Citation Network of Knowledge Co-Production Literature with 1,893 Documents

A citation network of 1,893 academic documents relevant to knowledge co-production, linked by 9,759 citation edges. The dataset was constructed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh using a systematic search of the Web of Science Core Collection. It includes publication years for all nodes and detailed metadata for a subset of 525 fully retrieved papers.

Use Cases

• Analyzing citation patterns and influence within the knowledge co-production literature based on the directed network structure.
• Mapping the evolution of the field over time based on publication year data for all nodes.
• Identifying key authors and journals based on the detailed metadata available for the 525 fully retrieved documents.
• Studying network properties like centrality and community structure to understand thematic clusters.

Strengths

• Contains 1,893 unique documents, providing a substantial network for analysis.
• Includes 9,759 citation links, defining a clear relational structure.
• Offers detailed metadata (authors, title, journal, type) for 525 core papers.
• Publication year is available for all nodes, enabling temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Metadata is incomplete for 1,368 cited documents, requiring extraction from reference strings.

Provenance

Source

Web of Science Core Collection via University of Edinburgh library subscription.

Collection Method

Systematic search methodology to capture literature on 'knowledge co-production', as described in the associated manuscript.

Time Range

Publication years of the included documents; specific range not stated.

Freshness

Data reflects Web of Science citation counts as of May 2020; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Global academic literature indexed in Web of Science.