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October 8, 2024
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Principles of Universal Conceptual Modeling

Publicated to: An Automated Patterns-Based Model-to-Model Mapping and Transformation System for Labeled Property Graphs. 479 169-183 - 2023-01-01 479(), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34241-7_12

Authors:

Lukyanenko, R; Parsons, J; Storey, VC; Samuel, BM; Pastor, O
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Affiliations

Georgia State Univ, Atlanta, GA 30302 USA - Author
Mem Univ Newfoundland, St John, NL A1B 3X5, Canada - Author
Univ Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45040 USA - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Valencia, Spain - Author
Univ Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA - Author
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Abstract

The paper proposes a new frontier for conceptual modeling - universal conceptual modeling (UCM) - defined as conceptual modeling that is general-purpose and accessible to anyone. For the purposes of the discussion, we envision a non-existent, hypothetical universal conceptual modeling language, which we call Datish (as in English or Spanish for data). We focus on the need for a universal conceptual data model to explain the expected benefits of UCM. Datish can facilitate the design of many different applications, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, data lakes, and artificial intelligence systems, and enable use by a broad range of users. To pave the way for rigorous development of such a language, we provide a theoretical basis for Datish in the form of a set of universal conceptual modeling principles: flexibility, accessibility, ubiquity, minimalism, primitivism, and modularity. We apply these principles to illustrate their usefulness and to identify future research opportunities.
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Keywords

Conceptual modelingConceptual modeling foundationsDatisInformation-systemsInstanceRelational modelUniversal conceptual modelingUniversal data modeling language

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal An Automated Patterns-Based Model-to-Model Mapping and Transformation System for Labeled Property Graphs, Q3 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Information Systems and Management, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-02:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 6
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-02:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 7.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 11.
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Canada; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Pastor López, Oscar).

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