{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2052650214","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1940761.1940788","title":"Using mobile phone data to measure the ties between nations","display_name":"Using mobile phone data to measure the ties between nations","publication_year":2011,"publication_date":"2011-02-08","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2052650214","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1940761.1940788","mag":"2052650214"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/1940761.1940788","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1940761.1940788","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306523619","display_name":"Proceedings of the 2011 iConference","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2011 iConference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054622320","display_name":"Joshua Blumenstock","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1813-7414"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I95457486","display_name":"University of California, Berkeley","ror":"https://ror.org/01an7q238","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I95457486"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Joshua E. Blumenstock","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of California, Berkeley, CA","University of California: Berkeley, CA#TAB#"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California, Berkeley, CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I95457486"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California: Berkeley, CA#TAB#","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I95457486"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5054622320"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I95457486"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.197,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":16,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.79387251,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"195","last_page":"202"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9972000122070312,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9972000122070312,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11980","display_name":"Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis","score":0.9965999722480774,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3313","display_name":"Transportation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12592","display_name":"Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence","score":0.9883999824523926,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3109","display_name":"Statistical and Nonlinear Physics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/31","display_name":"Physics and Astronomy"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mobile-phone","display_name":"Mobile phone","score":0.7085687518119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/metric","display_name":"Metric (unit)","score":0.6691418886184692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interpersonal-ties","display_name":"Interpersonal ties","score":0.6649364233016968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/phone","display_name":"Phone","score":0.6551488041877747},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/strengths-and-weaknesses","display_name":"Strengths and weaknesses","score":0.5994757413864136},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.5606120824813843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interpersonal-communication","display_name":"Interpersonal communication","score":0.5595474243164062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-science","display_name":"Data science","score":0.49156078696250916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/measure","display_name":"Measure (data warehouse)","score":0.44958779215812683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/point","display_name":"Point (geometry)","score":0.4480918049812317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.36941903829574585},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.3247295618057251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-mining","display_name":"Data mining","score":0.28826475143432617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.28822600841522217},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychology","display_name":"Psychology","score":0.17692574858665466},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.14257454872131348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/marketing","display_name":"Marketing","score":0.1349857747554779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-psychology","display_name":"Social psychology","score":0.11113622784614563}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777421447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17517","display_name":"Mobile phone","level":2,"score":0.7085687518119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176217482","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860554","display_name":"Metric (unit)","level":2,"score":0.6691418886184692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142189719","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1276633","display_name":"Interpersonal ties","level":2,"score":0.6649364233016968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778707766","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202064","display_name":"Phone","level":2,"score":0.6551488041877747},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C63882131","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17122954","display_name":"Strengths and weaknesses","level":2,"score":0.5994757413864136},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.5606120824813843},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C164850336","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3685487","display_name":"Interpersonal communication","level":2,"score":0.5595474243164062},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.49156078696250916},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780009758","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6804172","display_name":"Measure (data warehouse)","level":2,"score":0.44958779215812683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C28719098","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44946","display_name":"Point (geometry)","level":2,"score":0.4480918049812317},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.36941903829574585},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.3247295618057251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C124101348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172491","display_name":"Data mining","level":1,"score":0.28826475143432617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.28822600841522217},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.17692574858665466},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.14257454872131348},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162853370","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39809","display_name":"Marketing","level":1,"score":0.1349857747554779},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77805123","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272","display_name":"Social psychology","level":1,"score":0.11113622784614563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41895202","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8162","display_name":"Linguistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2524010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8087","display_name":"Geometry","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/1940761.1940788","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1940761.1940788","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306523619","display_name":"Proceedings of the 2011 iConference","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2011 iConference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Climate action","score":0.5899999737739563,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/13"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":25,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W116203901","https://openalex.org/W1543801066","https://openalex.org/W1982300822","https://openalex.org/W1996221647","https://openalex.org/W2019692751","https://openalex.org/W2049783769","https://openalex.org/W2050554785","https://openalex.org/W2076989506","https://openalex.org/W2100618934","https://openalex.org/W2106895961","https://openalex.org/W2110547370","https://openalex.org/W2117036220","https://openalex.org/W2125058066","https://openalex.org/W2141113219","https://openalex.org/W2148386842","https://openalex.org/W2166692930","https://openalex.org/W3022339544","https://openalex.org/W3121988683","https://openalex.org/W3123248704","https://openalex.org/W3123271700","https://openalex.org/W3124136169","https://openalex.org/W3125442684","https://openalex.org/W6604755650","https://openalex.org/W6678592594","https://openalex.org/W6681927919"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4295769391","https://openalex.org/W2972220648","https://openalex.org/W2332667808","https://openalex.org/W1997921863","https://openalex.org/W3112960490","https://openalex.org/W2344144656","https://openalex.org/W3001279170","https://openalex.org/W93605524","https://openalex.org/W4250894911","https://openalex.org/W2021145421"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"We":[0,77,135],"introduce":[1],"a":[2,55,66,138],"novel":[3],"method":[4],"for":[5,153],"measuring":[6],"and":[7,18,23,39,74,84,93,132,143,148],"evaluating":[8],"the":[9,21,30,34,43,50,59,100,141],"social":[10],"ties":[11,123],"between":[12,33],"nations.":[13],"Patterns":[14],"of":[15,25,36,58,62,68,81,90,99,140,145],"international":[16,26,70,82,91,104],"communication,":[17],"in":[19,49,108,116],"particular":[20],"volume":[22],"direction":[24],"phone":[27,71],"calls,":[28],"reflect":[29],"interpersonal":[31],"connections":[32],"people":[35],"different":[37],"countries,":[38],"add":[40],"nuance":[41],"to":[42,73,121,150],"coarse":[44],"indicators":[45],"more":[46],"commonly":[47],"used":[48],"literature.":[51],"This":[52],"paper":[53],"presents":[54],"preliminary":[56],"investigation":[57],"empirical":[60],"properties":[61],"this":[63,146],"metric":[64],"using":[65],"log":[67],"all":[69],"calls":[72,86],"from":[75],"Rwanda.":[76],"find":[78],"that":[79,118],"patterns":[80,89],"outgoing":[83],"incoming":[85],"closely":[87],"parallel":[88],"exports":[92],"imports.":[94],"The":[95],"fine-grained":[96],"temporal":[97],"resolution":[98],"data":[101],"also":[102],"reveals":[103],"dynamics":[105],"not":[106],"captured":[107],"existing":[109],"metrics.":[110],"For":[111],"instance,":[112],"we":[113],"observe":[114],"spikes":[115],"communication":[117],"appear":[119],"unrelated":[120],"economic":[122],"following":[124],"significant":[125],"events":[126],"such":[127],"as":[128],"natural":[129],"disasters,":[130],"elections,":[131],"soccer":[133],"matches.":[134],"conclude":[136],"with":[137],"discussion":[139],"strengths":[142],"weaknesses":[144],"metric,":[147],"point":[149],"promising":[151],"directions":[152],"future":[154],"research.":[155]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}