Ali Yassin aliyassin4
brianckeegan
/ backbone_extractor.py
Last active
August 2, 2023 19:26
Given a networkx graph containing weighted edges and a threshold parameter alpha, this code will return another networkx graph with the "backbone" of the graph containing a subset of weighted edges that fall above the threshold following the method in Serrano et al. 2008.
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
| # Serrano, Boguna, Vespigani backbone extractor | |
| # from http://www.pnas.org/content/106/16/6483.abstract | |
| # Thanks to Michael Conover and Qian Zhang at Indiana with help on earlier versions | |
| # Thanks to Clay Davis for pointing out an error | |
| import networkx as nx | |
| import numpy as np | |
| def extract_backbone(g, weight='weight', alpha=.05): | |
| backbone_graph = nx.Graph() |