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mpaR  

Main Path Analysis for Citation and Directed Networks
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Install from CRAN:
install.packages("mpaR")

Install from Github:
library("remotes")
install_github("cran/mpaR")

Install by package version:
library("remotes")
install_version("mpaR", "0.5.0")



Attach the package and use:
library("mpaR")
Maintained by
Paulo H Resende
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First Published: 2026-06-26
Latest Update: 2026-06-26
Description:
Implements Main Path Analysis (MPA) as introduced by Hummon and Doreian (1989) <doi:10.1016/0378-8733(89)90017-8>. Given a directed acyclic graph (DAG) representing a citation or precedence network, the package computes traversal weights (SPC, SPLC, SPNP) for each edge and extracts the global, local, and key-route main paths. Also provides tools for DAG validation, node role classification (source/terminal/user), per-component path extraction for disconnected networks, and scale-free network testing. Accepts 'igraph' objects or edge-list data frames as input. Includes readers for 'Pajek' (.net) and 'Gephi' export (.gexf, .graphml) files.
How to cite:
Paulo H Resende (2026). mpaR: Main Path Analysis for Citation and Directed Networks. R package version 0.5.0, https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/mpaR. Accessed 04 Oct. 2026.
Previous versions and publish date:
(2026-07-24 02:00), 0.4.0 (2026-06-26 12:00)
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