The Open Pediatric Cancer Project is a dataset published in GigaScience (2025). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0.302, placing it in the top 54.8% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 6 times, with 3 citing works in its 1-hop citation network. Its calibrated FAIR score is 46/100.
Ranks in the top 55% 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.
“Merged summary files for the latest release of OpenPedCan are openly accessible in CAVATICA [37] or via download-data.sh script in the OpenPedCan-analysis repository [77].”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper gives a URL (CAVATICA link) as the location of the data, not a persistent identifier scheme. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (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'
“Merged summary files for the latest release of OpenPedCan are openly accessible in CAVATICA [37]”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
CAVATICA is named as the holder of the data; it is not one of the standard repositories listed in the rubric but is a platform for data access. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (3/5 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
“OpenPedCan CAVATICA Project release v15. https://cavatica.sbgenomics.com/u/cavatica/opentarget/files/#q?path=v15. Accessed 14 July 2025.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The dataset appears as a reference-list entry in the references section. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (2/5 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
“Merged summary files for the latest release of OpenPedCan are openly accessible in CAVATICA [37] or via download-data.sh script in the OpenPedCan-analysis repository [77].”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The data availability statement points to a repository record (CAVATICA) with a link, matching Colavizza category 3. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 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
“OpenPedCan contains multiomic data from 7 cohorts of pediatric tumors (A, B) with counts by tumor event, RNA-seq from adult tumors from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Program (C, D), and RNA-seq from normal adult tissues from the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTeX) project (E) with counts by specimen.”
The dataset content is described in running prose, not in an itemised inventory such as a table or section with file listings. [majority verdict 'partial' (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'
“Access requirement: CAVATICA account”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The data are stated to be accessible but require a CAVATICA account, which is a specified precondition. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (3/5 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
“Merged summary files for the latest release of OpenPedCan are openly accessible in CAVATICA [37] or via download-data.sh script in the OpenPedCan-analysis repository [77].”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper applies the natural-language label 'openly accessible' to the data, which is equivalent to 'open access'. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (2/5 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 paper integrates only summary-level outputs and does not require any gatekeeper. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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 temporal commitment about how long the data will be available.
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'
“Final results were saved in MAF format.”
MAF format is a tab-delimited variant call format, which is an open, community-standard format. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 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 efo_code represents the Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO) description available in the European Bioinformatics Institute database, the mondo_code represents the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO) from an independent resource that aims to harmonize disease definitions, and the ncit_code represents the NCI Thesaurus (NCIt) reference terminology.”
The paper uses EFO, MONDO, and NCIt, which are community-standard ontologies/vocabularies.
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 TARGET dataset is available in dbGAP under phs000218.v23.p8”
The paper provides identifiers (dbGAP accessions) for external datasets used in the study.
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'
“License: CC0 (data)/BSD3-clause (code)”
The data are licensed under CC0, which is an open standard license.
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'
“Cancer group summary data from release v12 are visible within the NCI’s pediatric Molecular Targets Platform”
The paper uses a version token ('release v12') 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'
“Archived source code: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15750097”
The code is available via a machine-resolvable DOI. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 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)
“Contract No. 75N91019D00024, Task Order No. 75N91020F00003 (D.M.T., J.L.R., S.J.D., J.M.M., S.T., A.F., A.C.R.) and the U24OD038422 (D.M.T., S.J.D., S.T., J.L.R.) from the National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director.”
The paper includes specific award/grant numbers attached to named funders.
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
“Flowcell cluster amplification and sequencing were performed according to the manufacturer’s protocols using the NovaSeq 6000.”
The paper names specific instruments and software (e.g., NovaSeq 6000, GATK) 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
“Biospecimen-level metadata and clinical data are contained in Supplementary Table S1.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
Variable definitions are provided in a supplementary table within the article, not in a separate documentation object shipped with the data. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper]
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
0.292
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
9.82 × 10⁻³
From 1 citing papers with measurable signal
Ranked by each citer's contribution to N(p) — log1p(Cq) divided by its reference count — out of 3 citers.
National Cancer Institute
Grant: 75N91019D00024
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U24OD038422
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5U24CA220457-03
The cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 3U2CHL138346-01S1
U2C Kids First Admin Supplement - data transfer
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 1U24OD038422-01
U24-Uncovering the Shared Genetic Origins of Childhood Cancer and Structural Birth Defects Through Enhanced Data Integration and Analysis with the CFDE Data Distillery Knowledge Graph.
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 2P30CA016520-35
Abramson Cancer Center Support Grant
FWCI
4.57
Citation Percentile
1.0%
Citation Trend
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