Data Resource Profile: Global Trachoma Serology Data Repository is a dataset published in International Journal of Epidemiology (2025). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0.165, placing it in the top 70.2% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 2 times. Its calibrated FAIR score is 54/100.
Ranks in the top 70% 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 datasets are freely accessible at https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx”
A DOI (10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx) is given as the persistent identifier for the data. [majority verdict 'yes' (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 datasets are freely accessible for download through the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/vj8ts/ (current version: 4) and Dryad (https://datadryad.org) with the digital object identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The repository is named as Dryad, a recognised data repository. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“All datasets are freely accessible at https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx”
The dataset's DOI appears only in the 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 datasets are freely accessible for download through the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/vj8ts/ (current version: 4) and Dryad (https://datadryad.org) with the digital object identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The data-availability statement points to a repository record with a DOI and access link. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“Box 1. Trachoma Serology Data Repository. Data elements in the individual and cluster data as of January 2025.”
The paper includes an itemised inventory of data fields (Box 1) as a structured description. [majority verdict 'yes' (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 datasets are freely accessible for download through the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/vj8ts/ (current version: 4) and Dryad (https://datadryad.org) with the digital object identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The access route is given with no stated precondition; the data are stated to be freely accessible now. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“All datasets are freely accessible at https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx”
The paper uses the natural-language label 'freely accessible' to describe the data's access level. [majority verdict 'yes' (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 de-identified and publicly accessible, so no gatekeeper is needed and none 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
“All datasets are freely accessible for download through the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/vj8ts/ (current version: 4) and Dryad (https://datadryad.org) with the digital object identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5qfttdzhx.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper states the data are currently available but makes no commitment to persistence or retention period. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [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'
“The data are available in comma separated values (.csv) and R dataset (.rds) formats”
CSV is an open, non-proprietary format named for the data. [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
No community data or metadata standard (e.g., MIAME, ISA-Tab, ontology) is named for the data.
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'
“Each contributing study/survey has an associated 'PMID' value that references the original publication PubMed ID”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper includes PubMed IDs (PMIDs) for the source studies, which are identifiers for external resources (publications) that the data derive from. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (3/5 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'
The paper does not state a licence for the data; the CC-BY-NC licence applies only to the article.
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'
“All datasets are freely accessible for download through the Open Science Framework at https://osf.io/vj8ts/ (current version: 4)”
A version token ('current version: 4') is given for 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'
No code locator is provided; the study's own code is not mentioned.
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 (NIAID R01AI158884 to B.F.A.).”
An award number (R01AI158884) is given with the funder.
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
“Details of the data capture, serologic testing, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, and clinical exam are published independently for each survey and also in the Supplementary material”
The production description is generic, not naming specific instruments, kits, or software versions. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/5 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
“A description of the fields is available through a data dictionary (Box1 and Supplementary Box S1).”
A data dictionary is named as accompanying the data (both in the article and as supplementary material shipped with the data).
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
0.165
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
0
Citation network not refreshed for this result
This paper's DataRank is currently driven only by its base citation score. Citation network data was not refreshed for this result.
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Grant: NIAID R01AI158884
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Grant: R01 AI158884
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