STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

STANDARD NETWORK ANALYSIS REPORT

Input data: astro-ph

Start time: Fri Oct 14 13:49:02 2011

Data Description

Calculates common social network measures on each selected input network.

Network agent x agent

Block Model - Newman's Clustering Algorithm

Network Level Measures

MeasureValue
Row count16706.000
Column count16706.000
Link count121251.000
Density0.001
Components of 1 node (isolates)660
Components of 2 nodes (dyadic isolates)162
Components of 3 or more nodes207
Reciprocity1.000
Characteristic path length1.118
Clustering coefficient0.639
Network levels (diameter)17.483
Network fragmentation0.210
Krackhardt connectedness0.790
Krackhardt efficiency0.999
Krackhardt hierarchy0.000
Krackhardt upperboundedness1.000
Degree centralization0.000
Betweenness centralization0.062
Closeness centralization0.000
Eigenvector centralization0.365
Reciprocal (symmetric)?Yes

Node Level Measures

MeasureMinMaxAvgStddev
Total degree centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
Total degree centrality [Unscaled]0.000109.0004.0996.243
In-degree centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
In-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.000109.0004.0996.243
Out-degree centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
Out-degree centrality [Unscaled]0.000109.0004.0996.243
Eigenvector centrality0.0000.3660.0010.011
Eigenvector centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.2590.0000.008
Eigenvector centrality per component0.0000.2300.0000.007
Closeness centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
In-Closeness centrality0.0000.0000.0000.000
In-Closeness centrality [Unscaled]0.0000.0000.0000.000
Betweenness centrality0.0000.0630.0000.001
Betweenness centrality [Unscaled]0.0008756234.00036537.672200536.759
Hub centrality0.0000.3660.0010.011
Authority centrality0.0000.3660.0010.011
Clique membership count0.000997.0005.09821.865
Simmelian ties0.0000.0220.0010.001
Simmelian ties [Unscaled]0.000360.00014.27421.036
Clustering coefficient0.0001.0000.6390.377

Key Nodes

This chart shows the Agent that is repeatedly top-ranked in the measures listed below. The value shown is the percentage of measures for which the Agent was ranked in the top three.

Total degree centrality

The Total Degree Centrality of a node is the normalized sum of its row and column degrees. Individuals or organizations who are "in the know" are those who are linked to many others and so, by virtue of their position have access to the ideas, thoughts, beliefs of many others. Individuals who are "in the know" are identified by degree centrality in the relevant social network. Those who are ranked high on this metrics have more connections to others in the same network. The scientific name of this measure is total degree centrality and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network: agent x agent (size: 16706, density: 0.000868953)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1FABIAN, AC0.000109.000-2.077
2PARADIJS, JV0.000100.000-2.220
3FRONTERA, F0.00080.000-2.539
4HERNQUIST, L0.00080.000-2.539
5SILK, J0.00076.000-2.602
6KLIS, MVD0.00073.000-2.650
7KOUVELIOTOU, C0.00073.000-2.650
8AL, E0.00070.000-2.698
9PARMAR, AN0.00066.000-2.761
10PIRO, L0.00065.000-2.777

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.000Mean in random network: 0.001
Std.dev: 0.000Std.dev in random network: 0.000

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In-degree centrality

The In Degree Centrality of a node is its normalized in-degree. For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the in-links are the connections that the node of interest receives from other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of in-links a piece of knowledge has is the number of agents that are connected to. The scientific name of this measure is in-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1FABIAN, AC0.000109.000
2PARADIJS, JV0.000100.000
3FRONTERA, F0.00080.000
4HERNQUIST, L0.00080.000
5SILK, J0.00076.000
6KLIS, MVD0.00073.000
7KOUVELIOTOU, C0.00073.000
8AL, E0.00070.000
9PARMAR, AN0.00066.000
10PIRO, L0.00065.000

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Out-degree centrality

For any node, e.g. an individual or a resource, the out-links are the connections that the node of interest sends to other nodes. For example, imagine an agent by knowledge matrix then the number of out-links an agent would have is the number of pieces of knowledge it is connected to. The scientific name of this measure is out-degree and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in most knowledge have more expertise or are associated with more types of knowledge than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to knowledge exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by knowledge matrices. Individuals or organizations who are high in "most resources" have more resources or are associated with more types of resources than are others. If no sub-network connecting agents to resources exists, then this measure will not be calculated. The scientific name of this measure is out degree centrality and it is calculated on agent by resource matrices.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1FABIAN, AC0.000109.000
2PARADIJS, JV0.000100.000
3FRONTERA, F0.00080.000
4HERNQUIST, L0.00080.000
5SILK, J0.00076.000
6KLIS, MVD0.00073.000
7KOUVELIOTOU, C0.00073.000
8AL, E0.00070.000
9PARMAR, AN0.00066.000
10PIRO, L0.00065.000

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Eigenvector centrality

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Leaders of strong cliques are individuals who or organizations who are collected to others that are themselves highly connected to each other. In other words, if you have a clique then the individual most connected to others in the clique and other cliques, is the leader of the clique. Individuals or organizations who are connected to many otherwise isolated individuals or organizations will have a much lower score in this measure then those that are connected to groups that have many connections themselves. The scientific name of this measure is eigenvector centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: agent x agent (size: 16706, density: 0.000868953)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1GRIEST, K0.3660.2599.052
2QUINN, PJ0.3630.2569.059
3FREEMAN, KC0.3620.2569.060
4PETERSON, BA0.3600.2549.066
5COOK, KH0.3590.2549.068
6BENNETT, DP0.3530.2509.081
7SUTHERLAND, W0.3530.2509.082
8MARSHALL, SL0.3510.2489.087
9ALLSMAN, RA0.3410.2419.109
10AXELROD, TS0.3410.2419.109

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.001Mean in random network: 4.276
Std.dev: 0.011Std.dev in random network: -0.432

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Eigenvector centrality per component

Calculates the principal eigenvector of the network. A node is central to the extent that its neighbors are central. Each component is extracted as a separate network, Eigenvector Centrality is computed on it and scaled according to the component size. The scores are then combined into a single result vector.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1GRIEST, K0.230
2QUINN, PJ0.228
3FREEMAN, KC0.228
4PETERSON, BA0.226
5COOK, KH0.225
6BENNETT, DP0.222
7SUTHERLAND, W0.222
8MARSHALL, SL0.220
9ALLSMAN, RA0.214
10AXELROD, TS0.214

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Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node to the other nodes in a network (also called out-closeness). Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network from the node to all other nodes.

Input network: agent x agent (size: 16706, density: 0.000868953)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1All nodes have this value0.000

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.000Mean in random network: 28.511
Std.dev: 0.000Std.dev in random network: 22.589

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In-Closeness centrality

The average closeness of a node from the other nodes in a network. Loosely, Closeness is the inverse of the average distance in the network to the node and from all other nodes.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1All nodes have this value0.000

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Betweenness centrality

The Betweenness Centrality of node v in a network is defined as: across all node pairs that have a shortest path containing v, the percentage that pass through v. Individuals or organizations that are potentially influential are positioned to broker connections between groups and to bring to bear the influence of one group on another or serve as a gatekeeper between groups. This agent occurs on many of the shortest paths between other agents. The scientific name of this measure is betweenness centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network: agent x agent (size: 16706, density: 0.000868953)

RankAgentValueUnscaledContext*
1PETERSON, BA0.0638756234.0000.008
2NOMOTO, K0.0425808952.0000.005
3LEIBUNDGUT, B0.0385307208.0000.005
4WU, H0.0375126581.5000.005
5PIRO, L0.0365029753.5000.005
6SUMNER, T0.0364961289.5000.004
7BAHCALL, J0.0334631773.5000.004
8PIAN, E0.0334540157.0000.004
9KOUVELIOTOU, C0.0324436796.0000.004
10FEROCI, M0.0304172652.0000.004

* Number of standard deviations from the mean of a random network of the same size and density

Mean: 0.000Mean in random network: -0.002
Std.dev: 0.001Std.dev in random network: 8.372

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Hub centrality

A node is hub-central to the extent that its out-links are to nodes that have many in-links. Individuals or organizations that act as hubs are sending information to a wide range of others each of whom has many others reporting to them. Technically, an agent is hub-central if its out-links are to agents that have many other agents sending links to them. The scientific name of this measure is hub centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1GRIEST, K0.366
2QUINN, PJ0.363
3FREEMAN, KC0.362
4PETERSON, BA0.360
5COOK, KH0.359
6BENNETT, DP0.353
7SUTHERLAND, W0.353
8MARSHALL, SL0.351
9ALLSMAN, RA0.341
10AXELROD, TS0.341

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Authority centrality

A node is authority-central to the extent that its in-links are from nodes that have many out-links. Individuals or organizations that act as authorities are receiving information from a wide range of others each of whom sends information to a large number of others. Technically, an agent is authority-central if its in-links are from agents that have are sending links to many others. The scientific name of this measure is authority centrality and it is calculated on agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1GRIEST, K0.366
2QUINN, PJ0.363
3FREEMAN, KC0.362
4PETERSON, BA0.360
5COOK, KH0.359
6BENNETT, DP0.353
7SUTHERLAND, W0.353
8MARSHALL, SL0.351
9ALLSMAN, RA0.341
10AXELROD, TS0.341

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Clique membership count

The number of distinct cliques to which each node belongs. Individuals or organizations who are high in number of cliques are those that belong to a large number of distinct cliques. A clique is defined as a group of three or more actors that have many connections to each other and relatively fewer connections to those in other groups. The scientific name of this measure is clique count and it is calculated on the agent by agent matrices.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1FRONTERA, F997.000
2PIRO, L807.000
3FIORE, F607.000
4FIUME, DD587.000
5MOLENDI, S550.000
6GUAINAZZI, M527.000
7PIAN, E499.000
8PARADIJS, JV496.000
9PALAZZI, E482.000
10PARMAR, AN441.000

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Simmelian ties

The normalized number of Simmelian ties of each node.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValueUnscaled
1FRONTERA, F0.022360.000
2KOUVELIOTOU, C0.021353.000
3PARADIJS, JV0.020329.000
4PIRO, L0.018298.000
5COSTA, E0.018296.000
6FEROCI, M0.017291.000
7HURLEY, K0.017284.000
8PIAN, E0.017284.000
9HEISE, J0.015244.000
10PALAZZI, E0.015244.000

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Clustering coefficient

Measures the degree of clustering in a network by averaging the clustering coefficient of each node, which is defined as the density of the node's ego network.

Input network(s): agent x agent

RankAgentValue
1SUTHERLAND, PG1.000
2HARKNESS, RP1.000
3ANGELANTONJ, C1.000
4LITTERIO, M1.000
5BROCK, MN1.000
6GELLER, DGFMJ1.000
7OVERDUIN, JM1.000
8HELENE, DN1.000
9GEORGES, P1.000
10LYON, OD1.000

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Key Nodes Table

This shows the top scoring nodes side-by-side for selected measures.

RankBetweenness centralityCloseness centralityEigenvector centralityEigenvector centrality per componentIn-degree centralityIn-Closeness centralityOut-degree centralityTotal degree centrality
1PETERSON, BABIERMANN, PLGRIEST, KGRIEST, KFABIAN, ACPETERSON, BAFABIAN, ACFABIAN, AC
2NOMOTO, KSTANEV, TKGTQUINN, PJQUINN, PJPARADIJS, JVNOMOTO, KPARADIJS, JVPARADIJS, JV
3LEIBUNDGUT, BGOLDMAN, IFREEMAN, KCFREEMAN, KCFRONTERA, FTINNEY, CFRONTERA, FFRONTERA, F
4WU, HWANDEL, APETERSON, BAPETERSON, BAHERNQUIST, LROBINSON, CHERNQUIST, LHERNQUIST, L
5PIRO, LPILDIS, RACOOK, KHCOOK, KHSILK, JWILDT, PDSILK, JSILK, J
6SUMNER, TBREGMAN, JNBENNETT, DPBENNETT, DPKLIS, MVDTANVIR, NKLIS, MVDKLIS, MVD
7BAHCALL, JEVRARD, AESUTHERLAND, WSUTHERLAND, WKOUVELIOTOU, CWIJERS, RAMJKOUVELIOTOU, CKOUVELIOTOU, C
8PIAN, ESWARTZ, DAMARSHALL, SLMARSHALL, SLAL, EBOYLE, BAL, EAL, E
9KOUVELIOTOU, CSUTHERLAND, PGALLSMAN, RAALLSMAN, RAPARMAR, ANCOSTA, EPARMAR, ANPARMAR, AN
10FEROCI, MHARKNESS, RPAXELROD, TSAXELROD, TSPIRO, LFEROCI, MPIRO, LPIRO, L

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