Building research infrastructure to advance precision medicine in colorectal cancer is a dataset published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum (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 52/100.
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.
“Whole exome sequencing, genetic ancestry proportions, and core analysis variables will be available through dbGaP (phs003464).”
The paper provides a dbGaP accession (phs003464), which is a persistent identifier scheme recognized by the FAIR rubric.
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'
“dbGaP”
The paper names dbGaP as the repository for the whole exome sequencing and core analysis variables, and dbGaP is a known data repository listed in re3data/FAIRsharing.
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
“Whole exome sequencing, genetic ancestry proportions, and core analysis variables will be available through dbGaP (phs003464).”
The dataset identifier (phs003464) appears only in the body text (Data Availability Statement) and not in the reference list.
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
“Whole exome sequencing, genetic ancestry proportions, and core analysis variables will be available through dbGaP (phs003464)”
The statement points to a repository record (dbGaP with accession), which is 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
“Table 2. Biospecimen and data resources obtained or to be generated (TBG) in the LC3.”
The paper includes Table 2, an itemized inventory of the dataset's files, samples, and variables, which is a structured description of the dataset.
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'
“Applications will be reviewed based on scientific merit and consortium priorities for usage of nonrenewable biospecimen resources.”
The text states a defined, followable precondition (review by the Steering Committee and DUA) for accessing the data, so the access route carries a defined precondition. [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“Outside of public repositories, data and biospecimens are available on a collaborative basis through a standardized proposal system through the LC3 Steering Committee, with the proposal template available upon request from the corresponding authors.”
The paper describes an access action (proposal and review) but does not apply an explicit access-level label such as 'open access' or 'restricted access'. [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“Outside of public repositories, data and biospecimens are available on a collaborative basis through a standardized proposal system through the LC3 Steering Committee”
The LC3 Steering Committee is an institutional gatekeeper that reviews applications for data access, which qualifies as a named institutional gatekeeper.
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
“Whole exome sequencing, genetic ancestry proportions, and core analysis variables will be available through dbGaP (phs003464).”
The text states when the data will become available (future) but does not specify how long they will persist, so it is an availability-timing statement only. [majority verdict 'partial' (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'
No file format token (e.g., FASTQ, BAM, VCF) is mentioned for the released data; only assay types are described.
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 data or metadata community standard (e.g., MIAME, BIDS, an ontology) is named in the text for the dataset.
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 for an external resource (other than the study's own dataset) is provided; the references are to the study's own dbGaP accessions or to papers without data identifiers.
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'
No reuse licence is named for the data; the CC-BY-NC-ND licence applies to the article, not the data.
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'
“As of April 2024, LC3 assembled data from 2210 patients”
The paper gives a date (April 2024) as the data cut-off point, but no version token is provided. [majority verdict 'partial' (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'
The paper does not provide a locator for the study's own code; it mentions third-party packages (Rmonize) but not the consortium's analysis 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)
“R01CA155101”
The paper lists multiple NIH grant numbers, including R01CA155101, which is an award/grant identifier.
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
“germline DNA was extracted and genotyped using the Illumina Infinium OncoArray-500K BeadChip and/or HumanOmni2.5Exome-8 BeadChip array for a subset of HCCS and TCC participants.”
The paper names specific instruments and platforms (Illumina BeadChip arrays) used to produce the data. [majority verdict 'yes' (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
“Table 1. Distribution of demographic and clinical characteristics in the LC3 ( N = 2210).”
Variable definitions are provided inside the article (Table 1), but no separate documentation object (e.g., README, codebook) is named as travelling with the data. [majority verdict 'partial' (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 →
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R01CA155101
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R01CA238087
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R01CA248931
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R01CA284732
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U54CA163068
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U54CA163071
National Institutes of Health
Grant: T32C094186
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R37CA229810
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R01CA248932
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U54CA233465
National Institutes of Health
Grant: P20CA252733
National Institutes of Health
Grant: P50CA285275
National Institutes of Health
Grant: P30CA014089
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U01CA199240
National Program of Cancer Registries
Grant: #NU58DP007164
National Institutes of Health
Grant: U01 CA167551
NCI NIH HHS
Grant: T32 CA094186
Total Cancer Care Protocol and multiple shared resources
National Cancer Institute
Team Science
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry
Ontario Cancer Registry
Detroit ROCS
Oncology Research Information Exchange Network
Total Cancer Care Protocol and multiple shared resources
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Ontario Cancer Registry
Detroit ROCS
Team Science
Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry
Oncology Research Information Exchange Network
UPR Comprehensive Cancer Center
Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
FWCI
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Sustainable Development Goals