C-index: A weighted network node centrality measure for collaboration competence

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 223-239

  Yan, Xiangbin ^a   Zhai, Li ^a,b   Fan, Weiguo ^a,c  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrality measures; H index; Node strength; Scale free networks; Weighted networks

Indexed keywords

CENTRALITY MEASURES; H INDICES; NODE STRENGTH; SCALE FREE NETWORKS; WEIGHTED NETWORKS;

EID: 84871423186     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2012.11.004     Document Type: Article

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