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@article{citeulike:1001968, abstract = {Many complex networks have an underlying modular structure, i.e., structural subunits (communities or clusters) characterized by highly interconnected nodes. The modularity Q has been introduced as a measure to assess the quality of clusterizations. Q has a global view, while in many real-world networks clusters are linked mainly locally among each other (local cluster connectivity). Here we introduce a measure of localized modularity LQ, which reflects local cluster structure. Optimization of Q and LQ on the clusterization of two biological networks shows that the localized modularity identifies more cohesive clusters, yielding a complementary view of higher granularity.}, author = {Muff, Stefanie and Rao, Francesco and Caflisch, Amedeo}, citeulike-article-id = {1001968}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PLEEE8000072000005056107000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v72/e056107}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.056107}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.72.056107}, journal = {Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)}, keywords = {clusterization, complex, modularity, network}, number = {5}, posted-at = {2006-12-19 13:50:37}, priority = {0}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Local modularity measure for network clusterizations}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.056107}, volume = {72}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1001968 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1001968 N2 - Many complex networks have an underlying modular structure, i.e., structural subunits (communities or clusters) characterized by highly interconnected nodes. The modularity Q has been introduced as a measure to assess the quality of clusterizations. Q has a global view, while in many real-world networks clusters are linked mainly locally among each other (local cluster connectivity). Here we introduce a measure of localized modularity LQ, which reflects local cluster structure. Optimization of Q and LQ on the clusterization of two biological networks shows that the localized modularity identifies more cohesive clusters, yielding a complementary view of higher granularity. IS - 5 JF - Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) TI - Local modularity measure for network clusterizations PB - APS VL - 72 KW - clusterization KW - complex KW - modularity KW - network AU - Muff, Stefanie AU - Rao, Francesco AU - Caflisch, Amedeo PY - 2005/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.72.056107 ER -