The SLICE-3D dataset: 400,000 skin lesion image crops extracted from 3D TBP for skin cancer detection is a dataset published in Scientific Data (2024). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 1.0, placing it in the top 19.4% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 42 times, with 33 citing works in its 1-hop citation network. Its calibrated FAIR score is 88/100.
Ranks in the top 19% for downstream scientific impact
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.
“SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59.”
The paper provides a DOI for the dataset, which is a persistent identifier scheme.
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'
“Both versions are stored on the ISIC Archive.”
The paper names the ISIC Archive as the repository hosting the data.
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
“59. Kurtansky, N. et al. SLICE-3D 2024 Challenge Dataset. International Skin Imaging Collaboration https://doi.org/10.34970/2024- slice-3d (2024).”
The dataset identifier appears as a reference-list entry in the references section.
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
“Both versions are stored on the ISIC Archive. SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59. Note that SLICE-3D is released under a Creative Commons non-commercial attribution (CC-BY NC) license due to the agreed licensing terms and conditions of the providing institutions. Four of seven institutions provided data under either an attribution license (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, the University of Queensland, and the University of Athens; CC-BY) or no rights reserved (Melanoma Institute Australia; CC-0), which are not limited to non-commercial use. This subset, called SLICE-3D Permissive, is distinctly accessible at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d- permissive 60 in perpetuity and is released under the CC-BY license.”
The data-availability statement points to a repository record with a DOI, corresponding to 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
“More information on each metadata field is listed in Table 1.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides an itemised inventory of the dataset's fields (Table 1). [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (3/4 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'
“SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59.”
The paper provides a direct, unconditional route to the data via a DOI, with no stated precondition such as embargo, registration, or application.
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
“SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59.”
The paper describes the data as 'permanently available' but does not use an explicit access-level label from the standard vocabulary. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/4 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
“Both versions are stored on the ISIC Archive.”
The paper names the ISIC Archive as the repository but does not identify any gatekeeper (institutional or personal) for access to 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
“SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59.”
The paper states that the data are 'permanently available', indicating a persistence commitment.
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'
“Each example consists of a.jpg file and associated metadata”
The paper names JPEG as the file format, which is not on the list of open research formats. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/4 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 diagnostic labels conform to a consensus taxonomy for skin neoplasms developed in a Delphi process involving dermatologic experts 61.”
The paper states that the diagnostic labels follow a community standard taxonomy. [majority verdict 'yes' (2/4 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'
“Custom generated code used by all sites for collating the raw data from the ISIC2024 Tile Export Tool, which is described in the Methods section, is available at https://github.com/ISIC-Research/2024-challenge-dataset.”
The paper provides a URL for the code repository, an identifier for a resource other than the dataset. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/4 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'
“SLICE-3D is released under a Creative Commons non-commercial attribution (CC-BY NC) license”
The primary dataset is licensed under CC-BY-NC, which is not an open standard license. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/4 passes agreed)]
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'
“SLICE-3D, comprising all data from the seven institutions, is permanently available at https://doi.org/10.34970/2024-slice-3d59.”
The DOI is version-specific, indicating a snapshot of the dataset.
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'
“Custom generated code used by all sites for collating the raw data from the ISIC2024 Tile Export Tool, which is described in the Methods section, is available at https://github.com/ISIC-Research/2024-challenge-dataset.”
The paper gives a machine-resolvable code repository URL for the study's own code.
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)
“NIH/NCI U24-CA285296, NIH/ NCI U24-CA264369, MSK Cancer Center Support Grant/Core Grant (P30 CA008748), and the European Union through project iToBoS (SC1-BHC-06-2020-965221).”
The paper provides specific award numbers attached to named funders. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/4 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
“VECTRA WB360 imaging system.”
The paper names the specific instrument used to capture 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
“More information on each metadata field is listed in Table 1.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
Variable definitions are provided inside the article (Table 1), not in a separate documentation file shipped with the data. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (2/4 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
0.564
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
0.482
From 16 citing papers with measurable signal
Ranked by each citer's contribution to N(p) — log1p(Cq) divided by its reference count — out of 33 citers.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute
Grant: U24-CA285296
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute
Grant: U24-CA264369
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute
Grant: P30CA008748
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5U24CA285296-02
ISIC-REPO; ISIC Skin Imaging Repository Enhancements for Promoting Interoperability and Utilization
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5U24CA264369-04
M-ISIC: A Multimodal Open-Source International Skin Imaging Collaboration Informatics Platform for Automated Skin Cancer Detection
European Commission
Grant: 965221
Intelligent Total Body Scanner for Early Detection of Melanoma
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 2P30CA008748-43
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