Current list of publications
M. Asker, M. Swailem, U.C. Täuber, and M. Mobilia
"Fixation and extinction in time-fluctuating spatially structured metapopulations".
Submitted. E-print on bioRxiv. E-print on arXiv. Data and codes are available here. Lay summary.
L. Hernández-Navarro, K. Distefano, U. C. Täuber, and M. Mobilia
Submitted. E-print on bioRxiv. E-print on arXiv (merged main text+ SI). Data, codes and movies are available here. Lay summary.
O. Vilk, M. Mobilia, and M. Assaf
Non-Markovian rock-paper-scissors games.
Phys. Rev. Research 7, 023284:1-13 (2025). Published paper. E-print.
L. Hernández-Navarro, M. Asker, and M. Mobilia
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of cooperative antimicrobial resistance in a population of fluctuating volume and size
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 57, 265003:1-29 (2024). Published paper. E-print. Paper featured in the AMR@Leeds February 2024 Newsletter.
M. Asker, L. Hernández-Navarro, A. M. Rucklidge, and M. Mobilia
Coexistence of Competing Microbial Strains under Twofold Environmental Variability and Demographic Fluctuations
New J. Phys 25, 123010:1-18 (2023). Published paper. Supplementary Material. E-print (merged main text + SM). Figshare resources. (Mentioned in the AMR@Leeds February 2024 Newsletter.)
L. Hernández-Navarro, M. Asker, A. M. Rucklidge, and M. Mobilia
Coupled environmental and demographic fluctuations shape the evolution of cooperative antimicrobial resistance
J. R. Soc. Interface 20, 20230393:1-13 (2023). Published paper. Supplemental Material. E-print on biorXiv . E-print on arXiv (merged main text+ SM). Lay summary. Paper featured in the AMR@Leeds February 2024 Newsletter.
M. Mobilia
Polarization and Consensus in a Voter Model under Time-Fluctuating Influences
Physics 5, 517-536 (2023). Published paper. E-print.
A. Taitelbaum, R. West, M. Mobilia, and M. Assaf
Evolutionary Dynamics in a Varying Environment: Continuous versus Discrete Noise
Phys. Rev. Research 5, L022004:1-7 (2023). Published paper. Supplemental Material. Resources on Figshare. E-print. PRR's tweet.
S. Islam, A. Mondal, M. Mobilia, S. Bhattacharyya, and C. Hens
Effect of mobility in the rock-paper-scissor dynamics with high mortality
Phys. Rev. E 105, 014215 (2022). E-print.
X. Li, M. Mobilia, A. M. Rucklidge, and R. K. P. Zia
Effects of homophily and heterophily on preferred-degree networks: mean-field analysis and overwhelming transition
J. Stat. Mech. 013402:1-28 (2022). Published paper. Supplementary Material. E-print.
X. Li, M. Mobilia, A. M. Rucklidge, and R. K. P. Zia
How does homophily shape the topology of a dynamic network?
Phys. Rev. E 104, 044311:1-11 (2021). E-print.
S. Shibasaki, M. Mobilia, and S. Mitri
Exclusion of the fittest predicts microbial community diversity in fluctuating environments
J. R. Soc. Interface 18, 20210613:1-13 (2021). Published paper. Supplementary Material. E-print.
A. Taitelbaum, R. West, M. Assaf, and M. Mobilia
Population Dynamics in a Changing Environment: Random versus Periodic Switching
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 048105:1-6 (2020). Supplementary Information. E-print.
F. Peruzzo, M. Mobilia and S. Azaele
Spatial patterns emerging from a stochastic process near criticality
Phys. Rev. X 10, 011032:1-21 (2020). Published paper. E-print.
R. West and M. Mobilia
Fixation properties of rock-paper-scissors games in fluctuating populations
J. Theor. Biol. 491, 110135:1-14 (2020). Supplementary Information. E-print.
K. Wienand, E. Frey, and M. Mobilia
Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of a Population with Randomly Switching Carrying Capacity
J. R. Soc. Interface 15, 20180343:1-12 (2018). Published paper. Supplementary Information. E-print.
R. West, M. Mobilia, and A. M. Rucklidge
Survival behavior in the cyclic Lotka-Volterra model with a randomly switching reaction rate
Phys. Rev. E 97, 022406:1-14 (2018). E-print.
U. Dobramysl, M. Mobilia, M. Pleimling, and U. C. Täuber
Stochastic population dynamics in spatially extended predator-prey systems
J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 51, 1-47 (2018). E-print. (Topical Review).
K. Wienand, E. Frey, and M. Mobilia
Evolution of a Fluctuating Population in a Randomly Switching Environment
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 158301:1-6 (2017). Supplementary Information & Videos. E-print. Lay summary.
D. Sabsovich, M. Mobilia, and M. Assaf
Large Fluctuations in Anti-Coordination Games on Scale-Free Graphs
J. Stat. Mech. 053405:1-23 (2017). E-print.
A. Mellor, M. Mobilia, and R. K. P. Zia
Heterogeneous Out-of-Equilibrium Nonlinear q-Voter Model with Zealotry
Phys. Rev. E 95, 012104:1-15 (2017). E-print.
M. Mobilia, A. M. Rucklidge, and B. Szczesny
The Influence of Mobility Rate on Spiral Waves in Spatial Rock-Paper-Scissors Games
Games 7, 1-12 (2016). Published paper. E-print.
A. Mellor, M. Mobilia, and R. K. P. Zia
Characterization of the Nonequilibrium Steady State of a Heteogeneous Nonlinear q-Voter Model with Zealotry
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 113, 48001:p1-p6 (2016). Supplementary Material. E-print.
S. Widder et al.
Challenges in microbial ecology: building predictive understanding of community function and dynamics
The ISME Journal 10, 2557-2568 (2016). Published paper. Advanced on-line version.
M. Mobilia
Re-Parametrizing the Dilemmas: Comment on Universal scaling for the dilemma strength in evolutionary games
Physics of Life Reviews 14, 47-48 (2015).
M. Mobilia
Nonlinear q-voter model with inflexible zealots
Phys. Rev. E 92, 012806:1-10 (2015). E-print.
A. Mellor, M. Mobilia, S. Redner, A. M. Rucklidge, and J. A. Ward
Influence of Luddism on Innovation Diffusion
Phys. Rev. E 92, 012803:1-11 (2015). E-print.
B. Szczesny, M. Mobilia, and A. M. Rucklidge
Characterization of spiraling patterns in spatial rock-paper-scissors games
Phys. Rev. E 90, 032704:1-14 (2014). E-print.
A. Szolnoki, M. Mobilia, L.-L. Jiang, B. Szczesny, A. M. Rucklidge, and M. Perc
Cyclic dominance in evolutionary games: A review
J. R. Soc. Interface 11, 20140735:1-20 (2014). Published paper. E-print.
A. Szolnoki , M. Perc, and Mauro Mobilia
Facilitators reveal the optimal interplay between information exchange and reciprocity
Phys. Rev. E 89, 042802:1-8 (2014). E-print.
M. Assaf, M. Mobilia, and E. Roberts
Cooperation dilemma in finite populations under fluctuating environments
Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 238101 (2013). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Evolutionary games with facilitators: When does selection favor cooperation?
Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 56, 113 - 123 (2013). E-print.
B. Szczesny, M. Mobilia, and A. M. Rucklidge
When does cyclic dominance lead to spiral waves?
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 102, 28012:p1-p6 (2013). E-print. Movies and Supplementary Material.
M. Mobilia
Reply to “Comment on Stochastic dynamics of the prisoner’s dilemma with cooperation facilitators”
Phys. Rev. E 88, 046102:1-3 (2013).
M. Mobilia
Commitment versus persuasion in the three-party constrained voter model
J. Stat. Phys. 151, 69-91 (2013). E-print.
M. Assaf and M. Mobilia
Anomalous metastability and fixation properties of evolutionary games on scale-free graphs
In the Proceedings of the European Conference on Complex Systems 2012 (Chapter 88, pages 713-722). Published version.
M. Mobilia
Stochastic dynamics of the prisoner’s dilemma with cooperation facilitators
Phys. Rev. E 86, 011134:1-9 (2012). E-print.
M. Assaf and M. Mobilia
Metastability and anomalous fixation in evolutionary games on scale-free networks
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 188701:1-5 (2012). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Fixation and Polarization in a Three-Species Opinion Dynamics Model
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 95, 50002:p1-p6 (2011). E-print.
Q. He, M. Mobilia, and U. C. Täuber
Coexistence in the Two-Dimensional May-Leonard Model with Random Rates
Eur. Phys. J. B 82, 97-105 (2011). E-print.
M. Assaf and M. Mobilia
Fixation of a Deleterious Allele under Mutation Pressure and Finite Selection Intensity
J. Theor. Biol. 275, 93-103 (2011). E-print.
Q. He, M. Mobilia, and U. C. Täuber
Spatial Rock-Paper-Scissors Models with Inhomogeneous Reaction Rates
Phys. Rev. E 82, 051909:1-10 (2010). E-print.
M. Assaf and M. Mobilia
Large Fluctuations and Fixation in Evolutionary Games
J. Stat. Mech. P09009:1-23 (2010). E-print.
M. Mobilia and M. Assaf
Fixation in Evolutionary Games under Non-Vanishing Selection
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 91, 10002:p1-p6 (2010). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Oscillatory Dynamics in Rock-Paper-Scissors Games with Mutations
J. Theor. Biol. 264, 1-10 (2010). E-print.
D. Volovik, M. Mobilia and S. Redner
Dynamics of Strategic Three-Choice Voting
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 85, 48003:p1-p6 (2009). E-print.
M. Mobilia, T. Reichenbach, H. Hinsch, T. Franosch, and E. Frey
Generic principles of active transport in cellular systems
Banach Center Publications 80, 101-120 (2008). E-print.
T. Reichenbach, M. Mobilia, and E. Frey
Stochastic effects on biodiversity in cyclic coevolutionary dynamics
Banach Center Publications 80, 259-264 (2008). E-print.
M. Mobilia, I. T. Georgiev, and U. C. Täuber
Spatial stochastic predator-prey models
Banach Center Publications 80, 253-257 (2008). E-print.
T. Reichenbach, M. Mobilia, and E. Frey
Noise and correlations in a spatial population model with cyclic competition
Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 238105:1-4 (2007). E-print.
M. Mobilia, A. Petersen, and S. Redner
On the role of zealotry in the voter model
J. Stat. Mech. P08029:1-17 (2007). E-print.
T. Reichenbach, M. Mobilia, and E. Frey
Mobility promotes and jeopardizes biodiversity in rock-paper-scissors games
Nature 448, 1046-1049 (2007). E-print.
(In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, and in the 94th percentile of tracked articles of a similar age)
M. Mobilia, I. T. Georgiev, and U. C. Täuber
Phase transitions and spatio-temporal fluctuations in stochastic lattice Lotka-Volterra models
J. Stat. Phys. 128, 447-483 (2007). E-print.
M. J. Washenberger, M. Mobilia, and U. C. Täuber
Influence of local carrying capacity restrictions on stochastic predator-prey models
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19, 065139:1-14 (2007). E-print.
T. Reichenbach, M. Mobilia, and E. Frey
Coexistence versus extinction in the stochastic cyclic Lotka-Volterra model
Phys. Rev. E 74 051907:1-11 (2006). E-print.
P. Pierobon, M. Mobilia, R. Kouyos and E. Frey
Bottleneck-induced transitions in a minimal model for intracellular transport
Phys. Rev. E 74, 031906:1-13 (2006). E-print.
M. Mobilia, I. T. Georgiev, and U. C. Täuber
Fluctuations and correlations in lattice models for predator-prey interaction
Phys. Rev. E 73, 040903(R):1-4 (2006). E-print.
M. Mobilia , B. Schmittmann, and R. K. P. Zia
Exact dynamics of a reaction-diffusion model with spatially alternating rates
Phys. Rev. E 71, 056129:1-12 (2005). E-print.
M. Mobilia and I. T. Georgiev
Voting and catalytic processes with inhomogeneities
Phys. Rev. E 71, 046102:1-17 (2005). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Competition between homogeneous and local processes in a diffusive many-body system
J. Stat. Mech. P04003:1-22 (2005). E-print.
M. Mobilia, R. K. P. Zia, and B. Schmittmann
Complete Solution of the Kinetics in a Far-from-equilibrium Ising Chain
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 37, L407-L413 (2004). E-print.
M. Mobilia and S. Redner
Majority versus minority dynamics: Phase transition in an interacting two-state spin system
Phys. Rev. E 68, 046106:1-11 (2003). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Does a Single Zealot Affect an Infinite Group of Voters?
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 28701:1-4 (2003). E-print.
M. Mobilia, P. L. Krapivsky, and S. Redner
Kinetic anomalies in addition-aggregation processes
J. Phys. A: Math. and Gen. 36, 4533-4542 (2003). E-print.
M. Mobilia
Exact multipoint and multitime correlation functions of a one-dimensional model of adsorption and evaporation of dimers
Phys. Rev. E 65, 046127:1-6 (2002). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P.-A. Bares
Two-species d-dimensional diffusive model and its mapping onto a growth model
Phys. Rev. E 65, 016117:1-11 (2001). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P. Bares
Generalized empty-interval method applied to a class of one-dimensional stochastic models
Phys.Rev.E 64, 066123:1-18 (2001). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P.-A. Bares
Solution of a one-dimensional stochastic model with branching and coagulation reactions
Phys. Rev. E 64, 045101(R):1-4 (2001). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P.-A. Bares
Solution of a class of one-dimensional reaction-diffusion models in disordered media
Phys. Rev. B 64, 064203:1-10 (2001). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P.-A. Bares
Exact solution of a class of one-dimensional nonequilibrium stochastic models
Phys. Rev. E 63, 056112:1-12 (2001). E-print.
M. Mobilia and P.-A. Bares
Soluble two-species diffusion-limited models in arbitrary dimensions
Phys. Rev. E 63, 036121:1-25 (2001). E-print.
P.-A. Bares and M. Mobilia
On the Solution of Classical Stochastic One-Dimensional Many-Body Systems: Reply
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 893 (2000). E-print.
P.-A. Bares and M. Mobilia
Solution of Classical Stochastic One-Dimensional Many-Body Systems
Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 5214-5217 (1999). E-print.
P.-A. Bares and M. Mobilia
Diffusion-limited reactions of hard-core particles in one dimension
Phys. Rev. E 59, 1996-2009 (1999). E-print.
Theses (refereed)
Non-Equilibrium Systems in Statistical Mechanics: Some Exactly Solvable Reaction-Diffusion Models.
Doctoral thesis N. 2552 of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL). (Lausanne, Switzerland, 2002). DOI:10.5075/epfl-thesis-2552.
Anomalous kinetics of chemical reactions in one-dimensional systems.
Master’s thesis of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL). (Lausanne, Switzerland, 1998).