hits

hits, a Python code which carries out the HITS algorithm for assigning authority and hub indices to a directed network of web pages.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

hits is available in a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

pagerank, a Python code which illustrates the eigenvalue (power method) and surfer (Markov chain) approaches to ranking web pages.

Reference:

1. Jon Kleinberg,
   Authoritative sources in a hyperlinked environment,
   Journal of the ACM,
   Volume 46, Number 5, pages 604-632, 1999.

Source Code:

• hits.py, the source code.
• hits.sh, runs all the tests.
• hits.txt, the output file.

• tiny_sparse.txt, a tiny sparse matrix that can be used in the example.
• small_sparse.txt, a small sparse matrix that can be used in the example.
• medium_sparse.txt, a medium sparse matrix that can be used in the example.
• large_sparse.txt, a large sparse matrix that can be used in the example.