Google Trends data from 2004 to 2025 maps connections between fluoride-related search topics. Olívia Jorge constructed this network using related queries weighted by Relative Search Volume, analyzing thematic structures with Gephi. The 419.1 KB XLSX file contains the repeated topics used to build the network, published on figshare in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling thematic connections in public health discourse based on related search queries.
- Identifying central topics and potential misinformation pathways based on network centrality measures.
- Analyzing algorithmically mediated search behavior over a 21-year period.
Strengths
- Data spans a 21-year time range from 2004 to 2025.
- Network construction is explicitly described using Google Trends and Gephi.
- Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
Limitations
- Row count and column-level documentation are unknown.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- The 419.1 KB file size indicates a limited scope of data.
Provenance
- Source
- Google Trends data, processed by Olívia Jorge.
- Collection Method
- Primary topics were iteratively expanded based on related searches weighted by Relative Search Volume (RSV). Network analysis was conducted in Gephi.
- Time Range
- 2004–2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 12:59:12; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
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