Discovering author impact: A PageRank perspective

This article provides an alternative perspective for measuring author impact by applying PageRank algorithm to a coauthorship network. A weighted PageRank algorithm considering citation and coauthorship network topology is proposed. We test this algorithm under different damping factors by evaluatin...

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Published in:Information processing & management 2011, Vol.47 (1), p.125-134
Main Authors: Yan, Erjia, Ding, Ying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Authoring
Bibliometrics
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics
Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation
Co authorship
Coauthorship
Communities
Comparative analysis
Conferences
Damping
Data processing
Exact sciences and technology
Impact analysis
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Informetrics
Library and information science. General aspects
Management
Network
Network topologies
Networks
PageRank
Sciences and techniques of general use
Scientometrics
Studies
Writers
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Summary:This article provides an alternative perspective for measuring author impact by applying PageRank algorithm to a coauthorship network. A weighted PageRank algorithm considering citation and coauthorship network topology is proposed. We test this algorithm under different damping factors by evaluating author impact in the informetrics research community. In addition, we also compare this weighted PageRank with the h-index, citation, and program committee (PC) membership of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI) conferences. Findings show that this weighted PageRank algorithm provides reliable results in measuring author impact.
ISSN:0306-4573
1873-5371
DOI:10.1016/j.ipm.2010.05.002