👋Welcome to Graph Commons Docs

Learn the essentials of network mapping and analysis, explore practical use cases, and find all the answers and guides you need in one place!

Introduction

Welcome to Graph Commons, a collaborative platform for mapping, analyzing, and sharing data-networks. Our intuitive online tools enable you effortlessly transform complex data into interactive network maps, uncovering connections that shape communities, organizations, and industries.

A key distinction of Graph Commons is its focus on simplicity and collaboration. Unlike other graph services, it offers a shared workspace that enables seamless joint network building and exploration. Recently, renowned network scientist Albert-László Barabási endorsed Graph Commons. We’re honored to be acknowledged by one of the leading minds in network science:

I am often asked, for those not trained in #NetSci, is there easy to use toolset to visualize networks. I learned from @arikan about https://graphcommons.com/ --this is it. Enjoy.

— Albert-László Barabási

Use cases

Network structure builds slowly over long periods (friendship, partnership etc.), while the dynamics on that structure occur much more rapidly (interactions, exchange etc.). With Graph Commons, you can effortlessly explore and visualize these evolving networks to uncover actionable insights across a wide range of use cases.

Use Case	Data points and relationships	Outcomes
Ecosystem & Partnerships	People and organizations in the ecosystem. Their roles, field of work, capacities, challenges, memberships, and partnerships.	Discover partnership and collaboration opportunities. Enable all actors to see themselves in the bigger picture. Seed new communities around practices and passion areas.
Community & Policy	Community members, issues, reports, existing and potential funders, memberships, partnerships, and themes. Policy agendas, their supporters and opponents.	Engage diverse stakeholders, align on complex issues, and tap collective intelligence for impactful decision-making. Bring everyone on the same page about complex issues that matter to them and their communities.
Knowledge graphs	Knowledge bits semantically connected in your organization or ecosystem.	Make better decisions faster by navigating relationships and the big picture. Explore opportunities arising from your community's collective wisdom.
Talent & Teaming	Projects, staff, their roles, skills, passions, collaborations.	Discover the breadth and depth of your talent base. Connect people/teams with relevant experience and expertise. Build efficient, impactful, and thriving teams.
Sales & Lead Generation	Clients, referrals, competitors, and industries.	Understand indirect relationships and reduce information asymmetry. Showcase your capabilities comprehensively, find insights for clients, project types, or industries.
Marketing & Communications	Followings and mentions around topics, memes, or brands on social media.	Identify central influencers, clusters, and bridges to target in your campaigns.
Investment & Strategy	Founders, core teams, startups, co-investors, investment categories.	Discover opportunities by recognizing emerging relationships ahead of the trend.
Curating	Content, creators or authors and conceptual and categorical relationships.	Organize efficiently while surfacing unexpected or hidden connections.

Getting Started

Jump right in! Quickly grasp the basics with our handy guides:

🪐Creating a graph🕷️Navigating a graph🛰️Sharing with collaborators

Dive a little deeper! Enhance your skills with these advanced guides:

📥Importing data🎨Customizing color and size📈Analyzing a graph

There is much more to explore! These guides will help you map networks in any scale or scope, analyze relationship patterns, and share insights with your team and community.