A pared down version of the full network, with only those rabbis who are connected to one or more other rabbis, either by citing that rabbi or being cited by him. More connected rabbis are grouped in the center; less connected rabbis on the edges. What we found interesting about this image was that it gave a better sense of how the network looked as a whole, with relatively few rabbis who were not connected to the vast majority of other rabbis. The image below is static:
The interactive version is below. A few words about how to use it:
- Each black dot is a single, unique rabbi. To see the name of a rabbi (only in Hebrew at the moment), you can hover over the dot. The buttons in the bottom center will zoom the diagram in and out and reset it to the original view. You can also use the mouse-wheel to zoom. Right clicking and dragging will allow you to pan the diagram. Note that when you zoom in the names will begin to appear.
- Our data records the direction of the links, that is, who is citing whom. The software package that we used did not transfer this information. This is a limitation of the software.
- If you click on a rabbi, that rabbi will appear with all of his connections, that is, rabbis who either he cites or who cite him. In the panel that appears on the right, you will see each of these other rabbis. You can click into them to explore their own networks further. When you want to reset everything and return to the original network, click the X by the “Return to the full network” legend on the top.
- To use the search feature in the panel on the left, you have to switch your keyboard into unicode Hebrew. You can type part of a name; all names that contain that string will appear.
Explore, and let us all know if you have any insights on this page.
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