A Datasheet for Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 on the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes is a dataset published in Ophthalmology Science (2025). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0, placing it in the top 100% of the data-sharing corpus. Its calibrated FAIR score is 60/100.
Ranks in the top 100% for downstream scientific impact
Linked data & code
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FAIR checklist signals are shown for context only and do not affect DataRank scoring.
Full FAIR picture · advisory
The headline score is computed from the scored criteria — the fact-shaped checks (a repository, an accession, a licence) that two independent models agree on. The advisory criteria below are real FAIR guidance but rest on judgment calls that models read differently, so they inform without moving the number.
“The data described in this article are available in the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?study_id=phs002015.v2.p1 under accession number phs002015.v2.p1.”
The accession number phs002015.v2.p1 is a persistent identifier from the dbGaP scheme, matching the list of accepted PID schemes.
RDA-F1-01D — FAIR Data Maturity Model: 'Data is identified by a persistent identifier' (priorit · RDA-F1-02D — FAIR Data Maturity Model: 'Data is identified by a globally unique identifier' · FsF-F1-02D — F-UJI/FAIRsFAIR: 'Data is assigned a persistent identifier'
“The data described in this article are available in the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)”
dbGaP is a named repository listed in re3data, satisfying the 'yes' class.
RDA-F4-01M — FAIR Data Maturity Model: metadata is offered so it can be harvested and indexed ( · NIH DMS Policy Element 4 (NOT-OD-21-014) — name the repository where data will be archived · NSTC Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories (2022) — 'Long-Term Sustainability', 'Reten
“The dataset is available to investigators through dbGaP ( https://dbgap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ ) under the accession number phs002015.v2.p1.”
The dataset identifier appears only in the body text and not as a separate reference-list entry.
FORCE11 Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles (2014) — data should be cited as a first- · RDA-F3-01M — metadata clearly and explicitly includes the identifier of the data it describes · FsF-F3-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata includes the identifier of the data it describes'
Advisory · not in the published score
“The data described in this article are available in the Database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/gap/cgi-bin/study.cgi?study_id=phs002015.v2.p1 under accession number phs002015.v2.p1.”
The statement points to a repository record with a persistent identifier, placing it in Colavizza category 3.
Colavizza, Hrynaszkiewicz, Staden, Whitaker & McGillivray (2020), 'The citation advantage of li · Springer Nature research data policy — Data Availability Statements: standard statement templat · RDA-F3-01M — metadata clearly and explicitly includes the identifier of the data it describes
“Table 2 Summary of Data Available in AREDS2 with dbGaP Tables”
The paper provides an itemised inventory (Table 2) that names the data tables, variables, and descriptions, fulfilling the 'yes' class.
RDA-F2-01M — 'Rich metadata is provided to allow discovery' (priority Essential) · FsF-F2-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata includes descriptive core elements to support data findability' · FsF-R1-01MD — F-UJI: 'Metadata specifies the content of the data'
“The AREDS2 dataset can be obtained by qualified researchers through dbGaP, the National Institutes of Health’s controlled access repository governed by the Genomic Data Sharing Policy.”
The text describes a defined, followable access process with preconditions (application, IRB approval, Data Access Committee review), making it partial access, not open.
RDA-A1.1-01D — 'Data is accessible through a free access protocol' · FsF-A1-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata contains access level and access conditions of the data' · NSTC Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories (2022) — 'Free and Easy Access'
Advisory · not in the published score
“Controlled-access data are archived under the database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) website with the accession number phs002015.v2.p1.”
The paper explicitly labels the data as 'controlled-access' in the abstract and text, meeting the standard access-rights vocabulary. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 passes agreed)]
FsF-A1-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata contains access level and access conditions of the data' · RDA-A1-01M — metadata contains information to enable the user to get access to the data · COAR Controlled Vocabularies — Access Rights v1.0 (open / embargoed / restricted / metadata-onl
“A centralized Data Access Committee evaluates each request and issues approvals before data release.”
The paper names an institutional gatekeeper (the Data Access Committee of dbGaP) for the sensitive human-subject data.
NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy (NOT-OD-14-124) — controlled-access via a Data Access Committee · RDA-A1.2-01D — 'Data is accessible through an access protocol that supports authentication and · NIH DMS Policy Element 5 (NOT-OD-21-014) — Access, Distribution, or Reuse Considerations (conse
The paper does not state a persistence commitment or availability timing for the data, so it is class 'no'. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 passes agreed)]
NIH DMS Plan Element 4 (NOT-OD-21-014) — Data Preservation, Access, and Associated Timelines · NSTC Desirable Characteristics (2022), Organizational Infrastructure: 'Retention Policy' · RDA-A2-01M — 'Metadata is guaranteed to remain available after data is no longer available'
“These Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine-embedded images cover 3 30-35° fields per eye”
DICOM is an open, community-standard format recognised in the list of open formats. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 passes agreed)]
FsF-R1.3-02D — F-UJI: 'Data is available in a file format recommended by the target research co · RDA-R1.3-02D — data is expressed in a machine-understandable community standard · RDA-I1-01D — data uses a knowledge representation expressed in a standardised format
Advisory · not in the published score
“MedDRA coding (preferred term, system organ class, and version)”
MedDRA is a community-standard controlled vocabulary for adverse event reporting, registered in FAIRsharing.
RDA-R1.3-01M — 'Metadata complies with a community standard' (priority Essential) · RDA-R1.3-01D — 'Data complies with a community standard' · RDA-I2-01M — '(Meta)data use vocabularies that follow FAIR principles'
“Genotype calls for more than 1800 of these individuals are available through the International AMD Genomics Consortium Exome Chip project (dbGaP accession phs001039)”
The paper provides a dbGaP accession (phs001039) for a resource other than its own dataset, qualifying as a yes.
RDA-I3-01M — '(meta)data include references to other (meta)data' · RDA-I3-03M — 'metadata includes qualified references to other metadata' · FsF-I3-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata includes links between the data and its related entities'
No licence or terms document is named for the data; the CC BY-NC-ND footer applies to the article, not the data.
RDA-R1.1-01M — 'Metadata includes information about the licence under which the data can be reu · RDA-R1.1-02M — 'Metadata refers to a standard reuse licence' · RDA-R1.1-03M — 'Metadata refers to a machine-understandable reuse licence'
“The dataset is available to investigators through dbGaP ( https://dbgap.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ ) under the accession number phs002015.v2.p1.”
The accession includes a version token (v2.p1), providing a specific snapshot identifier.
DataCite Metadata Schema 4.6 — the 'Version' property · RDA-R1.2-01M — provenance information (which version was used is provenance) · NSTC Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories (2022) — 'Provenance', 'Retention Policy'
No code locator of any kind is given for the study's own code; the paper does not address code availability.
NIH DMS Policy Element 2 (NOT-OD-21-014) — 'Related Tools, Software and/or Code' · FAIR4RS Principles v1.0 (Chue Hong et al., 2022; RDA/FORCE11/ReSA) — FAIR Principles for Resear · FORCE11 Software Citation Principles (Smith, Katz & Niemeyer, 2016, PeerJ CS 2:e86)
“This research is supported by the 10.13039/100030692 NIH Intramural Research Program , 10.13039/100000053 National Eye Institute / 10.13039/100000002 National Institutes of Health (NIH).”
Funders are named (NIH, NEI) but no award or grant number is provided, so it is partial. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
DataCite Metadata Schema 4.6 — 'FundingReference' property (funderName, funderIdentifier, award · Crossref Funder Registry — canonical funder identifiers for funding metadata · RDA-F2-01M — rich metadata provided to allow discovery (funding is part of the descriptive reco
Advisory · not in the published score
“Genotype calls for more than 1800 of these individuals are available through the International AMD Genomics Consortium Exome Chip project... whole genome sequencing data for over 1300 participants have been deposited under the Consortium’s whole genome sequencing study”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The methods are described in generic terms without naming specific instruments, kits, or software versions. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (2/5 passes agreed)]
RDA-R1.2-01M — 'Metadata includes provenance information according to community- specific standa · FsF-R1.2-01M — F-UJI: 'Metadata includes provenance information about data creation or generati · W3C PROV-O (W3C Recommendation, 2013) — the entity/activity/agent model of provenance
“Table 2 summarizes the variables available with the dataset to facilitate lookup and retrieval with the data tables available to download via dbGaP.”
The variable definitions are inside the article's Table 2, not in a separate documentation object shipped with the data, so it is partial. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
RDA-R1-01M — '(Meta)data are richly described with a plurality of accurate and relevant attribu · FsF-R1-01MD — F-UJI: 'Metadata specifies the content of the data' · NIH DMS Policy Element 3 (NOT-OD-21-014) — Standards (documentation and metadata to accompany t
Calibrated FAIR score — a parallel quality metric, independent of the DataRank citation score. See the full evaluation →
Johnson and Johnson
National Eye Institute
National Institutes of Health
FWCI
0.00
Citation Percentile
0.3%
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