Study of effect of node seniority in social networks

Abstract

In evolving social networks, nodes join, make connections, or leave over time. In this paper, we introduce node event sequences that record activities of every node over time. Node event sequences are suitable for microscopic analysis of node behaviors in social networks. As preliminary results of taking advantage of node event sequences (as well as snapshots of networks), we study the health of the community of Nanotechnology based on the analysis of Seniority of nodes, identify the intrinsic dynamics of formation of new edges and its relation to Seniority of nodes, and the changes in the node behavior according to the nodes' Seniority.