Other packages > Find by keyword >

mpaR  

Main Path Analysis for Citation and Directed Networks
View on CRAN: Click here


Download and install mpaR package within the R console
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
[Scholar Profile | Author Map]
All associated links for this package
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)
Other packages that cited mpaR R package
View mpaR citation profile
Other R packages that mpaR depends, imports, suggests or enhances
Complete documentation for mpaR
Functions, R codes and Examples using the mpaR R package
Full mpaR package functions and examples
Downloads during the last 30 days

Today's Hot Picks in Authors and Packages

r2resize  
In-Text Resize for Images, Tables and Fancy Resize Containers in 'shiny', 'rmarkdown' and 'quarto' Documents
Automatic resizing toolbar for containers, images and tables. Various resizable or expandable contai ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
rWishart  
Random Wishart Matrix Generation
An expansion of R's 'stats' random wishart matrix generation. This package allows the user to gener ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
skilljaR  
Connect to Your 'Skilljar' Data
Functions that simplify calls to the 'Skilljar' API. See < ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  
plotbb  
Grammar of Graphics for 'base' Plot
Proof of concept for implementing grammar of graphics using base plot. The bbplot() function initial ...
Download / Learn more Package Citations See dependency  

28,905

R Packages

247,686

Dependencies

76,495

Author Associations

28,906

Publication Badges

© Copyright since 2022. All right reserved, rpkg.net.  Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA