Abstract
We collect empirical data for a coauthorship network of scientists working on the subject of complex networks for 103 months, starting from the initial point of its evolution. Such a data set enables us to study the evolution of a complex network from the seed. Based on the statistics of evolution rates of various types of edges obtained from the empirical data, we find that the edge-strength enhancement, cluster growth, and creation of new clusters are dominant processes occurring in the evolution. Based on this finding, we construct a simple network evolution model and compare its degree distribution with the empirical one, finding that they are in reasonable agreement with each other.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | S197-S202 |
| Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Feb |
Keywords
- Coauthorship network
- Complex network
- Evolution
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)