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Research Graph metamodel

Version:3.5.0
Last update: 10 October 2021

Researcher Research Data Organisation Publication Grant

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.

Publication

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

Research Data

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

Grant

Representing a funded project activity.

Organisation

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

Researcher

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

Property Expected Type Format and comment
key* string This 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* string A 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* string A unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated* dateTime Date and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
full_name* string The researcher’s full name is often available while @first_name and @last_name are not separately accessible.
first_name string Author first name preferably in English.
last_name string Author last name preferably in English.
url string URL of the item.
orcid string ORCID 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_id string The 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.

Property Expected Type Format and comment
key* string This 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* string A 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* string A unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated* dateTime Date and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title* string Publication title.
author_list* string Comma-separated list of co-authors. It complements the @title to make the node easily recognisable.
publication_type string Type of publication. The recommended practice is to use ORCID work type: https://info.orcid.org/faq/what-work-types-does-orcid-support/
url string URL of the item.
doi string syntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
isbn string International Standard Book Number.
publication_year integer The year of the publication in YYYY format.
scopus_eid integer Unique academic work identifier assigned in Scopus bibliographic database.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Research Data

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

Property Expected Type Format and comment
key* string This 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* string A 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* string A unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated* dateTime Date and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title* string Dataset title.
author_list* string Comma-separated list of creators or curators. It complements the @title to make the node easily recognisable.
url string URL of the item.
doi string syntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
publication_year integer The year of publishing the dataset in YYYY format.

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

Grant

Representing a funded project activity.

Property Expected Type Format and comment
key* string This 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* string A 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* string A unique string that identifies the records at the @source database. Best practice: grant_number
last_updated* dateTime Date and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
title* string Grant title.
url string URL of the item.
purl string E.g. http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/SR0567397
doi string syntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
publication_year integer The year of publishing the Grant in YYYY format.
funder string Best practice: funder domain address. E.g. arc.gov.au
funding_amount long E.g. 450000
funding_currency string The 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_year integer The start year (YYYY) of the grant.
end_year integer The 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.

Property Expected Type Format and comment
key* string This 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* string A 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* string A unique string that identifies the records at the @source database.
last_updated* dateTime Date and time of updating this record in a Research Graph database.
name* string Organisation name. The best practice is to use the English label from WikiData records.
url string E.g. http://www.monash.edu/
grid string E.g. grid.1002.3
doi string syntax: doi_prefix/doi_suffix
ror string E.g. 02bfwt286
isni string E.g. 0000000419367857
wikidata string E.g. Q598841
country string E.g. Australia
сity string E.g. Melbourne
latitude float E.g. -37.908333333333
longitude float E.g. 145.13805555556

* Required properties are marked with bold text.

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