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| Hierarchical structure in the world's largest high-speed rail network | |
Wei, Sheng1,2,3; Teng, Shuqing N.2; Li, Hui-Jia4; Xu, Jiangang1; Ma, Haitao5 ; Luan, Xia-li2; Yang, Xuejiao6; Shen, Da6; Liu, Maosong2; Huang, Zheng Y. X.7; Xu, Chi2
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| 2019-02-13 | |
| Source Publication | PLOS ONE
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| ISSN | 1932-6203 |
| Volume | 14Issue:2Pages:11 |
| Corresponding Author | Huang, Zheng Y. X.(zhengyxhuang@gmail.com) ; Xu, Chi(xuchi@nju.edu.cn) |
| Abstract | Presently, China has the largest high-speed rail (HSR) system in the world. However, our understanding of the network structure of the world's largest HSR system remains largely incomplete due to the limited data available. In this study, a publicly available data source, namely, information from a ticketing website, was used to collect an exhaustive dataset on the stations and routes within the Chinese HSR system. The dataset included all 704 HSR stations that had been built as of June, 2016. A classical set of frequently used metrics based on complex network theory were analyzed, including degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and closeness centrality. The frequency distributions of all three metrics demonstrated highly consistent bimodal-like patterns, suggesting that the Chinese HSR network consists of two distinct regimes. The results indicate that the Chinese HSR system has a hierarchical structure, rather than a scale-free structure as has been commonly observed. To the best of our knowledge, such a network structure has not been found in other railway systems, or in transportation systems in general. Follow-up studies are needed to reveal the formation mechanisms of this hierarchical network structure. |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0211052 |
| WOS Keyword | EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS ; LAND-USE ; CHINA ; EVOLUTION ; ECONOMY ; IMPACT |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Language | 英语 |
| Funding Project | National Key R&D Program of China[2017YFC0506200] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31770512] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41801107] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41571151] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[31870400] ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities[020814380089] ; Nanjing Puhou Ecological Technology Company Limited |
| Funding Organization | National Key R&D Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities ; Nanjing Puhou Ecological Technology Company Limited |
| WOS Research Area | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
| WOS Subject | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| WOS ID | WOS:000458761300028 |
| Publisher | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE |
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| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/49444 |
| Collection | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| Corresponding Author | Huang, Zheng Y. X.; Xu, Chi |
| Affiliation | 1.Nanjing Univ, Sch Architecture & Urban Planning, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Life Sci, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 3.Jiangsu Inst Urban Planning & Design, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 4.Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Management Sci & Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 5.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China 6.Nanjing Puhou Ecol Technol Co Ltd, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 7.Nanjing Normal Univ, Coll Life Sci, Nanjing, Jiangsu, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Wei, Sheng,Teng, Shuqing N.,Li, Hui-Jia,et al. Hierarchical structure in the world's largest high-speed rail network[J]. PLOS ONE,2019,14(2):11. |
| APA | Wei, Sheng.,Teng, Shuqing N..,Li, Hui-Jia.,Xu, Jiangang.,Ma, Haitao.,...&Xu, Chi.(2019).Hierarchical structure in the world's largest high-speed rail network.PLOS ONE,14(2),11. |
| MLA | Wei, Sheng,et al."Hierarchical structure in the world's largest high-speed rail network".PLOS ONE 14.2(2019):11. |
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