GitHub Repo Topic Network Isolation
Visualising the interconnectedness and isolation of topics within the GitHub universe.
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Average Topic Isolation Score
Average proportion of repositories where a topic appears alone (isolation) among the sampled repositories.
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Median Repository Topic Connectivity
Median number of topics assigned to a repository in the sample.
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About this data
This page presents an analysis of topic network isolation on GitHub, a metric that highlights how connected or distinct specific subject areas are. We've developed a method to quantify the average isolation score for each topic, indicating how often repositories tagged with a given topic also use a wide range of other, unrelated topics.
We also measure the median topic connectivity, which gives a general sense of how integrated the broader topic landscape is. This data is derived from analysing the co-occurrence of topics across millions of GitHub repositories. Understanding this network helps reveal the structure of software development interests and the boundaries between different communities of practice.
This information is particularly valuable for developers, researchers, and anyone interested in the landscape of open-source development. It offers a unique perspective on how topics cluster and diverge, a complex analysis that is rarely made public.
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Why this isn't published anywhere else
No existing website, dashboard, or public dataset regularly publishes statistics specifically on GitHub Repo Topic Network Isolation, despite the availability of related tools and datasets that could be adapted for such analysis.
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