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main path analysis: a standalone construct

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Scientometrics

a method that finds the most traversed path through a citation network, used to trace the main line of development of a field.

In scientometrics, main path analysis refers to a method that finds the most traversed path through a citation network, used to trace the main line of development of a field. This meaning comes from Hummon (1989) in Social Networks.[1]

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  1. Hummon, N. P., & Dereian, P. (1989). Connectivity in a citation network: The development of DNA theory. Social Networks, 11(1), 39-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8733(89)90017-8

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