Analyzing hyperlinks networks: The meaning of hyperlink based indicators of knowledge production

• Autores: Gaston Heimeriks, Peter van den Besselaar
• Localización: Cybermetrics: International Journal of Scientometrics, Informetrics and Bibliometrics, ISSN-e 1137-5019, Nº. 10, 2006 (Ejemplar dedicado a: What does the Web represent? From virtual ethnography to web indicators")
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Hyperlinks are the most commonly used attributes to study web sites and structures on the web. In this paper, we analyze and compare hyperlink networks using a variety of linking units on different levels of aggregation and specificity. Focusing on the scientific web, we selected the following linking units: countries, universities, departments and individuals. This paper discusses whether and how the heterogeneous linking patterns might provide information about knowledge production and its context.