How does scientific knowledge grow? This question has occupied a central place in the philosophy of science, stimulating heated debates but yielding no clear consensus. Many explanations can be ...

Many complex networks exhibit the so-called core–periphery structure. The core–periphery structure of networks considers a network that is comprised by a core and a periphery. The core of the network ...

The traditional distinction between the core and the periphery is becoming increasingly less relevant, as the mature industrial economies and the emerging-market economies become more integrated and ...