Citation Network

Directed document citation network + main-path analysis.

Citation Network

The Citation Network widget.

Overview

Builds the directed, acyclic document-to-document citation network (who cites whom) from references or OpenAlex referenced-works, lays it out chronologically, and computes the main path — the backbone chain of the most structurally important citations through the field. Exports to Pajek.

Inputs

  • Data (Table) — data with references / OpenAlex referenced works.

Outputs

  • Network / Main Path (Network/object) — for the Network add-on.

  • Node Data, Edge Data, Main Path Data (Table).

Controls

  • Min Citations — minimum local citations for a node to be included.

  • Top N Documents — cap the number of documents.

  • Match Threshold (%) — fuzzy reference-matching strictness.

  • Layout — graph layout (chronological by default).

  • Node size — sizing metric (e.g. local citations).

  • Label format — author+year, author+year+source, DOI/EID, …

  • Curved edges / Show labels / Highlight main path — display options.

Actions: Build Network, Pajek export .net / .clu / .vec / Save all.