This　study　scrutinizes　potential　author　relationships　according　to　the　findings　based　on　the　tripartite　citation　analysis.　It　focuses　on　Author　co-citation　analysis　(ACA),　author　bibliographic-coupling　analysis　(ABCA)　and　author　direct　citation　analysis　(ADCA).　By　algorithm　design　and　empirical　analysis,　the　deduction　from　results　of　ACA,　ABCA　and　ADCA　to　potential　author　relationships　mining　could　be　probable,　and　the　empirical　process　would　be　practicable.