.10.1},
  year         = {2026},
}

Original map equation paper

Use this citation when you describe the map equation method, random-walk coding, or the algorithmic idea behind Infomap.

@article{rosvall2008maps,
  title   = {Maps of random walks on complex networks reveal community structure},
  author  = {Rosvall, Martin and Bergstrom, Carl T.},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  volume  = {105},
  number  = {4},
  pages   = {1118--1123},
  year    = {2008},
  doi     = {10.1073/pnas.0706851105},
}