Cext-N index: a network node centrality measure for collaborative relationship distribution

Scientometrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 291-307

  Zhang, Guijie ^a   Liu, Luning ^a   Feng, Yuqiang ^a   Shao, Zhen ^a   Li, Yongli ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Centrality measure; Co authorship network; Collaborative relationship distribution; Community; Lambda sets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939882136     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1358-8     Document Type: Article

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