Exploring the network structure and nodal centrality of China's air transport network: A complex network approach

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 712-721

  Wang, Jiaoe ^a   Mo, Huihui ^a,b,c   Wang, Fahui ^d   Jin, Fengjun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c China Communications and Transportation Association   (China)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air transport network; Centrality; China; Complex network

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVITY; HUB AND SPOKE NETWORK; NETWORK ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

CHINA;

EID: 79957458106     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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