openaire-graph-docs/docs/data-model/data-model.md

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Data model

The OpenAIRE Research Graph comprises several types of entities and relationships among them.

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Data mode

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

  • Research Products represent the outcomes of research activities.
  • Organizations correspond to companies or research institutions involved in projects, responsible for operating data sources or consisting the affiliations of Product creators.
  • Funders (e.g. EC, Wellcome Trust) are agencies responsible for a list of Funding Streams.
  • Funding Streams represent investments (funding actions) from Funders (e.g. FP7 or H2020).
  • Projects are research projects funded by a Funding Stream of a Funder.
  • Data Sources are the resources used to collect metadata for the graph objects