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Lattices in citation networks: An investigation into the structure of citation graphs

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The main purposes of this article are to uncover interesting features in real-world citationnetworks, and to highlight important substructures. In particular, it applies lattice theory tocitation analysis. On the applied side, it shows that lattice substructures exist in real-word citationnetworks. It is further shown that, through its relations with co-citations and bibliographiccoupling, the diamond (a four-element lattice) is a basic structural element in citation analysis.Finally, citation compactness is calculated for the four- and five element lattices.

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  1. Research Center for Higher Education, China National Institute for Educational Research, Beijing, (P. R. China)

    Fang Yong

  2. Department of Industrial Sciences and Technology, KHBO –, Oostende, (Belgium)

    Ronald Rousseau

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Yong, F., Rousseau, R. Lattices in citation networks: An investigation into the structure of citation graphs. Scientometrics 50, 273–287 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010573723540

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