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Table 2 Network analysis indicators in each research network

From: How can we establish more successful knowledge networks in developing countries? Lessons learnt from knowledge networks in Iran

 

Explanation

 
 

1

2

3

4

5

6

Size

Number of researcher

13

41

35

30

20

5

  

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

Density

Mean (SD)

0.0642 (0.5625)

0.3462 (2.7166)

0.0061

0.0671 (0.5195)

0.0235 (0.1995)

0.2622 (3.0067)

----

0.1241 (0.8594)

----

0.0632 (0.4880)

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0

Centralization

Percentage

8.33

8.14

4.62

6.50

9.57

5.72

----

6.65

---

4.68

---

0

Normalized degree centrality

Mean (SD)

1.282 (3.007)

1.442 (2.961)

0.610 (1.328)

0.958 (1.654)

0.784 (1.901)

0.546 (1.548)

----

0.955 (1.607)

---

1.053 (1.608)

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0

Normalized closeness centrality

Mean (SD)

8.333 (0.000)

8.333 (0.000)

2.564 (0.064)

3.529 (0.450)

3.551 (0.009)

3.679 (0.330)

----

5.391 (0.057)

---

5.357 (0.133)

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0

Normalized betweenness Centrality

Mean (SD)

0.000 (0.000)

0.000 (0.000)

0.013 (0.055)

0.644 (1.730)

0.112 (0.511)

0.117 (0.413)

----

0.854 (2.466)

---

0.029 (0.127)

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0

Number of cliques

Mean (SD)

0

0

0

4

3

7

----

4

----

0

----

0