Table 1 The statistics of corresponding relationships of different distribution areas for top four hubs.

From: The Statistical Analysis of Top Hubs in Growing Geographical Networks with Optimal Policy

1

Hubst-III

Hubnd-II

Hubrd-I

Hubth-I

2

Hubst-I ˄ Hubst-II

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-I

Hubth-I

3

Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-II

Hubth-I

4

Hubst-I

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-II

Hubth-I

5

Hubst-II ˄ Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-III

Hubth-I

6

Hubst-I

Hubnd-III

Hubrd-III

Hubth-I

7

Hubst-III

Hubnd-II

Hubrd-I

Hubth-II

8

Hubst-II

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-I

Hubth-II

9

Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-II

Hubth-II

10

Hubst-I

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-II

Hubth-II

11

Hubst-II ˄ Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-III

Hubth-II

12

Hubst-I

Hubnd-III

Hubrd-III

Hubth-II

13

Hubst-III

Hubnd-II

Hubrd-I

Hubth-III

14

Hubst-I ˄ Hubst-II

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-I

Hubth-III

15

Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-II

Hubth-III

16

Hubst-I

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-II

Hubth-III

17

Hubst-II

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-III

Hubth-III

18

Hubst-I

Hubnd-III

Hubrd-III

Hubth-III

19

Hubst-III

Hubnd-II

Hubrd-I

Hubth-IV

20

Hubst-I ˄ Hubst-II

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-I

Hubth-IV

21

Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-II

Hubth-IV

22

Hubst-I

Hubnd-IV

Hubrd-II

Hubth-IV

23

Hubst-II ˄ Hubst-III

Hubnd-I

Hubrd-III

Hubth-IV

24

Hubst-I

Hubnd-III

Hubrd-III

Hubth-IV

  1. The area indexes are the same as Fig. 5, the symbol “˄” represent the junction of two distribution areas. There exist 24 corresponding relationships, which suggest top four hubs can not locate the same position in the same geographical network.