VEuPathDB: the eukaryotic pathogen, vector and host bioinformatics resource center in 2023 is a dataset published in Nucleic Acids Research (2023). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 3.5, placing it in the top 6.3% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 258 times, with 100 citing works in its 1-hop citation network. Its calibrated FAIR score is 38/100.
Ranks in the top 6% 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.
“All data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides URL addresses to the project websites but no persistent identifier (DOI, Handle, ARK, or repository accession) for the dataset. [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'
“All data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper names VEuPathDB and its component projects as the holders of the data; VEuPathDB is a recognized bioinformatics resource center listed in re3data and FAIRsharing. [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 data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The dataset's identifier (URL) appears only in the body text of the data-availability statement, not as a reference-list entry. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper]
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 data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The statement points to the repository websites (general download tools) rather than a specific repository record with an accession or DOI. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (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
“Table 1. VEuPathDB resources and organisms supported ... Number of datasets (release 65) ... 3036”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper includes Table 1, which itemizes the VEuPathDB projects and the number of datasets, providing an inventory of the data. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (2/5 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 data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides a direct route to the data via the VEuPathDB project websites with no stated precondition such as registration, embargo, or application. [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 data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper states that all data are available from the download tools on the VEuPathDB project websites, describing an access action without using an explicit access-level label like 'open access' or 'freely available'. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (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 paper does not discuss sensitive data or any gatekeeper for access; the data are from public domain sources and no access restrictions are mentioned.
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 data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites: AmoebaDB (https://amoebadb.org ), CryptoDB (https://cryptodb.org ), FungiDB (https://fungidb.org ), GiardiaDB (https://giardiadb.org ), MicrosporidiaDB (https://microsporidiadb.org ), PiroplasmaDB (https://piroplasmadb.org ), PlasmoDB (https://plasmodb.org ), ToxoDB (https://toxodb.org ), TrichDB (https://trichdb.org ), TriTrypDB (https://tritrypdb.org ), VectorBase (https://vectorbase.org ), and VEuPathDB (https://veupathdb.org ).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper states that data are available now but does not specify how long they will persist, thus only an availability-timing statement is given. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (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'
“genome.fasta or GFF files”
The paper names FASTA and GFF as downloadable file formats, both of which are open, community-standard formats.
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
“Gene Ontology (GO) (3,4)”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper mentions the Gene Ontology, a community-standard ontology, as used for functional annotation of the data. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (3/5 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'
“Sequence Read Archive (1) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra)”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides a URL and reference for the Sequence Read Archive, an external resource used by the study. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 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 any license or reuse terms for the data; the Creative Commons license applies only to the article itself.
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'
“Release 65 (September 12, 2023) of VEuPathDB contains over 3000 data sets.”
The paper specifies a version token ('Release 65') and a date for the data snapshot. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 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'
“Project code can be found at our GitHub repository (https://github.com/VEuPathDB).”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper provides a URL to the project's GitHub repository for the code, which is a machine-resolvable locator. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper]
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)
“75N93019C00077”
The paper includes specific grant numbers from the National Institutes of Health and the Wellcome Trust. [majority verdict 'yes' (3/5 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
“OrthoMCL”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper names a specific software tool (OrthoMCL) used in the data analysis pipeline. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [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
“All data are available from the download tools on VEuPathDB project websites”
The paper does not mention a README, data dictionary, or codebook accompanying the data, nor does it include a table inside the article defining variables. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 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 →
Base Score Contribution
0.834
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
2.7
From 100 citing papers with measurable signal
Ranked by each citer's contribution to N(p) — log1p(Cq) divided by its reference count — out of 100 citers.
Department of Health and Human Services
Grant: 75N93019C00077
Wellcome Trust
Grant: 218 288/Z/19/Z
Wellcome Trust
Grant: 212 929/Z/18/Z
Wellcome Trust
Grant: unidentified
unidentified
University of Pennsylvania
Wellcome Trust
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
NIH HHS
NIH HHS
Wellcome Trust
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