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Open Dynamic Networks Database |
This database contains a collection of freely avaliable dynamic network datasets that I have found during my research on visualizing those beasts. Dynamic networks are networks that change over time as nodes and links get added or removed, or network attributes change. If you have more to add, please contact me
Name | Tags | #Timesteps | #Nodes | Weighted? | Directed? | Format | Description |
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Alliances (COW) |
politicshistory | ? | ~200 | no | multiple alternative CSVs | This data set records all formal alliances among states between 1816 and 2012, including mutual defense pacts, non-aggression treaties, and ententes. | |
Bilateral Trade |
politicshistorycommerce | Annually 1870-2009 | ~200 | CSV | This data set tracks total national trade and bilateral trade flows (imports, exports) between states from 1870-2009. | ||
Bunt's students |
social | 7 | 32 | yes | DAT | The data were collected among a group of university freshmen who, except for a few existing relationships (acquaintances from a former school), did not know each other at the first measurement (time=t0). The data were collected at 7 time points. | |
Citation |
socialsciencecollaboration | 124 | 34546 | Arxiv High Energy Physics paper citation network | |||
Citation |
socialsciencecollaboration | 124 | 27770 | Arxiv High Energy Physics paper citation network | |||
Citation |
socialsciencecollaboration | 37 | 3774768 | Citation network among US Patents | |||
Diplomatic Exchange |
politicshistory | Annually 1817-2005 | ~200 | CSV | The Diplomatic Exchange data set tracks diplomatic representation at the level of chargé d'affaires, minister, and ambassador between states from 1817-2005. | ||
EIES |
socialscience | ? | 32 | ASC | This is a network of 32 researchers who participated in an early study on the effects of electronic information exchange, a precursor of email communication | ||
Evelien Zeggelink Students |
social | 7 | 34 | yes | TXT | The data were collected among the freshman cohort majoring in Sociology in the University of Groningen in 1998-1999. (similar to de Bunt's Students) | |
Extra-State Wars (COW) |
politicshistory | ? | ? | no | CSV | Wars between a states and a non-state entity | |
INRIA Raweb |
socialscientificcollaboration | Annualy since 2005 | ~60.000 | no | XML export from data base | Coauthorship network of french research groups beloging to INRIA organization. Updates continously | |
Inter-State Wars (COW) |
politicshistory | ? | ~200 | no | CSV | Wars between states | |
Intra-State Wars (COW) |
politicshistory | ? | ? | no | CSV | Wars within the same state, e.g civil wars | |
KEDS The Kansas Event Data System |
newswords | many | 174-325 | yes | English-language news reports to generate political event data focusing on the Middle East, Balkans, and West Africa | ||
Knecht's Students |
social | 26 | This data is about a friendship network in a Dutch school class | ||||
Lazega lawyers |
social | 1988-1991 | 36 | ? | DAT | Network of corporate law partnership. | |
Marijtje van Duijn students |
social | 5 | 18-38 | yes | DAT | The data were collected among the freshman cohort majoring in Sociology in the University of Groningen in 1996-1997 (similar to de Bunt's) | |
Militarized Interstate Disputes (COW) |
politicshistory | Annually 1816 - 2010 | ~200 | ? | CSV | This data set records all instances of when one state threatened, displayed, or used force against another | |
Non-State Wars (COW) |
politicshistory | ? | ~80 | no | CSV | Wars between non-state entities | |
Septemer 11 |
socialterrorpolitics | 66 | 13332 | PAJEK | Reuters terror news network Days.net in Pajek's format obtained from the CRA networks produced by Steve Corman and Kevin Dooley at Arizona State University. | ||
Taylor Shop |
social | 10 months | 39 | yes | DAT | Bruce Kapferer (1972) observed interactions in a tailor shop in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia) over a period of ten months. His focus was the changing patterns of alliance among workers during extended negotiations for higher wages. The data are particularly interesting since an abortive strike occurred after the first set of observations, and a successful strike took place after the second. | |
Territiory Change (COW) |
politicshistory | Annually 1816 - 2008 | ~200 | yes | CSV, XLS, | This data set records all peaceful and violent changes of territory from 1816-2008 | |
Epilepsy Dataset |
neuroscience | 60 | 256 | yes | MAT | see the paper. | |
Neurodegenerative Dataset |
neuroscience | 1 (static network) | 27 | yes | CSV | see the paper. | |
Memory Dataset |
neuroscience | 1 (staic) | 160+ | yes | CSV | see the paper. |