Analysis of calculating authors’ breadth centrality in the collaboration network

Guangming Li, Lu Dai

COMPUTER MODELLING & NEW TECHNOLOGIES 2013 17(5B) 19-22

College of computer, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, Dongguan

In collaboration network, based on the relations and cooperation between coauthors, we evaluate importance of scholars, in what position scholars are, such as the centrality of scholars. This information reflects scholars ‘research cooperation. In this paper, the methods were given up from various perspectives, which indicate that the network contains a lot valuable information about scholars. Mining and identification of this information with in-depth analysis will play a significant role in guiding the formulation of science and technology management and technology policy.