diff --git a/demo/main.js b/demo/main.js
index 8b24a50..a31174a 100644
--- a/demo/main.js
+++ b/demo/main.js
@@ -532,14 +532,20 @@ function onLoaded() {
     
     cy.nodes().forEach(node => {
       if(node.id()!= topLevelFocusParent.id() && node.parent().length == 0){
-        
-        var newboundingBox = {w: node.width(),h:node.height(), ...node.position()};
+        if(node.isChildless()){
+          node.select();
+         
+        }else{
+          selectChildren(node);
+        }
+          var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+          newboundingBox = {...newboundingBox,w: node.width(),h:node.height()};
           var width = newboundingBox.w;
           var height = newboundingBox.h;
           
           componentNodes.push({id: node.id(),data:cy.$(":selected"),pos:{
-            x: newboundingBox.x,
-            y: newboundingBox.y}});
+            x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+            y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2}});
           var newNode = cyLayout.add({
                 group: 'nodes',
                 data: {
@@ -550,8 +556,8 @@ function onLoaded() {
         
         
               newNode.position({
-                x: newboundingBox.x,
-                y: newboundingBox.y
+                x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+                y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2
               });
         
               newNode.style({
@@ -559,7 +565,8 @@ function onLoaded() {
                 'height': Math.max(width,height), // Set the new height of the node
                 'label' : document.getElementById("cbk-flag-display-node-labels").checked ? newNode.data().id : ''
               });
-
+              
+              cy.nodes().unselect();
               compoundsCounter++;
       }
     })
@@ -610,21 +617,22 @@ function onLoaded() {
       cyLayout.add(children)
       children.forEach(child => {
         child.select()
-        var newboundingBox = {w: child.width(),h:child.height(), ...child.position()};
+        var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+        newboundingBox = {...newboundingBox,w: child.width(),h:child.height()};
         var width = newboundingBox.w;
         var height = newboundingBox.h;
          
         if(child.id() != focusID){
           if(child.isChildless()){
             componentNodes.push({id: child.id(), data:cy.$(":selected"),pos:{
-                x: child.position().x,
-                y: child.position().y}});
+                x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+                y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2}});
 
               
                   newNode = cyLayout.getElementById(child.id())
                   newNode.position({
-                    x: child.position().x,
-                    y: child.position().y
+                    x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+                    y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2
                   });
             
                   newNode.style({
diff --git a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.cjs.js b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.cjs.js
index 32a5b92..be60593 100644
--- a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.cjs.js
+++ b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.cjs.js
@@ -1173,18 +1173,24 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
   var componentNodes = [];
   cy.nodes().forEach(function (node) {
     if (node.id() != topLevelFocusParent.id() && node.parent().length == 0) {
-      var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+      if (node.isChildless()) {
+        node.select();
+      } else {
+        selectChildren(node);
+      }
+      var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+      newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
         w: node.width(),
         h: node.height()
-      }, node.position());
+      });
       var width = newboundingBox.w;
       var height = newboundingBox.h;
       componentNodes.push({
         id: node.id(),
         data: cy.$(":selected"),
         pos: {
-          x: newboundingBox.x,
-          y: newboundingBox.y
+          x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+          y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
         }
       });
       var newNode = cyLayout.add({
@@ -1195,8 +1201,8 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
         }
       });
       newNode.position({
-        x: newboundingBox.x,
-        y: newboundingBox.y
+        x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+        y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
       });
       newNode.style({
         'width': Math.max(width, height),
@@ -1205,6 +1211,7 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
         // Set the new height of the node
         'label': document.getElementById("cbk-flag-display-node-labels").checked ? newNode.data().id : ''
       });
+      cy.nodes().unselect();
     }
   });
   if (cy.getElementById(focusID).parent().length == 0) {
@@ -1249,10 +1256,11 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
     cyLayout.add(children);
     children.forEach(function (child) {
       child.select();
-      var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+      var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+      newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
         w: child.width(),
         h: child.height()
-      }, child.position());
+      });
       var width = newboundingBox.w;
       var height = newboundingBox.h;
       if (child.id() != focusID) {
@@ -1261,14 +1269,14 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
             id: child.id(),
             data: cy.$(":selected"),
             pos: {
-              x: child.position().x,
-              y: child.position().y
+              x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+              y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
             }
           });
           newNode = cyLayout.getElementById(child.id());
           newNode.position({
-            x: child.position().x,
-            y: child.position().y
+            x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+            y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
           });
           newNode.style({
             'width': Math.max(width, height) + 'px',
diff --git a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.esm.js b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.esm.js
index d87e861..2693d60 100644
--- a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.esm.js
+++ b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.esm.js
@@ -1171,18 +1171,24 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
   var componentNodes = [];
   cy.nodes().forEach(function (node) {
     if (node.id() != topLevelFocusParent.id() && node.parent().length == 0) {
-      var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+      if (node.isChildless()) {
+        node.select();
+      } else {
+        selectChildren(node);
+      }
+      var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+      newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
         w: node.width(),
         h: node.height()
-      }, node.position());
+      });
       var width = newboundingBox.w;
       var height = newboundingBox.h;
       componentNodes.push({
         id: node.id(),
         data: cy.$(":selected"),
         pos: {
-          x: newboundingBox.x,
-          y: newboundingBox.y
+          x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+          y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
         }
       });
       var newNode = cyLayout.add({
@@ -1193,8 +1199,8 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
         }
       });
       newNode.position({
-        x: newboundingBox.x,
-        y: newboundingBox.y
+        x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+        y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
       });
       newNode.style({
         'width': Math.max(width, height),
@@ -1203,6 +1209,7 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
         // Set the new height of the node
         'label': document.getElementById("cbk-flag-display-node-labels").checked ? newNode.data().id : ''
       });
+      cy.nodes().unselect();
     }
   });
   if (cy.getElementById(focusID).parent().length == 0) {
@@ -1247,10 +1254,11 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
     cyLayout.add(children);
     children.forEach(function (child) {
       child.select();
-      var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+      var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+      newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
         w: child.width(),
         h: child.height()
-      }, child.position());
+      });
       var width = newboundingBox.w;
       var height = newboundingBox.h;
       if (child.id() != focusID) {
@@ -1259,14 +1267,14 @@ function expandGraph(focusID, cy) {
             id: child.id(),
             data: cy.$(":selected"),
             pos: {
-              x: child.position().x,
-              y: child.position().y
+              x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+              y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
             }
           });
           newNode = cyLayout.getElementById(child.id());
           newNode.position({
-            x: child.position().x,
-            y: child.position().y
+            x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+            y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
           });
           newNode.style({
             'width': Math.max(width, height) + 'px',
diff --git a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.umd.js b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.umd.js
index 23eab81..031c570 100644
--- a/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.umd.js
+++ b/dist/cytoscape-complexity-management.umd.js
@@ -5535,18 +5535,24 @@
     var componentNodes = [];
     cy.nodes().forEach(function (node) {
       if (node.id() != topLevelFocusParent.id() && node.parent().length == 0) {
-        var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+        if (node.isChildless()) {
+          node.select();
+        } else {
+          selectChildren(node);
+        }
+        var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+        newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
           w: node.width(),
           h: node.height()
-        }, node.position());
+        });
         var width = newboundingBox.w;
         var height = newboundingBox.h;
         componentNodes.push({
           id: node.id(),
           data: cy.$(":selected"),
           pos: {
-            x: newboundingBox.x,
-            y: newboundingBox.y
+            x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+            y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
           }
         });
         var newNode = cyLayout.add({
@@ -5557,8 +5563,8 @@
           }
         });
         newNode.position({
-          x: newboundingBox.x,
-          y: newboundingBox.y
+          x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+          y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
         });
         newNode.style({
           'width': Math.max(width, height),
@@ -5567,6 +5573,7 @@
           // Set the new height of the node
           'label': document.getElementById("cbk-flag-display-node-labels").checked ? newNode.data().id : ''
         });
+        cy.nodes().unselect();
       }
     });
     if (cy.getElementById(focusID).parent().length == 0) {
@@ -5611,10 +5618,11 @@
       cyLayout.add(children);
       children.forEach(function (child) {
         child.select();
-        var newboundingBox = _objectSpread2({
+        var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+        newboundingBox = _objectSpread2(_objectSpread2({}, newboundingBox), {}, {
           w: child.width(),
           h: child.height()
-        }, child.position());
+        });
         var width = newboundingBox.w;
         var height = newboundingBox.h;
         if (child.id() != focusID) {
@@ -5623,14 +5631,14 @@
               id: child.id(),
               data: cy.$(":selected"),
               pos: {
-                x: child.position().x,
-                y: child.position().y
+                x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+                y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
               }
             });
             newNode = cyLayout.getElementById(child.id());
             newNode.position({
-              x: child.position().x,
-              y: child.position().y
+              x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1) / 2,
+              y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2) / 2
             });
             newNode.style({
               'width': Math.max(width, height) + 'px',
diff --git a/src/cue-utilities.js b/src/cue-utilities.js
index d0a4c31..9ed5043 100644
--- a/src/cue-utilities.js
+++ b/src/cue-utilities.js
@@ -179,14 +179,20 @@ function expandGraph(focusID,cy){
   
   cy.nodes().forEach(node => {
     if(node.id()!= topLevelFocusParent.id() && node.parent().length == 0){
-      
-      var newboundingBox = {w: node.width(),h:node.height(), ...node.position()};
+      if(node.isChildless()){
+        node.select();
+       
+      }else{
+        selectChildren(node);
+      }
+        var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+        newboundingBox = {...newboundingBox,w: node.width(),h:node.height()};
         var width = newboundingBox.w;
         var height = newboundingBox.h;
         
         componentNodes.push({id: node.id(),data:cy.$(":selected"),pos:{
-          x: newboundingBox.x,
-          y: newboundingBox.y}});
+          x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+          y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2}});
         var newNode = cyLayout.add({
               group: 'nodes',
               data: {
@@ -197,8 +203,8 @@ function expandGraph(focusID,cy){
       
       
             newNode.position({
-              x: newboundingBox.x,
-              y: newboundingBox.y
+              x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+              y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2
             });
       
             newNode.style({
@@ -206,7 +212,8 @@ function expandGraph(focusID,cy){
               'height': Math.max(width,height), // Set the new height of the node
               'label' : document.getElementById("cbk-flag-display-node-labels").checked ? newNode.data().id : ''
             });
-
+            
+            cy.nodes().unselect();
             compoundsCounter++;
     }
   })
@@ -257,21 +264,22 @@ function expandGraph(focusID,cy){
     cyLayout.add(children)
     children.forEach(child => {
       child.select()
-      var newboundingBox = {w: child.width(),h:child.height(), ...child.position()};
+      var newboundingBox = cy.collection(cy.$(":selected")).boundingBox();
+      newboundingBox = {...newboundingBox,w: child.width(),h:child.height()};
       var width = newboundingBox.w;
       var height = newboundingBox.h;
        
       if(child.id() != focusID){
         if(child.isChildless()){
           componentNodes.push({id: child.id(), data:cy.$(":selected"),pos:{
-              x: child.position().x,
-              y: child.position().y}});
+              x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+              y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2}});
 
             
                 newNode = cyLayout.getElementById(child.id())
                 newNode.position({
-                  x: child.position().x,
-                  y: child.position().y
+                  x: (newboundingBox.x2 + newboundingBox.x1)/2,
+                  y: (newboundingBox.y1 + newboundingBox.y2)/2
                 });
           
                 newNode.style({
@@ -338,7 +346,6 @@ function expandGraph(focusID,cy){
   });
 }
 
-
 function translateNode(a,a1) {
   // Step 1: Find the displacement vector d between a and a1
   return { x: a1.x - a.x, y: a1.y - a.y };