The number of cycles in the breakpoint graph of a permutation. The breakpoint graph of a permutation $\pi_1,\dots,\pi_n$ is the directed, bicoloured graph with vertices $0,\dots,n$, a grey edge from $i$ to $i+1$ and a black edge from $\pi_i$ to $\pi_{i-1}$ for $0\leq i\leq n$, all indices taken modulo $n+1$. This graph decomposes into alternating cycles, which this statistic counts. The distribution of this statistic on permutations of $n-1$ is, according to [cor.1, 5] and [eq.6, 6], given by $$ \frac{1}{n(n+1)}((q+n)_{n+1}-(q)_{n+1}), $$ where $(x)_n=x(x-1)\dots(x-n+1)$.

The number of vertices with out-degree 1 in a binary tree. See the references for several connections of this statistic. In particular, the number $T(n,k)$ of binary trees with $n$ vertices and $k$ out-degree $1$ vertices is given by $T(n,k) = 0$ for $n-k$ odd and $$T(n,k)=\frac{2^k}{n+1}\binom{n+1}{k}\binom{n+1-k}{(n-k)/2}$$ for $n-k$ is even.

The maximal multiplicity of an eigenvalue in a graph.

The multiplicity of the eigenvalue zero of the adjacency matrix of the graph.

The number of ascent tops in the flattened set partition such that all smaller elements appear before. Let $P$ be a set partition. The flattened set partition is the permutation obtained by sorting the set of blocks of $P$ according to their minimal element and the elements in each block in increasing order. Given a set partition $P$, this statistic is the binary logarithm of the number of set partitions that flatten to the same permutation as $P$.