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The "Dijkstra number"
The Dijkstra number describes the collaborative distance between an author and
Edsger W. Dijkstra.
In our dataset 90.4% of authors are connected to Edsger W. Dijkstra and
the average Dijkstra number among them is 5.06.
These kind of number/metrics are quite famous and already well defined in other fields.
The
"Erdős number"
expresses the collaborative distance with
Paul Erdős,
the famous Hungarian mathematician.
The
"Bacon number"
expresses the co-acting distance with Kevin Bacon.
The "Erdős number"
The Erdős number describes the collaborative distance between an author and
Paul Erdős.
In our dataset 90.4% of authors are connected to Paul Erdős and
the average Erdős number among them is 4.67.
Find more on Wikipedia with an article on the
"Erdős number".
Desmond Welsey Govender
According to our database1,
Desmond Welsey Govender authored at least 1 paper
in 2024.
The community of inquiry as a tool for measuring student engagement in blended massive open online courses (MOOCs): a case study of university students in a developing country.
