Large-scale structure of time evolving citation networks

DOI10.1140/EPJB/E2007-00271-7MaRDI QIDQ978768zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors E. A. Leicht, G. Clarkson, M. E. J. Newman, Kerby A. Shedden

Publication date 25 June 2010

Published in The European Physical Journal B. Condensed Matter and Complex Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0706.0015

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of graph theory (05C90) Social networks; opinion dynamics (91D30)

Abstract: In this paper we examine a number of methods for probing and understanding the large-scale structure of networks that evolve over time. We focus in particular on citation networks, networks of references between documents such as papers, patents, or court cases. We describe three different methods of analysis, one based on an expectation-maximization algorithm, one based on modularity optimization, and one based on eigenvector centrality. Using the network of citations between opinions of the United States Supreme Court as an example, we demonstrate how each of these methods can reveal significant structural divisions in the network, and how, ultimately, the combination of all three can help us develop a coherent overall picture of the network's shape.

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