Gephi
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Gephi is an open-source network analysis
and visualization software package written in Java on the Netbeans
platform. Envisioned as providing "easy and broad access to network data", it's advertised as being "Like Photoshop for graphs." Gephi has been selected for the Google Summer of Code
in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Gephi has been used in a number of research projects in the university, journalism and elsewhere, for instance in visualizing the global connectivity of New York Times content and examining Twitter network traffic during social unrest along with more traditional network analysis topics.
The Gephi Consortium is a French non-profit corporation which supports development of future releases of Gephi. Members include SciencesPo, Linkfluence, WebAtlas, and Quid.
Gephi is also used to create the LinkedIn
inMaps, as well as the network visualizations for Truthy.
Network theory
Network theory is an area of computer science and network science and part of graph theory. It has application in many disciplines including statistical physics, particle physics, computer science, biology, economics, operations research, and sociology...
and visualization software package written in Java on the Netbeans
NetBeans
NetBeans refers to both a platform framework for Java desktop applications, and an integrated development environment for developing with Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Groovy, C, C++, Scala, Clojure, and others...
platform. Envisioned as providing "easy and broad access to network data", it's advertised as being "Like Photoshop for graphs." Gephi has been selected for the Google Summer of Code
Google Summer of Code
The Google Summer of Code is an annual program, first held from May to August 2005, in which Google awards stipends to hundreds of students who successfully complete a requested free or open-source software coding project during the summer...
in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Gephi has been used in a number of research projects in the university, journalism and elsewhere, for instance in visualizing the global connectivity of New York Times content and examining Twitter network traffic during social unrest along with more traditional network analysis topics.
The Gephi Consortium is a French non-profit corporation which supports development of future releases of Gephi. Members include SciencesPo, Linkfluence, WebAtlas, and Quid.
Gephi is also used to create the LinkedIn
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...
inMaps, as well as the network visualizations for Truthy.