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The value of indirect ties in citation networks: SNA analysis with OWA operator weights
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posted on 2023-06-09, 20:31 authored by Marianna MarraMarianna Marra, Ali Emrouznejad, William Ho, John S EdwardsThis paper seeks to advance the theory and practice of the dynamics of complex networks in relation to direct and indirect citations. It applies social network analysis (SNA) and the ordered weighted averaging operator (OWA) to study a patent citations network. So far the SNA studies investigating long chains of patents citations have rarely been undertaken and the importance of a node in a network has been associated mostly with its number of direct ties. In this research OWA is used to analyse complex networks, assess the role of indirect ties, and provide guidance to reduce complexity for decision makers and analysts. An empirical example of a set of European patents published in 2000 in the renewable energy industry is provided to show the usefulness of the proposed approach for the preference ranking of patent citations.
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Information SciencesISSN
0020-0255Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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314Page range
135-151Department affiliated with
- Strategy and Marketing Publications
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2020-02-05First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2020-02-04Usage metrics
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