Goldstein, et al, "Group-based Yule model for bipartite author-paper networks", Phys Rev E, 71, 026108 (2005)

[Steven A. Morris]

Apologies for cross-posting.

Folks on this list may be interested in this paper. A preprint can be found at:
http://samorris.ceat.okstate.edu/web/publications/authorship.pdf

Thanks,
Steven Morris



"Group-based Yule model for bipartite author-paper networks"

Goldstein, M.L., Morris, S.A., Yen, G. G. (2005) Physical Rev E., 71, 026108.

Abstract: This paper presents a model for author-paper networks, which is
based on the assumption that authors are organized into groups and that, for
each research topic, the number of papers published by a group is based on a
success-breeds-success model. Collaboration between groups is modeled as
random invitations from a group to an outside member. To analyze the model,
a number of different metrics that can be obtained in author-paper networks
were extracted. A simulation example shows that this model can effectively
mimic the behavior of a real-world author-paper network, extracted from a
collection of 900 journal papers in the field of complex networks. ©2005 The
American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v71/e026108