DOI: 10.1086/210318. Networks, Dynamics, and the Small‐World Phenomenon

Networks, Dynamics, and the Small‐World Phenomenon

10.1086/210318

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American Journal of Sociology (200)

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Watts, D. J. (1999). Networks, Dynamics, and the SmallâWorld Phenomenon. American Journal of Sociology, 105(2), 493â527.

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Duncan J. Watts (first)

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