### wk-shell-decomposition
wk-shell-decomposition is a Cytoscape 3 app that performs a k-shell decomposition on a network using a weighted algorithm. k-shell decomposition is a method that ranks the most important nodes in a network and partitions them into shells based on that rank. This algorithm assigns a weight based on the degree of a node and the adjacent nodes. This app will generate a column _wkshell on the network's node table that stores the rank and partitions the network into ordinal k-shells. The app then adjusts the layout of the network to packed concentric rings sorted by k-shell and applies a gradient to the color of the nodes by k-shell. This app can be run by accessing it under the apps menu or by calling the command:
`wkshell decompose`
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[https://cas.uab.edu/smukhtarlab/ Mukhtar Lab]
Department of Biology,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
