The current state of Scholia
Scholia has become a central tool for exploring scholarly information in Wikidata, generating profiles for authors, topics, institutions, journals, and more. In this talk, we will provide an overview of Scholia’s current state: how it is used, what has changed in its infrastructure, and where it is headed. A major theme will be the 2025 Wikidata Graph Split, which directly impacts how Scholia retrieves and processes data. We will illustrate how Scholia has adapted to the new split between the main and scholarly graphs, including adjustments to queries and the use of SPARQL federation. Beyond this technical shift, we will also look at ongoing development, community contributions, and future challenges for sustaining and extending Scholia in the evolving Wikidata ecosystem.
