Profiling the small non-coding RNA transcriptome of the human placenta is a dataset published in Scientific Data (2021). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0.457, placing it in the top 41.4% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 10 times, with 5 citing works in its 1-hop citation network. Its calibrated FAIR score is 67/100.
Ranks in the top 41% for downstream scientific impact
Linked data & code
DataRank reads this dataset's downstream impact straight off the citation graph — no black box, no proprietary weighting. How is this computed?
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.
“21. Lam, W. Profiling the Small Non-coding RNA Transcriptome of the Human Placenta. Gene Expression Omnibus https://identifiers.org/geo:GSE164178 (2021).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides a GEO accession number (GSE164178) for the dataset, which is a persistent identifier. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (3/5 passes agreed)]
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'
“CSV files detailing the reads per million expression values of sncRNAs in each placental sample can be accessed through the Gene Expression Omnibus 21.”
The paper names two repositories (GEO and SRA), which are curated archives that issue accessions and commit to retention.
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
“21. Lam, W. Profiling the Small Non-coding RNA Transcriptome of the Human Placenta. Gene Expression Omnibus https://identifiers.org/geo:GSE164178 (2021).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The dataset identifiers appear as bibliographic reference entries in the reference list, which is the strongest location. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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
“FASTQ files containing raw sequencing reads can be accessed through the NCBI Sequence Read Archive26. CSV files detailing the reads per million expression values of sncRNAs in each placental sample can be accessed through the Gene Expression Omnibus 21.”
The statement points to two public repositories (SRA and GEO) with accessions, satisfying 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
“Data Records”
The paper has a dedicated "Data Records" section that describes the files and their contents, which constitutes an itemised inventory of the dataset. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 passes agreed)]
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'
“FASTQ files containing raw sequencing reads can be accessed through the NCBI Sequence Read Archive26. CSV files detailing the reads per million expression values of sncRNAs in each placental sample can be accessed through the Gene Expression Omnibus 21.”
The data are stated to be available in public repositories without any stated precondition.
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
“FASTQ files containing raw sequencing reads can be accessed through the NCBI Sequence Read Archive26. CSV files detailing the reads per million expression values of sncRNAs in each placental sample can be accessed through the Gene Expression Omnibus 21.”
The paper describes access actions but does not explicitly label the access level as 'open access' or similar. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/5 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
The data are deposited in open repositories without any mention of controlled access or a gatekeeper.
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 any retention period or availability timing for the data. [majority verdict 'no' (3/5 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'
“FASTQ files containing raw sequencing reads”
The data are in FASTQ and CSV formats, which are open, non-proprietary 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
The paper does not name any community data/metadata standard (e.g., MIAME, MINSEQE, or an ontology). [majority verdict 'no' (2/5 passes agreed)]
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'
The paper does not provide any accession, DOI, or RRID for external resources used. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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 is explicitly attached to 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'
Neither a version token nor a specific date is given to identify the snapshot of the data.
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'
“The code used to process these data has been deposited in the Figshare repository, and is publicly available 28.”
The code is deposited in Figshare with a DOI, providing a machine-resolvable locator.
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 work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (R01HD089713) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FDN-143345).”
The paper provides specific grant numbers (R01HD089713, FDN-143345) for the funding.
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
“Samples were sequenced at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre in Vancouver, using their standard ribodepleted strand-specific RNA (ssRNA) sequencing protocol25. This protocol includes plate-based ssRNA library construction, followed by sequencing on an Illumina HiSeq 2500 using the 3′ TruSeq small RNA adapter.”
The paper names specific instruments (Illumina HiSeq 2500) and software (FastQC v0.11.9, miRMaster) used to produce the data.
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
No README, data dictionary, or codebook is mentioned as accompanying the data. [majority verdict 'no' (3/5 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 →
Base Score Contribution
0.360
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
0.0972
From 4 citing papers with measurable signal
Ranked by each citer's contribution to N(p) — log1p(Cq) divided by its reference count — out of 5 citers.
NICHD NIH HHS
Grant: R01 HD089713
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Metadata record for: Profiling the small non-coding RNA transcriptome of the human placenta
Metadata record for: Profiling the small non-coding RNA transcriptome of the human placenta