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pith:2026:PGWJXUI3DFWI24VKB25AEJDGIH

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Editorial Trajectories in Wikipedia Reflect Underlying Hyperlink Structure

Hang-Hyun Jo, Mi Jin Lee, Seung-Woo Son, Yeonji Seo, Yohsuke Murase

Wikipedia hyperlinks organize the sequence and timing of edits by contributors.

arxiv:2605.16850 v1 · 2026-05-16 · physics.soc-ph

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Claims

C1strongest claim

The hyperlink structure is not just a static scaffold for reader navigation, but is observationally linked to the sequential organization of editorial activity in collaborative knowledge systems.

C2weakest assumption

That shorter inter-event times and higher Jaccard similarity between editor transitions and hyperlinks reflect a causal or structural influence of the link network rather than confounding factors such as article popularity, editor expertise, or temporal trends in editing activity.

C3one line summary

Hyperlink structure in Wikipedia correlates with editors' article transition sequences, enabling distinction of specialist, generalist, and bot editors via inter-event times, topical diversity from 19 communities, and Jaccard similarity.

References

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[1] Measuring Wikipedia 2005

[2] Yasseri, T., Sumi, R., Rung, A., Kornai, A. & Kertész, J. Dynamics of conflicts in Wikipedia.PLOS ONE7,e38869, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038869 (2012) 2012 · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038869

[3] Ogushi, F., Kertész, J., Kaski, K. & Shimada, T. Ecology of the digital world of Wikipedia.Sci. Rep.11,18371, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-97755-w (2021). 4.Giles, J. Internet encyclopaedias go head to hea 2021 · doi:10.1038/s41598-021-97755-w

[4] Son, S.-W.et al.Sampling properties of directed networks.Phys. Rev. E86,046104, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.046104 (2012) 2012 · doi:10.1103/physreve.86.046104

[5] E., Saam, M., Halatchliyski, I 2016 · doi:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2016.06.002

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First computed	2026-05-20T00:03:26.120147Z
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79ac9bd11b196c8d72aa0eba02246641d5355d7fe954eee211b3ad92bbeef02a

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arxiv: 2605.16850 · arxiv_version: 2605.16850v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.16850 · pith_short_12: PGWJXUI3DFWI · pith_short_16: PGWJXUI3DFWI24VK · pith_short_8: PGWJXUI3

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