Creating a timeline visualisation of items based on their genealogical properties

[pmartinolli]

In which part of the interface would this feature applies?
[ ] 1. Load your data
[x] 2. Choose a chart
[x] 3. Mapping
[ ] 4. Customize
[ ] 5. Export

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
No online tool can fulfill this function.

Describe the solution you'd like

• With a query on Wikidata, the data retrieved contains 2 objects : citing_item / cited_item
  • Each object has a publication date.
  • Some objects are linked to other ones with one properties (for example : cites works but can be other one : based on, influenced by, student of, etc.).
• Mapping on a timeline the items with a link between them. Figure

Describe alternatives you've considered

• I asked here (without success) https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2022/Wikidata/Timeline_visualisation_of_items_based_on_their_genealogical_properties_(inspired_by,_cited_by,_etc.)
• I also created graphs on third party softwares more or less manually : https://github.com/pmartinolli/TTTTRPG
• CitationTree does that but for a limited set of items (DOI articles in Crossref mostly)

Additional context

• Can help visualize better items in Wikidata.
• Can serve as exploration tool.
• Interesting for digital humanities (family trees, history of ideas, historical networks of citations, etc.)

Advanced version

• Each object is linked to another one with one or more properties (based on, cited by, influenced by, part of, ...) the more properties linking the two (one way), the stronger the link is. Example : 3 properties = 3 points.
• Mapping on a timeline the items with a more or less strong link between them.

Thank for your great tool and your work!
Pascal Martinolli