RG Rayford GeoGraph Fork it, rename it, and build your own research atlas

Fork Guide

Turn this star map into your own research knowledge graph.

Rayford GeoGraph is built so another researcher can fork it, replace the paper profiles, connect their repositories, add their Google Scholar profile, and publish a public research atlas with GitHub Pages.

01

Fork and Rename

Fork the repository, rename it to your own atlas name, and enable GitHub Pages from the `main` branch root.

02

Replace Identity

Update `README.md`, `README.zh-CN.md`, `package.json`, `index.html`, and Scholar profile settings.

03

Add Paper Nodes

Copy `wiki/papers/_template.md`, fill the frontmatter, add summaries, methods, links, and graph connections.

04

Build the Graph

Run `npm run build`. This compiles markdown paper profiles into the browser-readable `data.js` graph dataset.

05

Update Scholar

Replace the Scholar user id in `scripts/fetch-scholar.js`, then run `npm run scholar:update` once locally.

06

Publish

Commit, push, and open your GitHub Pages URL. The weekly Scholar workflow will keep public profile metadata fresh.

Minimal Commands

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_NAME/YOUR_GEOGRAPH.git
cd YOUR_GEOGRAPH
npm run build
npm run scholar:update