Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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974607 | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
•Terrorism groups.•Complex network.•Social network analysis.
The presence of the East Turkistan terrorist network in China can be traced back to the rebellions on the BAREN region in Xinjiang in April 1990. This article intends to research the East Turkistan networks in China and offer a panoramic view. The events, terrorists and their relationship are described using matrices. Then social network analysis is adopted to reveal the network type and the network structure characteristics. We also find the crucial terrorist leader. Ultimately, some results show that the East Turkistan network has big hub nodes and small shortest path, and that the network follows a pattern of small world network with hierarchical structure.
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Authors
Ben-xian Li, Jun-fang Zhu, Shun-guo Wang,