Table 2 K-core network evaluation parameters for different cargo transport modes.

From: Spatial evolution of international air cargo network connectivity in China: 1996–2019

Year

Freighter routes

Bellyhold cargo routes

All routes

K-value

No. of K-core nodes

No. of K-core edges

K-value

No. of K-core nodes

No. of K-core edges

K-value

No. of K-core nodes

No. of K-core edges

1996

3

30

79

2

45

120

3

123

182

2002

3

48

148

6

116

480

6

163

694

2008

5

88

364

6

226

872

7

226

1188

2014

5

95

402

8

208

1194

10

380

2300

2019

5

93

450

15

309

3292

15

322

3482

  1. Data source: OAG Online Schedules Analyser.