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Modularity Analysis

Modularity analysis is a network science method, formalized by Newman and Girvan in 2004, that detects community structure in graphs by measuring whether edges are more concentrated within groups than expected by chance. Its scalar quality index Q guides algorithms that partition nodes into cohesive clusters, making it the most widely adopted framework for community detection in social, biological, and technological networks.

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  1. Newman, M. E. J., & Girvan, M. (2004). Finding and evaluating community structure in networks. Physical Review E, 69(2), 026113. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.69.026113
  2. Newman, M. E. J. (2006). Modularity and community structure in networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103(23), 8577–8582. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0601602103

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ScholarGateModularity Analysis (Modularity Analysis (Newman-Girvan Community Detection Framework)). Retrieved 2026-06-04 from https://scholargate.app/en/network-analysis/modularity-analysis