CaveCrawler: an interactive analysis suite for cavefish bioinformatics is a dataset published in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics (2022). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0, placing it in the top 100% of the data-sharing corpus. Its calibrated FAIR score is 65/100.
Ranks in the top 100% 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.
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
The identifier is a URL (GitHub) that is not a DOI, Handle, ARK, URN, or repository accession, so it is a web address (class 2). [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 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'
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
GitHub is a code hosting service, not a curated data repository (class 2). [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
The dataset identifier (GitHub URL) appears only in body text, not in the reference list. [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
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
The statement points to a public repository (GitHub) with a persistent link, corresponding to Colavizza category 3. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 passes agreed)]
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
No sentence, section, table, or list itemises the files, variables, or size of the dataset (code and example datasets). [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 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'
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
The text gives a route to the data with no stated precondition (no embargo, registration, or request required). [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
The paper describes the action of accessing the data via a GitHub URL but does not explicitly label the access level (e.g., 'open access'). [majority verdict 'partial' (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
The data are not sensitive or human-subject; no gatekeeper is named.
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
No sentence states when the data become available (beyond 'available') or how long they persist.
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'
No file format token (e.g., CSV, FASTA) is named for the released code or example datasets.
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
No community standard for data or metadata is named in relation to the study's own dataset. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 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'
No identifier (DOI, accession, RRID) for an external resource is provided; only citation references are given.
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'
“We have made the underlying code for this project publicly available under the GPL license.”
GPL is an open standard licence (SPDX-listed, Open Definition conformant). [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 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'
No version token or date is assigned to the data snapshot.
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'
“All source code and example datasets are available in the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AnnabelPerry/CaveCrawler .”
A machine-resolvable code-forge URL is given. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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 an NIH NIGMS R35GM138098 to HB, NIH R01 1R01GM127872 to ACK, and SEM, NIH R21 NS122166 to ACK, and the Texas A&M University College of Science Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program to AP.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
Award/grant numbers are provided for multiple funders. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [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
“We have generated a web-based analysis suite, CaveCrawler, which combines population genetics and transcriptomic data from multiple Mexican tetra populations”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The description of data production is generic (no specific instrument, kit, or software version named). [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 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
No README, data dictionary, or codebook is named as accompanying the data; variable definitions are not provided.
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 →
NIH NIGMS
Grant: R35GM138098
NIH
Grant: R01 1R01GM127872
NIH
Grant: NIH
NIH
Grant: R21 NS122166
NCI NIH HHS
Grant: R01 CA127872
NIGMS NIH HHS
Grant: R01 GM127872
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5R01GM127872-02
Understanding complex trait architecture through population genomics
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5R35GM138098-03
Integrating theory, genomics, and comparative approaches to break barriers to the understanding of genome structure and sex chromosome evolution.
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 1F32GM013039-01
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE YEAST HEAT SHOCK TRANSCRIPTION
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 7R21NS122166-02
A Screen for Identifying Insomnia Genes
Texas A&M University College of Science Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
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