Equicentrality and network centralization: A micro-macro linkage

Social Networks

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 585-601

  Kang, Soong Moon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degree centrality; Equicentrality; Micro macro linkage; Network centralization

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148854215     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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