Epiverse-TRACE Statistics

This repository stores data and generates visualizations for public statistics about the Epiverse-TRACE project, including package downloads, GitHub metrics, and academic citations.

Overview

The site provides comprehensive analytics and metrics for the Epiverse-TRACE ecosystem:

• CRAN Statistics: Download counts and trends for Epiverse-TRACE packages published on CRAN
• GitHub Statistics: Repository stars, followers, and engagement metrics across the organization
• Citations: Academic papers and publications that cite Epiverse-TRACE packages and the project

Website

The statistics are published as a Quarto website at: https://epiverse-trace.github.io/etstats

Data Sources

The repository contains automated data collection from:

• CRAN download logs via cranlogs.r-pkg.org
• GitHub API for repository metrics and stargazer data
• Curated bibliography files for academic citations

Structure

• index.qmd - Main page with CRAN download statistics
• github-statistics.qmd - GitHub metrics and visualizations
• citations.qmd - Academic citations and references
• data/ - Raw data files (JSON for GitHub metrics, BibTeX for citations)
• scripts/ - Data collection and processing scripts

Maintenance

Statistics are automatically updated through GitHub Actions workflows that collect fresh data from APIs and rebuild the site. The statistics get updated on a weekly basis.