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How structure shapes dynamics: knowledge development in Wikipedia--a network multilevel modeling approach.
Iassen Halatchliyski1, Ulrike Cress2
1Knowledge Construction Lab, KMRC - Knowledge Media Research Center, Tuebingen, Germany.
Plos One
|November 4, 2014
Summary
New knowledge emerges from pivotal articles that are central or bridge domains in Wikipedia. This study reveals how network structure drives knowledge growth in psychology and education.
Area of Science:
- Network Science
- Information Science
- Knowledge Management
Background:
- Understanding knowledge evolution is crucial for knowledge management.
- Wikipedia's structure offers a dynamic model for knowledge development.
- Previous studies often lack longitudinal network analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the structural development of Wikipedia's knowledge base.
- To explain the emergence of new knowledge using network analysis.
- To identify pivotal articles influencing future knowledge growth.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal network analysis of Wikipedia articles (psychology and education domains).
- Analysis of article interlinkages across seven yearly snapshots (2006-2012).
- Application of multilevel modeling, eigenvector centrality, and betweenness measures.
Main Results:
- Pivotal articles, both domain-central and cross-domain, significantly predict new knowledge creation.
- The topological position of articles influences their role in knowledge evolution.
- Network structure dynamics are intrinsically linked to knowledge dynamics.
Conclusions:
- The structural position of articles within a knowledge network is a key determinant of future knowledge emergence.
- Identifying and understanding pivotal articles can help predict and foster knowledge growth.
- This approach provides insights into the dynamics of large-scale, evolving knowledge bases.
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