Over-smoothing Effect of Graph Convolutional Networks

Abstract: Over-smoothing is a severe problem which limits the depth of Graph Convolutional Networks. This article gives a comprehensive analysis of the mechanism behind Graph Convolutional Networks and the over-smoothing effect. The article proposes an upper bound for the occurrence of over-smoothing, which offers insight into the key factors behind over-smoothing. The results presented in this article successfully explain the feasibility of several algorithms that alleviate over-smoothing.