AWhat changed
The PageRank report formalized recursive hyperlink-based ranking with a rank-source/random-surfer interpretation, described computation on large web-link graphs and explored personalized restart sources.
Scientific scope
The PageRank report formalized recursive hyperlink-based ranking with a rank-source/random-surfer interpretation, described computation on large web-link graphs and explored personalized restart sources. The ranking model uses a declared directed-link graph, normalization and damping/teleportation assumptions. Stationary link weight is not scientific correctness, personal worth or resistance to every manipulation. Convergence and uniqueness require the stated matrix/model conditions. The original experiments, later search-engine engineering and modern ranking variants remain distinct.
Evidence
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Contributors
- Lawrence Page · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
- Sergey Brin · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
- Rajeev Motwani · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
- Terry Winograd · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
- The Page Rank Citation Ranking — original January 29,1998 draft in IEEE archive
- IEEE original-document citation for the four-author Page Rank report
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