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type: software
license: MIT
title: 'mpaR: Main Path Analysis for Citation and Directed Networks'
version: 0.4.0
doi: 10.32614/CRAN.package.mpaR
abstract: Implements Main Path Analysis (MPA) as introduced by Hummon and Doreian
  (1989) <https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-8733(89)90017-8>. Given a directed acyclic
  graph (DAG) representing a citation or precedence network, the package computes
  traversal weights (SPC, SPLC, SPNP) for each edge and extracts the global, local,
  and key-route main paths. Also provides tools for DAG validation, node role classification
  (source/terminal/user), per-component path extraction for disconnected networks,
  and scale-free network testing. Accepts igraph objects or edge-list data frames
  as input. Includes readers for Pajek (.net) and Gephi export (.gexf, .graphml) files.
authors:
- family-names: Resende
  given-names: Paulo H
  email: paulo.resende@ttu.edu
repository: https://resendeph.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/resendeph/mpaR
commit: 8583c974f8d69e211cdd3243e13bbc5858be805c
url: https://github.com/resendeph/mpaR
date-released: '2026-06-18'
contact:
- family-names: Resende
  given-names: Paulo H
  email: paulo.resende@ttu.edu