  In the following paper, we describe results from mining citations, mentions,
and links to open government data (OGD) in peer-reviewed literature. We
inductively develop a method for categorizing how OGD are used by different
research communities, and provide descriptive statistics about the publication
years, publication outlets, and OGD sources. Our results demonstrate that, 1.
The use of OGD in research is steadily increasing from 2009 to 2016; 2.
Researchers use OGD from 96 different open government data portals, with
data.gov.uk and data.gov being the most frequent sources; and, 3.Contrary to
previous findings, we provide evidence suggesting that OGD from developing
nations, notably India and Kenya, are being frequently used to fuel scientific
discoveries. The findings of this paper contribute to ongoing research agendas
aimed at tracking the impact of open government data initiatives, and provides
an initial description of how open government data are valuable to diverse
scientific research communities.
