Data and Code for "A data-driven analysis of the formation and dynamic evolution of collaboration and knowledge networks in the global e-waste recycling industry"

This package contains all datasets, processing scripts, network output files, and visualization project files used in the above manuscript. Files are organized by manuscript section to allow direct verification of each analytical step.
Data source: Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI), Clarivate Analytics
Total raw records: 66,636 patent records
Collaborative patents analyzed: 7,351
Entities identified: 10,078
Collaboration relationships: 8,840
Louvain communities detected: ~3,416 (stochastic algorithm, ±3 across runs)
Analysis period: 1974–2024 (focus on collaborative patents)