Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks: Exploration, Pattern Searching, Visualization and Network Evolution (Wiley Series in Computational and Quantitative Social Science) - Hardcover

Batagelj, Vladimir; Doreian, Patrick; Ferligoj, Anuska; Kejzar, Natasa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470714522 ISBN 13: 9780470714522

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

This book explores social mechanisms that drive network change and link them to computationally sound models of changing structure to detect patterns. This text identifies the social processes generating these networks and how networks have evolved.

Reviews:
"this book is easy to read and entertaining, and much can be learned from it. Even if you know just about
everything about large-scale and temporal networks, the book is a worthwhile read; you will learn a lot about SNA literature, patents, the US Supreme Court, and European soccer." (Social Networks)

"a clear and accessible textbook, balancing symbolic maths, code, and visual explanations. The authors’ enthusiasm for the subject matter makes it enjoyable to read" (JASSS)

About this title

About the Author

Vladimir Batagelj, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Patrick Doreian, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia andDepartment of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, USA

Anuška Ferligoj, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Nataša Kejžar, Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

From the Back Cover

Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks

Exploration, Pattern Searching, Visualization and Network Evolution

Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks explores social mechanisms that drive network change and links them to computationally sound models of changing structure to detect patterns. The authors explore the social processes generating these networks and their evolution, while presenting a collection of large-scale network analyses with multiple emphasis on the development of network evolution theory and the development and exposition of visualization, pattern recognition, clustering, and simulation methods for network analysis. The authors consider the various types of units simultaneously involved in complex networks.

Key Features:

• Provides an overview of different approaches to studying large temporal networks and spatial networks.
• Contains multiple examples of networks including citations across Supreme Court cases, spatial linkage among US states, patent linkages, bibliometrics, and the structure of national scientific systems.
• Examines generative evolutionary networks and network mechanisms.
• Supported by downloadable datasets via a website link.
• Written by leaders in the field of temporal networks and spatial networks.

This book provides many useful insights for scientists involved with social network analysis, bibliometrics, cluster analysis, network visualization, computer science, and social sciences

From the Inside Flap

Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks

Exploration, Pattern Searching, Visualization and Network Evolution

Understanding Large Temporal Networks and Spatial Networks explores social mechanisms that drive network change and links them to computationally sound models of changing structure to detect patterns. The authors explore the social processes generating these networks and their evolution, while presenting a collection of large-scale network analyses with multiple emphasis on the development of network evolution theory and the development and exposition of visualization, pattern recognition, clustering, and simulation methods for network analysis. The authors consider the various types of units simultaneously involved in complex networks.

Key Features:

• Provides an overview of different approaches to studying large temporal networks and spatial networks.
• Contains multiple examples of networks including citations across Supreme Court cases, spatial linkage among US states, patent linkages, bibliometrics, and the structure of national scientific systems.
• Examines generative evolutionary networks and network mechanisms.
• Supported by downloadable datasets via a website link.
• Written by leaders in the field of temporal networks and spatial networks.

This book provides many useful insights for scientists involved with social network analysis, bibliometrics, cluster analysis, network visualization, computer science, and social sciences

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470714522
• ISBN 13: 9780470714522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464