Criteria-specific authority ranking

摘要

A plurality of linkable nodes may be ranked based on their intrinsic scores. The intrinsic scores may be assigned to each node based on an analysis of the respective node with respect to one or more criteria. Links may be identified between the nodes, and a ranking score for each node may be generated based on the intrinsic scores of nodes linked therewith.

主权项

1. A method of ranking a plurality of interlinked nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) analyzing each node so as to measure only a property of the node that is independent of its relation to other nodes; (b) assigning an intrinsic score to each node based on the analysis; (c) initiating ranking scores for all nodes: and (d) using a processor, iteratively updating the ranking scores for the nodes, in each iteration and for each node, by determining a sum of previous ranking scores, multiplied by a term comprising the respective intrinsic score, of all nodes linked therewith, and averaging the previous ranking score for the node, weighted by the respective intrinsic score for the node and an additional weighting factor common to all nodes, with the determined sum.