
This dataset accompanies the paper "An Inductive Analysis of the Kremlin's Weaponization of Digital Diplomacy on Telegram" The file '4cat_data.csv' contains the original data for the 129 Telegram channels analysed in the paper, as scraped through the 4cat capture and analysis toolkit. The file embassy_topic_model_70.zip contains the topic model that was created from the Telegram messages, along with additional documentation and visualizations of the model.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
