Node connection strength in Envirotree.
Each node in Envirotree can be characterized by its mean distance from every other
node. Below is a histogram of mean distances for every node in the tree.
The final bin includes nodes that are not connected to the main tree.
Note also that only individuals whose primary affiliation is this tree are included. Nodes cross-listed
from other academic trees are included on their primary tree.
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20 most tightly coupled nodes.
Below are the Envirotree nodes with shortest mean distance.
Rank | Mean dist | Name | Institution | Area | Date | |
1 | 11.87 | Kartik Chandran (Info) | Columbia University | 2015-07-10 | ||
2 | 18.67 | Jesse O. Bash (Info) | University of Connecticut | Animal Behavior | 2015-09-26 | |
3 | 18.67 | April L. Hiscox (Info) | University of South Carolina | Micrometeorology | 2015-09-26 | |
4 | 7962.6 | Joseph B. Hughes (Info) | Georgia Institute of Technology | Environmental Engineering, Biogeochemistry, Biochemistry | 2016-02-05 | |
5 | 30533.1 | Karine Markewitz (Info) | Université de Sherbrooke | Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering | 2016-05-30 | |
6 | 30533.1 | Abderrahim Lakhouit (Info) | Université de Sherbrooke | Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering | 2016-05-30 |
Distribution of individual connectivity.
Another way to look at the Envirotree graph is to plot a histogram of
researchers (nodes) based according to the number of immediate connections
(edges) they have to other researchers. The final bin includes nodes with
16 or more connections. The actual distribution has a very long tail, with a maximum of 34 connections. Thanks to Adam Snyder for suggesting this analysis!
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