Network Datasets

Curated by maxuewei2 and last updated in July 2020, this repository aggregates various datasets for graph and social network research. It provides a centralized collection of network structures under an MIT license for academic and algorithmic testing.

Use Cases

• Community detection analysis using the social-network edge lists.
• Graph topology benchmarking using the network-dataset node connections.
• Link prediction modeling based on the graph-dataset adjacency structures.

Strengths

• MIT license provides permissive terms for academic and commercial use.
• Aggregates data across multiple network categories including social and general graphs.
• Publicly accessible via GitHub for version-controlled research.

Limitations

• Zero documentation provided for column headers or data schemas.
• Unknown record counts and file sizes prior to download.
• Temporal staleness with the last update occurring in July 2020.

Provenance

Source

maxuewei2 GitHub repository

Freshness

Last updated July 2020; no ongoing maintenance indicated.