Local relational access to openly-available publication data sets
GPL-3.0 License
The alexandria3k package supplies a library and a command-line tool providing efficient relational query access to the following large scientific publication open data sets. Data are decompressed on the fly, thus allowing the package's use even on storage-restricted laptops.
Further supported data sets include funder bodies, journal names, open access journals, and research organizations.
The alexandria3k package installation contains all elements required to run it. It does not require the installation, configuration, and maintenance of a third party relational or graph database. It can therefore be used out-of-the-box for performing reproducible publication research on the desktop.
The alexandria3k is available on PyPI. The complete reference and use documentation for alexandria3k can be found here.
Details about the rationale, design, implementation, and use of this software can be found in the following paper.
Diomidis Spinellis. Open reproducible scientometric research with Alexandria3k. PLoS ONE 18(11): e0294946. November 2023. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294946