Metrics of network architecture
| Metric | Description |
|---|---|
| Clustering coefficient | The fraction of the nodes of a given neighbor that are also neighbors of each other; reflects segregation/subspecialization in the network |
| Transitivity | The fraction of node triplets in the network that form a completely connected triangle; reflects segregation/functional subspecialization in the network |
| Modularity | The degree to which nodes tend to segregate into relatively independent modules; reflects segregation/subspecialization within the network |
| Characteristic path length | Minimum number of edges required to traverse the distance between 2 nodes averaged over the network; reflects the ease of information transfer across the network |
| Global efficiency | Inverse of the mean characteristic path length averaged over the network; reflects integration in the network |