Does main path analysis prefer longer paths?

Chung-Huei Kuan ()
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Chung-Huei Kuan: National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Scientometrics, 2023, vol. 128, issue 1, No 35, 851 pages

Abstract: Abstract Does main path analysis (MPA), in producing the main paths (MPs), invariably choose the longer paths over the shorter ones? This work examines the various combinations of the most popular path search algorithms, i.e., local and global searches (including the key-route variant), and the weight assignment algorithms, i.e., search path count (SPC), search path link count (SPLC), and search path node pair (SPNP), to investigate the path preference of MPA. Based on a simplified model, this work finds that, when there are multiple paths between a pair of nodes, MPA indeed goes for the longer paths under some, but not all, algorithm combinations, but it may retain both longer and shorter paths under other combinations.

Keywords: Main path analysis; Main path; Weight assignment; Path search; Longer path (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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