Concepedia

Concept

metadata

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1.5K

Publications

112.3K

Citations

4.1K

Authors

1.3K

Institutions

About

Metadata is structured information created to describe, explain, locate, or otherwise make it easier to retrieve, use, or manage an information resource. As an academic concept and research area, it investigates the principles, types (e.g., descriptive, administrative, structural), standards (e.g., schema like DataCite), creation, and application of such information, underscoring its fundamental importance for data discovery, interoperability, and long-term preservation across diverse domains.

Top Authors

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JG

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ED

KU Leuven

SS

University of Koblenz and Landau

SW

Online Computer Library Center

JP

Drexel University

Top Institutions

Rankings shown are based on concept H-Index.

Drexel University

Philadelphia, United States

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, United States

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, United States