EurekAlert!: An open dataset for science communication research

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This dataset comprises press releases from the EurekAlert! platform, covering the latest research findings and scientific discoveries across a wide range of academic disciplines. EurekAlert! is a global science news service operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), dedicated to disseminating scientific news to the public and the media.

Dataset Coverage: The dataset spans from the inception of the EurekAlert! platform in January 1996 through March 2025, encompassing a total of 566,566 press releases.

The dataset includes the following basic metadata fields: - Euid: The unique identifier of press releases. - Title: The title of the press release, providing a concise summary of the main content. - Institution: The name of the institution or research unit that issued the press release. - Post_time: The date when the press release was published. - Description: A brief summary of the press release, highlighting the key information. - Keywords: Keywords related to the content of the press release, helping users quickly understand the topic. - DOI (Digital Object Identifier): If applicable, the DOI of the research paper mentioned in the press release. - Journal: The journal of the research paper. - Funder: The funder of the research.

1) Webscrapping of the EurekAlert! website; 2) Consent to publish the dataset of press releases metadata provided by Brian Lin, Director of EurekAlert!.

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.34894/EZO4JE
Metadata Access https://dataverse.nl/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=doi:10.34894/EZO4JE
Provenance
Creator Zhang, Jingwen (ORCID: 0000-0003-1480-597X); Jonathan Dudek ORCID logo; Alysson Mazoni ORCID logo; Enrique Orduna-Malea ORCID logo; Rodrigo Costas ORCID logo
Publisher DataverseNL
Contributor Hoffman, Andrew
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference South African DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Scientometrics and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy ; China scholarship council 202206190142
Rights CC-BY-NC-4.0; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
OpenAccess true
Contact Hoffman, Andrew (leidenuniv.nl)
Representation
Resource Type EurekAlert! press releases metadata text; Dataset
Format application/zip; text/plain
Size 326552669; 13105; 463; 5164
Version 2.0
Discipline Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture; Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Aquaculture and Veterinary Medicine; Life Sciences; Social Sciences; Social and Behavioural Sciences; Soil Sciences