AN EMPIRICAL RELATION BETWEEN K-SHELLS AND THE H-INDEX IN SCALE-FREE NETWORKS

Authors

  • Fred Y. Ye Zhejiang University, Department of Information Resource Management, Hangzhou, CHINA
  • Star X. Zhao Zhejiang University, Department of Information Resource Management, Hangzhou, CHINA
  • Ronald Rousseau KHBO (Association K.U.Leuven), Faculty of Engineering Technology, Zeedijk 101, B-8400 Oostende, BELGIUM

Keywords:

h-index, k-shells, Power laws, Graphs, Scale-free networks

Abstract

After clarifying the definitions of h-index and k-shells in a graph, it is shown that the largest k value for which there exists a non-empty k-shell, denoted as kmax(G), satisfies the relation kmax(G) ≤ h(G) , where h(G) is the degree h-index of graph G. Next we determine an empirical relation between the hindex, the number of nodes in a small scale-free network, i.e. with maximum degree centrality < 100, and the coreness and degree centrality of its nodes. In this contribution we embed the information sciences among other fields involved in network studies.

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Published

31-05-2017

How to Cite

Ye, F. Y., Zhao, S. X., & Rousseau, R. (2017). AN EMPIRICAL RELATION BETWEEN K-SHELLS AND THE H-INDEX IN SCALE-FREE NETWORKS. Malaysian Journal of Library and Information Science, 16(3), 9–16. Retrieved from https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/MJLIS/article/view/6709

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2011): Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science

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