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Community detection based on network communicability.

Ernesto Estrada1

  • 1Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Department of Physics, SUPA and Institute of Complex Systems, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. ernesto.estrada@strath.ac.uk

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We introduce N-ComBa K-means, a novel community detection method for complex networks. This approach effectively identifies network structures, even in challenging homogeneous networks where other methods fail.

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Area of Science:

  • Network Science
  • Data Mining
  • Graph Theory

Background:

  • Community detection is crucial for understanding complex systems.
  • Existing methods like Girvan-Newman struggle with certain network structures.
  • Identifying hidden community structures remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new community detection method, N-ComBa K-means.
  • To evaluate its performance on pathological and challenging network cases.
  • To compare N-ComBa K-means against established algorithms.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a normalized adjacency matrix to compute a communicability matrix.
  • Applying K-means clustering to identify communities within graphs.
  • Employing four quality criteria for clustering evaluation.

Main Results:

  • N-ComBa K-means successfully detects communities in homogeneous networks where Girvan-Newman fails.
  • The method demonstrates strong performance on classical networks like the karate club and bottlenose dolphins.
  • It offers solutions for community detection limit issues based on local to global density ratios.

Conclusions:

  • N-ComBa K-means is a robust and effective method for community detection in complex networks.
  • It outperforms existing algorithms, particularly in challenging network topologies.
  • The approach has practical applications, such as analyzing international trade networks.