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Site co-link analysis applied to small networks: a new methodological approach

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  • Pamela Lang

    (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
    Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

  • Fábio C. Gouveia

    (Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)

  • Jacqueline Leta

    (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

Abstract

The method of co-link was proposed in 1996 and since then it has been applied in many Webometric studies. Its definition refers to “page co-link analysis”, as links are provided by URLs or pages. This paper presents a new methodological approach, a “site co-link analysis”, to investigate relations in small networks. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation institutes were used as a case study. The results indicate that the number of co-links provided by sites led to an increase of 133% in the sample analyzed. In a cluster analysis, three clusters were formed mainly for thematic reasons and four institutes remained isolated.

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  • Pamela Lang & Fábio C. Gouveia & Jacqueline Leta, 2010. "Site co-link analysis applied to small networks: a new methodological approach," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 83(1), pages 157-166, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:83:y:2010:i:1:d:10.1007_s11192-009-0092-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0092-0
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