From the webpage:
SciGraph aims to represent ontologies and data described using ontologies as a Neo4j graph. SciGraph reads ontologies with owlapi and ingests ontology formats available to owlapi (OWL, RDF, OBO, TTL, etc). Have a look at how SciGraph translates some simple ontologies.
Goals:
- OWL 2 Support
- Provide a simple, usable, Neo4j representation
- Efficient, parallel ontology ingestion
- Provide basic “vocabulary” support
- Stay domain agnostic
Non-goals:
- Create ontologies based on the graph
- Reasoning support
Some applications of SciGraph:
- the Monarch Initiative uses SciGraph for both ontologies and biological data modeling [repaired link] [Monarch enables navigation across a rich landscape of phenotypes, diseases, models, and genes for translational research.]
- SciCrunch uses SciGraph for vocabulary and annotation services [biomedical but also has US patents?]
- CINERGI uses SciGraph for vocabulary and annotation services [Community Inventory of EarthCube Resources for Geosciences Interoperability, looks very ripe for a topic map discussion]
If you are interested in representation, modeling or data integration with ontologies, you definitely need to take a look at SciGraph.
Enjoy!