The research activities of the group have been often popularized and received media attention. 
A list of the press on MoBS research can be found here.

Works from Prof. Vespignani and the MoBS lab are featured in several science and popular science books. Among those: 
- Branches by P. Ball, Oxford University Press, 2009; 
- Critical Mass by P. Ball, Random House Group, 2004; 
- Six Degrees by D. J. Watts, Norton Publisher, 2003;
- Nexus by M. Buchanan, Norton Publisher, 2002; 
- Linked by A.L. Barabasi, Perseus Publishing, 2002; 
- Ubiquity, by M. Buchanan, Weidenfeld and Nicholson Pub. 2000.