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Dr. Emma Lorenz is an experienced mathematics researcher specialising in numerical methods. She wanted a single place to discover cutting-edge datasets, track developments from specific research communities like MATH+, and connect her work to the broader mathematical landscape. Here is how MaRDI helped her do that.
Discovering relevant datasets and publications
Emma's biggest challenge was filtering the flood of mathematical literature and data down to what actually mattered for her work. Using the MaRDI Knowledge Graph, she can now search across over 7 million linked items — datasets, publications, software, and models — and filter by source community, research centre, or mathematical topic. Connections to zbMATH Open, arXiv, and swMATH mean she finds related work she would otherwise have missed.
For structured queries she uses the MaRDI Knowledge Graph Query Service, which lets her formulate precise SPARQL queries to extract exactly the relationships she needs — for example, all datasets linked to a particular numerical method or cluster of publications.
Integrating data into her workflows
Once Emma identifies relevant resources, she retrieves them programmatically via the MaRDI Knowledge Graph API. This lets her pull structured metadata directly into her analysis scripts without manual copy-pasting, keeping her workflows reproducible and up to date.
Making her own work findable
Emma doesn't just consume data — she produces it. Using MaRDMO, she documented her own research workflows and linked them to the MaRDI Knowledge Graph, giving her datasets and methods persistent identifiers and making them discoverable by others working in the same area.
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