Spatial evolution of international air cargo network connectivity in China: 1996-2019.

ABSTRACT: The interconnection of transport infrastructure is a priority area under the Belt and Road Initiative and holds significant implications for global socio-economic development. Air network connectivity plays a vital role in shaping transport efficiency. From a global air transport network perspective, this study investigates the spatial evolution of China's international air cargo network connectivity between 1996 and 2019. Using OAG global flight schedule data from five representative years (1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2019), we apply complex network theory and graph-theoretical methods, incorporating tools such as UciNet and ArcMap. Three key indicators, weighted degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and K-core decomposition, are employed to analyze changes, evolutionary patterns, an

SUBMITTER: Xu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12256597 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature