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Network Science Research Dynamic

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Synonyms

Collaboration network; Network science; Research dynamic

Glossary

Co-citation analysis:

representing the sentimental relationship between two documents through calculating the frequency of the two documents cited together by another published research

Collaboration analysis:

exploring author collaborative relationship within the field of network science

Co-word analysis:

discovering the relationships among keywords by tracing the co-occurrence frequency of keywords

Dynamic evolution:

longitudinal changes of a system which can be seen from both macro and micro properties of networks

Network science:

a transdisciplinary research field incorporating theories and methodologies drawn from diverse disciplines to study complex phenomenon or systems that can be represented in the way of networks.

Visualization:

characterization of networks using graph theory and software applications

Definition

Network science is considered as the collection of theories and methods drawn from the...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Information Management, Division of Information and Technology Studies, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Shihui Feng & Liaquat Hossain

  2. Complex Systems Research Group, Project Management Program, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Liaquat Hossain

  3. Departments of Information Science and Management, University of Arkansas Little Rock (UALR), Little Rock, AR, USA

    Rolf T. Wigand

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  1. Shihui Feng
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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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  1. Yahoo Inc, London, UK

    Fabrizio Silvestri

  2. University of Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, 42C, 87036, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

    Andrea Tagarelli

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Feng, S., Hossain, L., Wigand, R.T. (2018). Network Science Research Dynamic. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_110214

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