# Open. Transparent. Interconnected.

The OpenAIRE Graph is an open access scholarly knowledge graph (SKG) resulting from the aggregation of research entity metadata records (properties and links) from thousands of scholarly communication data sources (institutional, thematic, data, software repositories, publisher archives, scientific databases, funder databases, etc.). Funders, organizations, researchers, research communities and publishers can freely use the OpenAIRE Graph to monitor, discover, and navigate the open science record as a whole.

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## How it works

### 360° View on linked open science.

### From open and authoritative sources around the globe.

## Why OpenAIRE Graph

###### Unlock the power of open science data

###### Open and transparent

It is available for download and re-use as CC-BY (due to some input sources whose license is CC-BY); parts of the graphs can be re-used as CC-0; provenance is tracked at the level of the records and, when these are the result of full-text mining, of the properties (provenance also includes an indicator of trust, in the range [0..1]).

###### Decentralized and interoperable

Metadata and links are collected from data sources, such as institutional/data/software repositories, publishers, registries, and re-distributed to such sources via brokering services.

###### Intelligent linking

Abstracts, full-texts of Open Access publications and links are processed by several algorithms that infer new links and enrich the graph.

###### Intelligent linking

Abstracts, full-texts of Open Access publications and links are processed by several algorithms that infer new links and enrich the graph.

###### Embedded metrics

Powers up calculation of advanced statistics and metrics about Open Science and research impact.

###### Embedded metrics

Powers up calculation of advanced statistics and metrics about Open Science and research impact.

## Discover the content of the graph with EXPLORE

###### Explore all open access research outcomes.

## Use cases

###### Brief presentations of our success stories

#### Open Knowledge maps

VIPER, the Visual Project Explorer enables funders, institutions and researchers to systematically explore a project’s output, and to understand its reception in different areas.
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#### European Commission

The EC Participant Portal is using the OpenAIRE Graph to collect information about publications and research data resulting from H2020 funded projects.
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#### ORCID

ORCID data is used to enrich the research product records of the OpenAIRE Graph. Through EXPLORE, ORCID users can instantly identify their works, enrich the OpenAIRE Graph and their ORCID profiles.
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## OpenAIRE Graph is used in OpenAIRE services

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## Who benefits

#### Researchers

###### Intelligent and contextual discovery of research

- Open Access versions
- Navigation through publication, data and research software
- Discovery of data and research software

#### Service Providers

###### Contribute to and use the graph for new services

- Metadata and collections interoperable
- OpenAIRE Graph dump and APIs
- New services

#### Research managers & Policy makers

###### Used in metrics

- Open Science trends
- Compliance to funder mandates
- Research Impact

## We believe in Numbers

### Synergies