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GitHub Repository Topic Network Evolution

Tracking changes in GitHub topic connections to reveal project trends over time.

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GitHub topic network density

Proportion of possible topic pairs that co-occur in at least one sampled repository

2 observations · measured in ratio

35.7%
GitHub topic network density
▬ 0.0% vs previous
19 Oct 2026 19:15
GitHub topic network density (ratio) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%19:0819:1119:15GitHub topic network density: 35.7% — 19 Oct 2026 19:08GitHub topic network density: 35.7% — 19 Oct 2026 19:15
GitHub topic network density (ratio) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%19:0819:1119:15GitHub topic network density: 35.7% — 19 Oct 2026 19:08GitHub topic network density: 35.7% — 19 Oct 2026 19:15
GitHub topic network density (ratio) — area, last 30 days.
GitHub topic network density observations
WhenGitHub topic network density
35.7%
35.7%
GitHub topic network density (ratio) — table, last 30 days.

Median topic neighbor network density

Median of local densities of each topic's neighbor subgraph

2 observations · measured in ratio

100.0%
Median topic neighbor network density
▬ 0.0% vs previous
19 Oct 2026 19:15
Median topic neighbor network density (ratio) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%19:0819:1119:15Median topic neighbor network density: 100.0% — 19 Oct 2026 19:08Median topic neighbor network density: 100.0% — 19 Oct 2026 19:15
Median topic neighbor network density (ratio) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%19:0819:1119:15Median topic neighbor network density: 100.0% — 19 Oct 2026 19:08Median topic neighbor network density: 100.0% — 19 Oct 2026 19:15
Median topic neighbor network density (ratio) — area, last 30 days.
Median topic neighbor network density observations
WhenMedian topic neighbor network density
100.0%
100.0%
Median topic neighbor network density (ratio) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page visualises how the relationships between topics in GitHub repositories have evolved. We analyse the network of topics associated with software projects, observing how densely connected these topics become and how this density changes over time. This allows us to spot emerging trends and understand the shifting landscape of software development.

The data is derived from the vast collection of public GitHub repository data. We process this data to construct topic networks for different periods. By measuring metrics like network density and the median density for specific topics, we can quantify the interconnectedness of ideas and technologies within the open-source community. This offers a unique perspective, as such detailed network analysis is rarely published due to its inherent complexity.

Understanding these evolving topic networks is crucial for identifying popular new areas of development, tracking the lifespan of technologies, and anticipating future directions in software. It provides a data-driven insight into the dynamic nature of the GitHub ecosystem.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

While research exists on analyzing GitHub data for topic evolution, there is no readily available, continuously updated public tracker or dashboard specifically dedicated to the evolution of GitHub repository topic networks.

Uniqueness score 0.70 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.