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cond-mat.stat-mech2003★ 14.1k cited
Finding and evaluating community structure in networks
M. E. J. Newman, M. Girvan
We propose and study a set of algorithms for discovering community structure in networks -- natural divisions of network nodes into densely connected subgroups. Our algorithms all…
cond-mat.stat-mech2002★ 103 cited
Mixing patterns and community structure in networks
M. E. J. Newman, M. Girvan
Common experience suggests that many networks might possess community structure - division of vertices into groups, with a higher density of edges within groups than between them.…