IDENTIFICATION OF LEADING RESEARCH CONTRIBUTORS WITH NOVEL PERFORMANCE METRICS USING ACADEMIC SOCIAL NETWORK

Social network is a structure of human relations and association. It is made up of a organized social actors in a network form. Information has varied number of forms and various purposes for communication. Journals serve as major source of primary information. The Researchers tend to publish more and more research output in journals. This paper focuses on the novel techniques for identifying the leading research contribution in the clusters of research social networks. Key Terms: Data Mining, Academic Social Network, Weighted Frequency, Individual Frequency.