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EqRank: Theme Evolution in Citation Graphs

Data Structures and Algorithms 2007-05-23 v1 Digital Libraries

Abstract

Time evolution of the classification scheme generated by the EqRank algorithm is studied with hep-th citation graph as an example. Intuitive expectations about evolution of an adequate classification scheme for a growing set of objects are formulated. Evolution compliant with these expectations is called natural. It is demonstrated that EqRank yields a naturally evolving classification scheme. We conclude that EqRank can be used as a means to detect new scientific themes, and to track their development.

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@article{arxiv.cs/0512080,
  title  = {EqRank: Theme Evolution in Citation Graphs},
  author = {G. B. Pivovarov and S. E. Trunov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cs/0512080},
  year   = {2007}
}

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8 pages, 7 figs, 2 tables