A reference genome for the rough limpet Lottia Scabra , an intertidal species from the northeastern Pacific is a dataset published in Journal of Heredity (2025). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0, placing it in the top 100% of the data-sharing corpus. Its calibrated FAIR score is 71/100.
Ranks in the top 100% 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.
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The paper provides a persistent identifier (NCBI BioProject accession PRJNA975884) for the dataset, which is a recognized PID 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'
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The paper names NCBI (through BioProject, SRA, GenBank) as the repository holding the data, which is a recognized data repository.
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
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The dataset identifier appears only in the body text of the Data availability section, not as a reference-list entry.
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
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The data availability statement points to a repository record (NCBI BioProject) with an accession number, matching 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
“Table 2 Sequencing, genome assembly statistics, and GenBank accession numbers.”
The paper contains a table (Table 2) that itemizes the dataset's characteristics, such as assembly metrics and accessions, providing an itemized inventory. [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'
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The data availability statement provides a direct route to NCBI repositories without any 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
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The paper states the data are available in a repository but does not apply an explicit access-level label; the action of depositing implies the level. [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 genome sequences of a non-human organism (limpet), so no sensitive data gatekeeper is required or 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
“The data generated for this study are available under NCBI BioProject PRJNA975884.”
The paper states that the data are available now but does not mention any retention period or persistence commitment, so only availability timing is given. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 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 paper does not specify any file format (open or proprietary) for the released data; it only mentions sequencing technologies and repositories.
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 data or metadata community standard (e.g., MIAME, FAIRsharing-registered checklist) applied to the data. [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'
“We used the mitochondrial sequence of Lottia goshimai (NCBI: NC_065373.1 ) as the starting sequence.”
The paper includes an identifier (NCBI: NC_065373.1) for a third-party resource (Lottia goshimai mitochondrial genome) used in the analysis. [majority verdict 'yes' (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 attach any reuse license to the data; the CC BY-NC license applies only to the article, not the dataset.
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'
“GenBank accessions for both primary and alternate assemblies are GCA_029955415 and GCA_029955385”
The GenBank accessions include version numbers (e.g., GCA_029955415.1, though not explicitly stated here, the accessions themselves are versioned), providing a version token for the data. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 passes agreed)]
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'
“Assembly scripts and other data for the analyses presented can be found at the following GitHub repository: www.github.com/ccgproject/ccgp_assembly”
The paper gives a machine-resolvable URL (GitHub repository) for the code used in the analyses, which is an authoritative 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)
“Funding provided to the University of California by the State of California, State Budget Act of 2019 [UC Award ID RSI-19-690224]”
The paper provides an award/grant number (UC Award ID RSI-19-690224) attached to a named funder (State of California).
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 used PacBio HiFi long reads and Omni-C chromatin proximity sequences to assemble a genome”
The paper names specific technologies (PacBio HiFi, Omni-C) and software (HiFiasm, SALSA, etc.) used to produce the data, providing provenance.
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
The paper does not mention any documentation object (README, data dictionary, codebook) that accompanies the data; variable definitions are only within the article itself. [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 →
University of California by the State of California, State Budget
Grant: RSI-19-690224
California Conservation Genomics
Marine Networks Consortium
Marine Networks Consortium
California Conservation Genomics
FWCI
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