Examination expertise sharing in academic social networks using graphs: the case of ResearchGate

ResearchGate (RG) has emerged as one of the first private social networks for researchers and developers. It adds many new features and activities to the normal Online Social Networks (OSNs). One of these services is the question/answer environment where users can share their queries and obtain answers. This service is considered very important for expertise sharing in RG. In this work, the question/answer platform of RG is studied. A...