# Degree Centrality **Entity class:** Network metric **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Degree centrality** counts a node's direct connections, with in-degree and out-degree variants for directed graphs. A high degree can identify a hub but does not by itself establish leadership or operational importance. ## Relationships - **part of:** [[wiki/Social Network Analysis|Social Network Analysis]]. - **compared with:** [[wiki/Betweenness Centrality|Betweenness Centrality]] and [[wiki/Dynamic Katz Centrality|Dynamic Katz Centrality]]. - **used in:** [[wiki/Network Disruption|Network Disruption]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[research/A Network-Epidemiological Analysis of Radicalization and Real-Time Counterterrorism Observability|Network-Epidemiological Analysis]]