Site co-link analysis applied to small networks: a new methodological approach

Pamela Lang (), Fábio C. Gouveia and Jacqueline Leta
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Pamela Lang: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Fábio C. Gouveia: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Jacqueline Leta: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Scientometrics, 2010, vol. 83, issue 1, No 10, 157-166

Abstract: Abstract The method of co-link was proposed in 1996 and since then it has been applied in many Webometric studies. Its definition refers to “page co-link analysis”, as links are provided by URLs or pages. This paper presents a new methodological approach, a “site co-link analysis”, to investigate relations in small networks. The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation institutes were used as a case study. The results indicate that the number of co-links provided by sites led to an increase of 133% in the sample analyzed. In a cluster analysis, three clusters were formed mainly for thematic reasons and four institutes remained isolated.

Keywords: Co-link analysis; Webometrics; Clustering analysis; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation; Internet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-009-0092-0

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