{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4289257136","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2786451.2786477","title":"Assembling thefacebook","display_name":"Assembling thefacebook","publication_year":2015,"publication_date":"2015-06-28","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4289257136","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2786451.2786477"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/2786451.2786477","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2786451.2786477","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM Web Science Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"preprint","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/A5045620226","display_name":"Abigail Z. Jacobs","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-4386"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2802236040","display_name":"University of Colorado System","ror":"https://ror.org/00jc20583","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2802236040"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I188538660","display_name":"University of Colorado Boulder","ror":"https://ror.org/02ttsq026","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Abigail Z. Jacobs","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Colorado Boulder"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Colorado Boulder","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2802236040","https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5048132210","display_name":"Samuel F. Way","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3173-0490"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2802236040","display_name":"University of Colorado System","ror":"https://ror.org/00jc20583","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2802236040"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I188538660","display_name":"University of Colorado Boulder","ror":"https://ror.org/02ttsq026","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Samuel F. Way","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Colorado Boulder"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Colorado Boulder","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2802236040","https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072263832","display_name":"Johan Ugander","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5655-4086"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I97018004","display_name":"Stanford University","ror":"https://ror.org/00f54p054","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I97018004"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210124949","display_name":"Microsoft Research (India)","ror":"https://ror.org/02w7f3w92","country_code":"IN","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1290206253","https://openalex.org/I4210124949"]}],"countries":["IN","US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Johan Ugander","raw_affiliation_strings":["Microsoft Research, Stanford University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Microsoft Research, Stanford University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I97018004","https://openalex.org/I4210124949"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5014647140","display_name":"Aaron Clauset","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3529-8746"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I1308548392","display_name":"Santa Fe Institute","ror":"https://ror.org/01arysc35","country_code":"US","type":"funder","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1308548392"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I188538660","display_name":"University of Colorado Boulder","ror":"https://ror.org/02ttsq026","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Aaron Clauset","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Colorado Boulder, Santa Fe Institute"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Colorado Boulder, Santa Fe Institute","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I1308548392","https://openalex.org/I188538660"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5045620226"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I188538660","https://openalex.org/I2802236040"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":6.9037,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":40,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97403135,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"10"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10064","display_name":"Complex Network Analysis Techniques","score":0.9998000264167786,"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":0.9998000264167786,"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/T12592","display_name":"Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence","score":0.9986000061035156,"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":0.9797999858856201,"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"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/exploit","display_name":"Exploit","score":0.7883192300796509},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7318441867828369},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/variety","display_name":"Variety (cybernetics)","score":0.7031065225601196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.6547296047210693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-network","display_name":"Social network (sociolinguistics)","score":0.5976908802986145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/the-internet","display_name":"The Internet","score":0.5805057883262634},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-science","display_name":"Data science","score":0.548197329044342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/preferential-attachment","display_name":"Preferential attachment","score":0.5200880765914917},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/social-media","display_name":"Social media","score":0.5123697519302368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-structure","display_name":"Network structure","score":0.5029954314231873},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simple","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","score":0.5020542144775391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/population","display_name":"Population","score":0.4631160497665405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/world-wide-web","display_name":"World Wide Web","score":0.4142165184020996},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/complex-network","display_name":"Complex network","score":0.2965856194496155},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.29055118560791016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.2185206413269043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.12390810251235962}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C165696696","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11287","display_name":"Exploit","level":2,"score":0.7883192300796509},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7318441867828369},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136197465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1729295","display_name":"Variety (cybernetics)","level":2,"score":0.7031065225601196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.6547296047210693},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4727928","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17164759","display_name":"Social network (sociolinguistics)","level":3,"score":0.5976908802986145},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C110875604","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75","display_name":"The Internet","level":2,"score":0.5805057883262634},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.548197329044342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780600066","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7239828","display_name":"Preferential attachment","level":3,"score":0.5200880765914917},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C518677369","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q202833","display_name":"Social media","level":2,"score":0.5123697519302368},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2988224531","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20830730","display_name":"Network structure","level":2,"score":0.5029954314231873},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780586882","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7520643","display_name":"Simple (philosophy)","level":2,"score":0.5020542144775391},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2908647359","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2625603","display_name":"Population","level":2,"score":0.4631160497665405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.4142165184020996},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C34947359","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665189","display_name":"Complex network","level":2,"score":0.2965856194496155},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.29055118560791016},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.2185206413269043},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.12390810251235962},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149923435","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37732","display_name":"Demography","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/2786451.2786477","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2786451.2786477","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the ACM Web Science Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1394019808","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"DGE 1144083","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","funder_display_name":"National Science Foundation"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320306076","display_name":"National Science Foundation","ror":"https://ror.org/021nxhr62"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":37,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1544632947","https://openalex.org/W1893161742","https://openalex.org/W1985749074","https://openalex.org/W1989524890","https://openalex.org/W1993803315","https://openalex.org/W1997879853","https://openalex.org/W2032100393","https://openalex.org/W2059480311","https://openalex.org/W2072094805","https://openalex.org/W2084061341","https://openalex.org/W2095207093","https://openalex.org/W2096141816","https://openalex.org/W2096843406","https://openalex.org/W2099521584","https://openalex.org/W2099556653","https://openalex.org/W2107683729","https://openalex.org/W2111023939","https://openalex.org/W2111708605","https://openalex.org/W2112090702","https://openalex.org/W2121386362","https://openalex.org/W2123726161","https://openalex.org/W2130354913","https://openalex.org/W2150045067","https://openalex.org/W2150256170","https://openalex.org/W2160229179","https://openalex.org/W2274257646","https://openalex.org/W2322693993","https://openalex.org/W2588971764","https://openalex.org/W2965478150","https://openalex.org/W3037819556","https://openalex.org/W3124682511","https://openalex.org/W3125564681","https://openalex.org/W4231203432","https://openalex.org/W4237078129","https://openalex.org/W4238452917","https://openalex.org/W4298432362","https://openalex.org/W6639711990"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3102058415","https://openalex.org/W2001447365","https://openalex.org/W2385510805","https://openalex.org/W2083497492","https://openalex.org/W1592118010","https://openalex.org/W3123176768","https://openalex.org/W1970518183","https://openalex.org/W2952147226","https://openalex.org/W3202463561","https://openalex.org/W2781635048"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Online":[0],"social":[1,10,26,202,213],"networks":[2,144],"represent":[3],"a":[4,21,56,66,104],"popular":[5],"and":[6,33,81,84,100,137,152,171,198,205],"diverse":[7],"class":[8],"of":[9,17,24,55,107,143,148,200],"media":[11],"systems.":[12,214],"Despite":[13],"this":[14,49,141,169],"variety,":[15],"each":[16],"these":[18,86,99],"systems":[19,40],"undergoes":[20],"general":[22],"process":[23],"online":[25,108,201,212],"network":[27,75,160,203],"assembly,":[28,204],"which":[29],"represents":[30],"the":[31,95,111,117,149,196],"complicated":[32],"heterogeneous":[34],"changes":[35],"that":[36,134,153,180],"transform":[37],"newly":[38],"born":[39],"into":[41],"mature":[42],"platforms.":[43],"However,":[44],"little":[45],"is":[46,59,155],"known":[47],"about":[48],"process.":[50],"For":[51],"example,":[52],"how":[53],"much":[54],"network's":[57,67],"assembly":[58,150,154],"driven":[60],"by":[61],"simple":[62],"growth?":[63],"How":[64,73],"does":[65,74],"structure":[68,76],"change":[69],"as":[70],"it":[71],"matures?":[72],"vary":[77],"with":[78],"adoption":[79,138],"rates":[80,139,186],"user":[82],"heterogeneity,":[83],"do":[85],"properties":[87],"play":[88],"different":[89,92,135,181,185],"roles":[90],"at":[91,116,184],"points":[93],"in":[94,168],"assembly?":[96],"We":[97,131,162],"investigate":[98],"other":[101],"questions":[102],"using":[103],"unique":[105],"dataset":[106,170],"connections":[109],"among":[110],"roughly":[112],"one":[113],"million":[114],"users":[115],"first":[118,132],"100":[119],"colleges":[120],"admitted":[121],"to":[122,159,178],"Facebook,":[123],"captured":[124],"just":[125],"20":[126],"months":[127],"after":[128],"its":[129],"launch.":[130],"show":[133,179],"vintages":[136],"across":[140],"population":[142],"reveal":[145],"temporal":[146],"dynamics":[147],"process,":[151],"only":[156],"loosely":[157],"related":[158],"growth.":[161],"then":[163],"exploit":[164],"natural":[165],"experiments":[166],"embedded":[167],"complementary":[172],"data":[173],"obtained":[174],"via":[175],"Internet":[176],"archaeology":[177],"subnetworks":[182],"matured":[183],"toward":[187],"similar":[188],"end":[189],"states.":[190],"These":[191],"results":[192],"shed":[193],"light":[194],"on":[195],"processes":[197],"patterns":[199],"may":[206],"facilitate":[207],"more":[208],"effective":[209],"design":[210],"for":[211]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":25},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-04-14T08:04:32.555800","created_date":"2022-08-01T00:00:00"}