About WikiProvenance - Wikidata Source Statistics

What is WikiProvenance?

WikiProvenance is a web-based tool for exploring and analyzing source statistics for Wikidata items. It provides comprehensive insights into references, external identifiers, and cross-wiki links, helping researchers, editors, and enthusiasts understand the provenance and documentation quality of Wikidata content.

Built with modern web technologies and powered by the Wikidata and MediaWiki APIs, WikiProvenance offers an intuitive interface for discovering how well Wikidata items are sourced and documented across the Wikimedia ecosystem.

Core Features

WikiProvenance provides comprehensive statistics and analysis tools:

Reference Statistics

View the percentage of statements with references for any Wikidata item

External Identifiers

Count and explore connections to external databases and authority files

Cross-Wiki Links

Track articles across Wikipedia, Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikisource, and more

Item Comparison

Side-by-side comparison of source statistics for multiple items

Smart Search

Quick search functionality to find and analyze any Wikidata item

Bookmarkable Links

Share direct links to specific items and comparisons

Technologies

WikiProvenance is built as a lightweight, client-side application that can run in any modern browser. It requires no server-side infrastructure and can be easily deployed or integrated into existing websites. The application uses:

HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript JSON SPARQL Wikidata API MediaWiki API

The application is designed to be accessible, performant, and easy to deploy on any platform supporting static HTML files, making it ideal for both desktop and mobile environments.

Source Code & Development

WikiProvenance is an open-source project released under an open license. The source code is publicly available on GitHub, where you can:

View the source code repository
Report issues and suggest improvements
Contribute to the project development
Fork the project for your own use
Review the documentation and examples

Development Team

WikiProvenance is created and maintained by:

JS

John Samuel

Creator & Lead Developer

Publications & Presentations

WikiProvenance has been presented at various academic conferences and workshops:

WikiProvenance: Are there enough references to every (known) fact on Wikidata?

Workshop on Open Citations, Bologna, Italy • September 3-5, 2018

Website → PDF →

WikiProvenance - Hackathon Showcase

Wikimedia Hackathon 2018, Barcelona • May 20, 2018

Program →

Acknowledgements

WikiProvenance has benefited from valuable feedback and support from the Wikimedia community:

Feedback and suggestions from participants at Wikimedia Hackathon 2018
Special thanks to the WikiCite team for their insights and encouragement
The Wikidata and MediaWiki communities for their excellent APIs and documentation
All contributors who have helped improve the project through issues, pull requests, and discussions