# Commonsense Knowledge in Wikidata

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.08114 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2008.08114/

## Key facts

- Cited by 7 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 18 Aug 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 7 of 7)

- [Dimensions of Commonsense Knowledge](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.04640/) (2021)
- [Refined Commonsense Knowledge from Large-Scale Web Contents](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.04596/) (2021)
- [Acquiring and Modelling Abstract Commonsense Knowledge via Conceptualization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.01532/) (2022)
- [PaCo: Preconditions Attributed to Commonsense Knowledge](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.08712/) (2021)
- [A Survey on Visual Transfer Learning using Knowledge Graphs](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.11794/) (2022)
- [Generalizable Neuro-symbolic Systems for Commonsense Question Answering](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.06230/) (2022)
- [Does Wikidata Support Analogical Reasoning?](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.00620/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Wikidata and Wikipedia have been proven useful for reason-ing in natural language applications, like question answering or entitylinking. Yet, no existing work has studied the potential of Wikidata for commonsense reasoning. This paper investigates whether Wikidata con-tains commonsense knowledge which is complementary to existing commonsense sources. Starting from a definition of common sense, we devise three guiding principles, and apply them to generate a commonsense subgraph of Wikidata (Wikidata-CS). Within our approach, we map the relations of Wikidata to ConceptNet, which we also leverage to integrate Wikidata-CS into an existing consolidated commonsense graph. Our experiments reveal that: 1) albeit Wikidata-CS represents a small portion of Wikidata, it is an indicator that Wikidata contains relevant commonsense knowledge, which can be mapped to 15 ConceptNet relations; 2) the overlap between Wikidata-CS and other commonsense sources is low, motivating the value of knowledge integration; 3) Wikidata-CS has been evolving over time at a slightly slower rate compared to the overall Wikidata, indicating a possible lack of focus on commonsense knowledge. Based on these findings, we propose three recommended actions to improve the coverage and quality of Wikidata-CS further.