Research Graph Meta Model

Researcher first name last name full name orcid scopus author id Researcher Research Data title author list doi publication year license size Research Data Organisation name country doi wikidata grid isni Organisation Publication title author list doi publication year scopus eid Publication Grant title purl participant list start year end year Grant Relationship from key to uri label R R R R R R R R R
Version:3.5.0
Last update: 10 October 2021

Research Objects

The Research Graph metamodel includes the following research objects:

Researcher

Representing the researcher, research staff, author or an individual who participates in a research project.

PropertyExpected TypeFormat and comment
key*stringThis is a unique URI that identifies the research object in a Research Graph database. The best practice is to follow: researchgraph.ai/@source/@local_id
source*stringA unique name that identifies the source of the metadata. The best practice is to use a domain name without extension. Example: ‘orcid’, ‘datacite’, ‘nih’
local_id*stringA unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated*dateTimeDate and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
full_name*stringThe researcher’s full name is often available while @first_name and @last_name are not separately accessible.
first_namestringAuthor first name preferably in English.
last_namestringAuthor last name preferably in English.
urlstringURL of the item.
orcidstringORCID identifier with xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx format. Example: ‘1111-2222-3333-444x’. More information: https://support.orcid.org/hc/en-us/articles/360006897674-Structure-of-the-ORCID-Identifier.
scopus_author_idstringThe identifier for an author assigned in Scopus bibliographic database.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Publication

Representing conference papers, journal articles, grey literature and books.

PropertyExpected TypeFormat and comment
key*stringThis is a unique URI that identifies the research object in a Research Graph database. The best practice is to follow: researchgraph.ai/@source/@local_id
source*stringA unique name that identifies the source of the metadata. The best practice is to use a domain name without extension. Example: ‘orcid’, ‘datacite’, ‘nih’
local_id*stringA unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated*dateTimeDate and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title*stringPublication title.
author_list*stringComma-separated list of co-authors. It complements the @title to make the node easily recognisable.
publication_typestringType of publication. The recommended practice is to use ORCID work type: https://info.orcid.org/faq/what-work-types-does-orcid-support/
urlstringURL of the item.
doistringsyntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
isbnstringInternational Standard Book Number.
publication_yearintegerThe year of the publication in YYYY format.
scopus_eidintegerUnique academic work identifier assigned in Scopus bibliographic database.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Dataset

Representing a dataset that is an input or output of research activity.

PropertyExpected TypeFormat and comment
key*stringThis is a unique URI that identifies the research object in a Research Graph database. The best practice is to follow: researchgraph.ai/@source/@local_id
source*stringA unique name that identifies the source of the metadata. The best practice is to use a domain name without extension. Example: ‘orcid’, ‘datacite’, ‘nih’
local_id*stringA unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated*dateTimeDate and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title*stringDataset title.
author_list*stringComma-separated list of creators or curators. It complements the @title to make the node easily recognisable.
urlstringURL of the item.
doistringsyntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
publication_yearintegerThe year of publishing the dataset in YYYY format.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Grant

Representing a funded project activity.

PropertyExpected TypeFormat and comment
key*stringThis is a unique URI that identifies the research object in a Research Graph database. The best practice is to follow: researchgraph.ai/@source/@local_id
source*stringA unique name that identifies the source of the metadata. The best practice is to use a domain name without extension. Example: ‘orcid’, ‘datacite’, ‘nih’
local_id*stringA unique string that identifies the records at the @source database. Best practice: grant_number
last_updated*dateTimeDate and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title*stringGrant title.
urlstringURL of the item.
purlstringE.g. http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/SR0567397
doistringsyntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
publication_yearintegerThe year of publishing the Grant in YYYY format.
funderstringBest practice: funder domain address. E.g. arc.gov.au
funding_amountlongE.g. 450000
funding_currencystringThe currency in which the funding amount is expressed. The best practice is to use ISO 4217 codes. More information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217
start_yearintegerThe start year (YYYY) of the grant.
end_yearintegerThe end year (YYYY) of the grant.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Organisation

Representing a research organisation like a university or a research institute.

PropertyExpected TypeFormat and comment
key*stringThis is a unique URI that identifies the research object in a Research Graph database. The best practice is to follow: researchgraph.ai/@source/@local_id
source*stringA unique name that identifies the source of the metadata. The best practice is to use a domain name without extension. Example: ‘orcid’, ‘datacite’, ‘nih’
local_id*stringA unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated*dateTimeDate and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
name*stringOrganisation name. The best practice is to use the English label from WikiData records.
urlstringE.g. http://www.monash.edu/
gridstringE.g. grid.1002.3
doistringsyntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
rorstringE.g. 02bfwt286
isnistringE.g. 0000000419367857
wikidatastringE.g. Q598841
countrystringE.g. Australia
сitystringE.g. Melbourne
latitudefloatE.g. -37.908333333333
longitudefloatE.g. 145.13805555556

* Required properties are marked with bold text.