Abstract
Experts from several disciplines have been widely using centrality measures for analyzing large as well as complex networks. These measures rank nodes/edges in networks by quantifying a notion of the importance of nodes/edges. Ranking aids in identifying important and crucial actors in networks. In this chapter, we summarize some of the centrality measures that are extensively applied for mining social network data. We also discuss various directions of research related to these measures.
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Singh, R.R. (2022). Centrality Measures: A Tool to Identify Key Actors in Social Networks. In: Biswas, A., Patgiri, R., Biswas, B. (eds) Principles of Social Networking. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 246. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3398-0_1
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