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

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Data model

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

The latest version of the JSON schema can be found on Bulk downloads.

Data model

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

  • Results represent the outcomes of research activities.
  • Data Sources are the resources used to collect metadata for the graph objects
  • Organizations correspond to companies or research institutions involved in projects, responsible for operating data sources or consisting the affiliations of Product creators.
  • Projects are research projects funded by a Funding Stream of a Funder.
  • Communities are groups of people with a common research intent.

:::note Further reading

A detailed report on the OpenAIRE Graph Data Model can be found on Zenodo. :::