| Speaker | Dr. Andrea Mannocci Researcher, Institute of Information Science and Technologies (ISTI), National Research Council of Italy (CNR) |
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| Time | 18:30-20:00, Thursday, March 12, 2026 (Doors open at 18:00) |
| Venue | 4th Floor, Room 4A, GRIPS (On-site / Online Hybrid Format) 7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Access) |
| Sponsor | GRIPS Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program |
| Language | English (No interpreter) |
| Fee | Free of charge (Registration required) |
| Document | Flyer |
<Outline>
This lecture introduces the OpenAIRE Graph, a large-scale open scholarly knowledge graph designed to support research in fields such as scientometrics, science and technology policy studies, and research intelligence. It begins with an overview of OpenAIRE and the background of the development of the OpenAIRE Graph, followed by a description of its key features, including the data model, data aggregation workflow, and design and operational principles grounded in open science.
The OpenAIRE Graph provides structured and semantically enriched metadata that interlinks research outputs--such as publications, datasets, and software--with authors, research institutions, projects, and funding information through explicit semantic relationships. This integrated structure enables advanced analytical capabilities, including the study of research dynamics, visualization of funding flows, mapping of collaboration networks, assessment of scholarly impact, and monitoring of progress in open science.
The lecture concludes by presenting concrete use cases and analytical examples demonstrating how the OpenAIRE Graph serves as an open research information infrastructure that supports research assessment, research monitoring, and strategic decision-making.
<Moderator>
Honami Numajiri, Assistant Professor at the Research and Development Laboratory, Kyoto University Library, Kyoto University (in charge of Open Science research). She received her PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Program at GRIPS. Her research specializes in open data policy and the empirical analysis of open data practices. In particular, she utilizes open research information and data infrastructures such as OpenAlex and OpenAIRE to examine patterns of open data use and data citation, and to empirically investigate how open data influences researchers' activities and knowledge production.
<Program>
18:30-18:40 Introduction by Dr. Honami Numajiri (Moderator)
18:40-19:40 Presentation by Dr. Andrea Mannocci
19:40-20:00 Open discussion and close
<Note>
This seminar will be held in a hybrid format, both in person and online. For those participating online, the Zoom connection details will be sent by email by the day before the seminar.
