How to use Word Cloud plugin for Gephi
By Dr. Verónica Espinoza, 2023.
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This plugin displays the most frequent keywords among a textual attribute of the network, in the form of a word cloud.
Word Cloud Plugin
This plugin displays the most frequent keywords among a textual attribute of the network. These keywords are refreshed according to the selection made with the mouse by the user. This is useful for exploring and understanding a network that you discover [1].
Plugin Features
- Useful if you have a network with nodes that have a textual attribute. The network should be pretty large so that you need to discover things in it.
- An attribute, typically can be the “description” or “bio” of a node.
- The plugin displays a word cloud of the top words of this attribute, for the nodes that are selected when you hover over them with the mouse.
- “Stop words” (small common words like “the”, “while”, “ but” …) are automatically removed when the user selects the language corresponding to the attribute to be analyzed.
This plugin was developed by Clément Levallois, a professor based in Paris, with a passion for extracting information from social media and networks. He has published studies in academic journals.
Find more about Clément Levallois in the Facebook group for Gephi, Twitter, LinkedIn or review his website.
🏁Let´s start!
STEP 1. Follow the procedure described below to install the plugin.
STEP 2. To view the plugin, go to Window > Word Cloud plugin.
Now, you will see your plugin and its options in the right panel of the gephi interface, as shown.
STEP 3. Follow the numbers below to explore the keywords of your network.
🎬Now let's see these steps in action!
Conclusion
This plugin shows a word cloud of a textual node attribute, when you hover the network with your mouse. It helps explore and understand the network quickly, without having to visit the data table to see what the nodes are about.
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Reference
- Word Cloud plugin [Internet]. [cited 2023 Apr 3]. Available from: https://gephi.org/plugins/#/plugin/word-cloud-plugin
