Web impact factor and link analysis of selected Indian universities

Abstract

Investigates the effectiveness and relevance of web impact factors (WIFs) for the Indian university websites. The article reviews web impact factor critically on how this link-based metrics developed and applied. Reports the case study of universities in West Bengal. SocSciBot 3.0 is used to generate link data in order to develop micro-link topology under study. Result shows that all the NITs are closely related in the topology framework/their activities whereas nodes are not linked significantly for the case of state universities and central universities.