So my sister and I were wondering if there existed any relationship(s) between major ships and various other tags in fanfiction. We decided to look at this in Supernatural, and arranged our data into a network graph using the pilot program Google Fusion Tables.
Each yellow node represents a ship (there are 63 in total), and each blue node represents an "additional" tag (209 in total). The size of the node is in relation to the number of fics associated with that tag/ship. Certain tags were compiled due to their similarity in nature/subject matter, though some overlap may still exist. All information was gathered from Archive of Our Own, which is home to over 100,000 Supernatural fics.
You can navigate the network graph below, zooming in and out using the + and - buttons and changing the number of nodes you would like to be visible. The higher the number, the more connections will be visible, and the "busier" the graph will appear. As the number drops, the weaker connections disappear, leaving only the strongest correlations. Hovering over a node will fade out all connections not tied directly to that node.
Also on tumblr here.
