Link analysis and impact of top universities of Islamic world on the world wide web
Abstract
Purpose
This purpose of this paper is to report on an analysis of linkages and impact of top universities of Islamic Countries on the web.
Design/methodology/approach
The AltaVista search engine was used to calculate universities' number of links and web impact factors.
Findings
The results revealed that half of the universities have not scored well in the indexes used by the webometrics ranking model. Among all universities, King Saud University of Saudi Arabia scored well in most indexes.
Originality/value
The paper presents a look at the functions and performance of top universities' web sites of Islamic countries.
Keywords
Citation
Didegah, F. and Goltaji, M. (2010), "Link analysis and impact of top universities of Islamic world on the world wide web", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 12-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/07419051011104259
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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