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Table 2 Centrality measures implemented in CentiBiN. Definitions for these measures can be found in Table 1.

From: Exploration of biological network centralities with CentiBiN

Centrality

Type

Directed graphs

Undirected graphs

Degree

Neighbourhood based

Yes1

Yes

Eccentricity

Distance based

Yes

Yes

Closeness

Distance based

Yes

Yes

Radiality

Distance based

Yes

Yes

Centroid

Distance based

Yes

Yes

Stress

Shortest-Path based

Yes

Yes

S.-P. Betweenness

Shortest-Path based

Yes

Yes

C.-F. Betweenness

Current-Flow based

No2

Yes

C.-F. Closeness

Current-Flow based

No2

Yes

Katz Status

Feedback based

Yes

Yes

Eigenvector

Feedback based

Yes

Yes

Hubbell index

Feedback based

Yes

Yes

Bargaining

Feedback based

Yes

Yes

PageRank

Feedback based

Yes

Yes

HITS-Hubs

Feedback based

Yes

Yes3

HITS-Auths

Feedback based

Yes

Yes3

Closeness- vitality

Vitality based

Yes

Yes

  1. 1 both in- and out-degree
  2. 2 not defined for directed graphs
  3. 3 HITS-Hubs and HITS-Auths give identical results for undirected graphs