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Monotonous structure measures for social groups

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The structure measure byKretschmer 1 estimates the cooperation of a scientist. It is generalized in such a way that it increases with respect to the cooperation strengh with one of the collaborators. An alternative to the hierarchical structure measure is proposed which is continuous in all cooperation strengths.

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Englisch, H. Monotonous structure measures for social groups. Scientometrics 21, 159–169 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02017566

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