Academic Network Visualization Script

This script allows you to input the URLs of professors from DBLP (https://dblp.org/) and generates a network graph with their 1-depth coauthors from 2020s to current record. The resulting graph visualizes the collaborative relationships between these professors and their coauthors.

Setup

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.x
• The required Python packages

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script.
2. Navigate to the directory containing the script.
3. Install the required packages using pip:

pip install requests beautifulsoup4 networkx matplotlib

Usage

1. Edit the script to include the desired professor URLs:

   Update the professor_urls dictionary in the script to include the URLs of the professors you want to analyze. For example:

   professor_urls = {
         "[ProfessorName]": "[dplp_url]",
   }

2. Run the script:

   Execute the script in your terminal:

   python academic_network.py

3. View the output:

   The script will generate a network graph and save it as full_network.png in the current directory.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.