Fast layout computation of clustered networks: Algorithmic advances and experimental analysis

Information Sciences

Volumn 260, Issue , 2014, Pages 185-199

  Didimo, Walter ^a   Montecchiani, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Force directed algorithm; Graph drawing; Hierarchical clustering; Multi scale algorithm; Network visualization; Treemap algorithm

Indexed keywords

FORCE DIRECTED ALGORITHMS; GRAPH DRAWING; HIER-ARCHICAL CLUSTERING; NETWORK VISUALIZATION; TREEMAP;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; DRAWING (GRAPHICS); QUALITY CONTROL; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84891744045     PISSN: 00200255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ins.2013.09.048     Document Type: Article

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