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The clustering coefficient, path length and average vertex degree of two urban train line networks have been calculated. The results are compared with theoretical predictions for appropriate random bipartite graphs. They have also been…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 Katherine A Seaton , Lisa M Hackett

The effectiveness of rapid rail transit system is analyzed using tools of complex network for the first time. We evaluated the effectiveness of the system in Beijing quantitatively from different perspectives, including descriptive…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2018-11-21 Hui-Min Cheng , Yi-Zi Ning , Xiaoke Ma , Zhong-Yuan Zhang

The results of transportation infrastructure network analyses have been used to analyze complex networks in a topological context. However, most modeling approaches, including those based on complex network theory, do not fully account for…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-04-20 Qi Xu , Baohua Mao , Yun Bai

We study centrality in urban street patterns of different world cities represented as networks in geographical space. The results indicate that a spatial analysis based on a set of four centrality indices allows an extended visualization…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-11 Paolo Crucitti , Vito Latora , Sergio Porta

Several natural and artificial structures and systems are somehow optimized for performing specific functionalities. The structure and topology of cities is no exception, as it is critically important to ensure effective access to the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-12-01 Eric K. Tokuda , Cesar H. Comin , Luciano da F. Costa

Urban segregation research has long relied on residential patterns, yet growing evidence suggests that racial/ethnic segregation also manifests systematically in mobility behaviors. Leveraging anonymized mobile device data from New York…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-08-26 Wei-Peng Nie , Tian-Rong Ding , Xiao-Yong Yan , Tao Zhou , Zi-You Gao

Many critical infrastructure systems have network structure and are under stress. Despite their national importance, the complexity of large-scale transport networks means we do not fully understand their vulnerabilities to cascade…

A generic network flow model of transport (of relevance to information transport as well as physical transport) is studied under two different control protocols. The first involves information concerning the global state of the network, the…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2015-05-13 Giovanni Petri , Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen , John W. Polak

Modeling traffic distribution and extracting optimal flows in multilayer networks is of utmost importance to design efficient multi-modal network infrastructures. Recent results based on optimal transport theory provide powerful and…

Physics and Society · Physics 2022-05-24 Abdullahi Adinoyi Ibrahim , Alessandro Lonardi , Caterina De Bacco

A comprehensive data analysis system is implemented for the extraction of information and comparison of North American public transport systems. The system is based on network representations of the transport systems and makes use of a span…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2020-01-08 Abbas Masoumzadeh , Tilemachos Pechlivanoglou

Analyzing the structure and function of urban transportation networks is critical for enhancing mobility, equity, and resilience. This paper leverages network science to conduct a multi-modal analysis of San Diego's transportation system.…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2025-08-07 Matthew Chan , Steve Sharp , Jiajian Zhu , Raman Ebrahimi

Cities consist of infrastructure that enables transportation, which can be considered as topology in abstract terms. Once cities are physically organized in terms of infrastructure, people interact with each other to form the values, which…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-05-28 Byoung-Hwa Lee , Woo-Sung Jung

This article studies the Greek interregional commuting network (GRN) by using measures and methods of complex network analysis and empirical techniques. The study aims to detect structural characteristics of the commuting phenomenon, which…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-03-19 Dimitrios Tsiotas , Konstantinos Raptopoulos

Tremendous advances have been made in our understanding of the properties and evolution of complex networks. These advances were initially driven by information-poor empirical networks and theoretical analysis of unweighted and undirected…

Physics and Society · Physics 2020-03-17 Luiz G. A. Alves , Alberto Aleta , Francisco A. Rodrigues , Yamir Moreno , Luis A. Nunes Amaral

In this work we analyze the architecture of real urban mobility networks from the multiplex perspective. In particular, based on empirical data about the mobility patterns in the cities of Bogot\'a and Medell\'{\i}n, each city is…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-03-04 Laura Lotero , Alessio Cardillo , Rafael Hurtado , Jesús Gómez-Gardeñes

Recent theoretical and empirical studies have focused on the structural properties of complex relational networks in social, biological and technological systems. Here we study the basic properties of twenty 1-square-mile samples of street…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-11 Alessio Cardillo , Salvatore Scellato , Vito Latora , Sergio Porta

Urban transportation systems grow over time as city populations grow and move and their transportation needs evolve. Typical network growth models, such as preferential attachment, grow the network node by node whereas rail and metro…

Physics and Society · Physics 2012-02-16 Daniel E. Whitney

During the pandemic of COVID-19, the demand of the transportation systems are drastically changed both qualitatively and quantitatively and the network has become obsolete. In this article, we study the problem of finding an optimal…

Discrete Mathematics · Computer Science 2021-05-07 Matthieu Guillot , El-Houssaine Aghezzaf , Nour-Eddin El Faouzi , Angelo Furno

We present a simple model to predict network activity at the edge level, by extending a known approximation method to compute Betweenness Centrality (BC) with a repulsive mechanism to prevent unphysical densities. By taking into account the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-12-06 Marco Cogoni , Giovanni Busonera

Cities are characterized by concentrating population, economic activity and services. However, not all cities are equal and a natural hierarchy at local, regional or global scales spontaneously emerges. In this work, we introduce a method…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-07-24 Maxime Lenormand , Bruno Gonçalves , Antònia Tugores , José J. Ramasco