  In this paper we study synchronization of random clustered networks
consisting of Kuramoto oscillators. More specifically, by developing a
mean-field analysis, we find that the presence of cycles of order three does
not play an important role on network synchronization, showing that the
synchronization of random clustered networks can be described by tree-based
theories, even for high values of clustering. In order to support our findings,
we provide numerical simulations considering clustered and non-clustered
networks, which are in good agreement with our theoretical results.
