Empirical Analysis of an Evolving Social Network

@article{Kossinets2006EmpiricalAO,
  title={Empirical Analysis of an Evolving Social Network},
  author={Gueorgi Kossinets and Duncan J. Watts},
  journal={Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={311},
  pages={88 - 90}
}
Social networks evolve over time, driven by the shared activities and affiliations of their members, by similarity of individuals' attributes, and by the closure of short network cycles. We analyzed a dynamic social network comprising 43,553 students, faculty, and staff at a large university, in which interactions between individuals are inferred from time-stamped e-mail headers recorded over one academic year and are matched with affiliations and attributes. We found that network evolution is… 
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