Persistence of chimera states and the challenge for synchronization in real-world networks Riccardo Muolo, Joseph D. O’Brien, Timoteo Carletti and Malbor Asllani Eur. Phys. J. B, 97 1 (2024) 6 Published online: 14 January 2024 DOI: 10.1140/epjb/s10051-023-00630-y