Preface

Gephi has rapidly become one of the most utilized tools for the exploration and analysis of network data, as users seek to understand the relationships between groups of people, institutions, events, and other connected phenomena. At the same time, Gephi can help us understand serious topics such as disease transmission, the diffusion of ideas and innovation, and changes over time to community structures. With the ability to import a wide variety of data formats both open and proprietary, Gephi is truly moving toward democratizing network information.

This book aims to assist both new and experienced users in fully leveraging the immense potential of Gephi, regardless of whether the end goal is exploration, analysis, visualization, or some combination of each. While not every nuance of Gephi is covered in this volume, the topics in the book should go a long way toward improving your capabilities for effectively using Gephi.