To cite package ‘HGC’ in publications use:

  Ziheng Z, Kui H (2026). _HGC: A fast hierarchical graph-based
  clustering method_. R package version 1.20.0,
  <https://bioconductor.org/packages/HGC>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {HGC: A fast hierarchical graph-based clustering method},
    author = {Zou Ziheng and Hua Kui},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.20.0},
    url = {https://bioconductor.org/packages/HGC},
  }