openaire-graph-docs/versioned_docs/version-5.1.2/data-model/data-model.md

# Data model

The OpenAIRE Graph comprises several types of [entities](../category/entities) and [relationships](/category/relationships) among them.

The latest version of the JSON schema can be found on the [Downloads](../downloads/full-graph) section.

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The figure above, presents the graph's data model. 
Its main entities are described in brief below:

* [Results](./entities/result) represent the outcomes (or products) of research activities.
* [Data Sources](./entities/data-source) are the sources from which the metadata of graph objects are collected. 
* [Organizations](./entities/organization) correspond to companies or research institutions involved in projects
responsible for operating data sources or consisting the affiliations of Product creators.
* [Projects](./entities/project) are research project grants funded by a Funding Stream of a Funder.
* [Communities](./entities/community) are groups of people with a common research intent (e.g. research infrastructures, university alliances).

:::note Further reading

A detailed report on the OpenAIRE Graph Data Model can be found on [Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/record/2643199).
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