Resilience of core-periphery networks in the case of rich-club

DOI10.1155/2017/6548362zbMATH Open1380.93040arXiv1708.07329OpenAlexW2963998718MaRDI QIDQ680803FDOQ680803

Authors: Matteo Cinelli, Giovanna Ferraro, Antonio Iovanella 

Publication date: 29 January 2018

Published in: Complexity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Core-periphery networks are structures that present a set of central and densely connected nodes, namely the core, and a set of non-central and sparsely connected nodes, namely the periphery. The rich-club refers to a set in which the highest degree nodes show a high density of connections. Thus, a network that displays a rich-club can be interpreted as a core-periphery network in which the core is made up by a number of hubs. In this paper, we test the resilience of networks showing a progressively denser rich-club and we observe how this structure is able to affect the network measures in terms of both cohesion and efficiency in information flow. Additionally, we consider the case in which, instead of making the core denser, we add links to the periphery. These two procedures of core and periphery thickening delineate a decision process in the placement of new links and allow us to conduct a scenario analysis that can be helpful in the comprehension and supervision of complex networks under the resilience perspective. The advantages of the two procedures, as well as their implications, are discussed in relation to both network effciency and node heterogeneity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.07329

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zbMATH Keywords

resiliencecore-periphery networksefficiency in information flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Communication networks in operations research (90B18) Large-scale systems (93A15)

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• Efficiency of scale-free networks: Error and attack tolerance
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Cited In (3)

• Financial interbanking networks resilience under shocks propagation
• Influence measures in subnetworks using vertex centrality
• Generalized rich-club ordering in networks

Uses Software

• R
• igraph
• Brain Connectivity Toolbox

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