Integration and radiality: Measuring the extent of an individual's connectedness and reachability in a network Export

@article{citeulike:4143258, abstract = {This paper presents two measures, integration and radiality, which indicate the degree an individual is connected and reachable within a network. The measures are created using a reverse distance (geodesic) matrix, thus providing a directed closeness measure. Integration and radiality are then correlated with other centrality measures to examine the differences and similarities between each other and these other centrality measures. We then show how integration and radiality are associated with certain demographic and substantive variables. Integration and radiality provide a new index of network structure and our results show how that structure may influence behavior.}, author = {Valente, T.}, citeulike-article-id = {4143258}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8733(97)00007-5}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378-8733(97)00007-5}, doi = {10.1016/S0378-8733(97)00007-5}, issn = {03788733}, journal = {Social Networks}, keywords = {centrality, radiality}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {89--105}, posted-at = {2009-10-23 19:33:26}, priority = {2}, title = {Integration and radiality: Measuring the extent of an individual's connectedness and reachability in a network}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8733(97)00007-5}, volume = {20}, year = {1998} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4143258 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4143258 N2 - This paper presents two measures, integration and radiality, which indicate the degree an individual is connected and reachable within a network. The measures are created using a reverse distance (geodesic) matrix, thus providing a directed closeness measure. Integration and radiality are then correlated with other centrality measures to examine the differences and similarities between each other and these other centrality measures. We then show how integration and radiality are associated with certain demographic and substantive variables. Integration and radiality provide a new index of network structure and our results show how that structure may influence behavior. IS - 1 JF - Social Networks SN - 03788733 EP - 105 TI - Integration and radiality: Measuring the extent of an individual's connectedness and reachability in a network VL - 20 SP - 89 KW - centrality KW - radiality AU - Valente, T PY - 1998/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8733(97)00007-5 ER -