To cite package ‘persistence’ in publications use:

  Avellone A, Bartesaghi P, Benati S, Grassi R (2026). _persistence:
  Optimal Graph Partition using the Persistence_. R package version
  1.0.0, <https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=persistence>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {persistence: Optimal Graph Partition using the Persistence},
    author = {Alessandro Avellone and Paolo Bartesaghi and Stefano Benati and Rosanna Grassi},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.0.0},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=persistence},
  }