The complete genome of Escherichia phage Midge is a dataset published in Microbiology Resource Announcements (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 63/100.
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.
“The genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
The paper provides GenBank, BioProject, SRA, and BioSample accession numbers, which are persistent identifiers in recognised repository schemes.
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 genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
Named repositories include GenBank, BioProject, Sequence Read Archive, and BioSample, all of which are 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
“The genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
The dataset identifier appears only in the body text (data availability statement) and 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 genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
The data-availability statement points to a repository record with accession numbers, meeting 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 1 Genomic characteristics of Escherichia phage Midge”
The paper includes a table that itemises the dataset's features (genome size, GC content, coverage, etc.), meeting the 'itemised inventory' criterion.
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 genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
The data are deposited in public repositories with no stated 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 genome sequence and associated data for phage Midge were deposited under GenBank accession number PV287706 .1 , BioProject number PRJNA222858 , Sequence Read Archive number SRR32671507 , and BioSample number SAMN47326487 .”
The paper describes the action of depositing the data in public repositories, implying accessibility without an explicit access-level label. [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 a phage genome, not human or sensitive, and no gatekeeper of any kind 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
No sentence in the text addresses when the data become available or how long they persist. [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'
No file-format token for the released data is named in the paper.
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, MIxS, an ontology) is named in the context of 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'
“Midge shares nucleotide similarities of 75.3% and 52.3% with Erwinia phage EtG (Genbank acc. MF276773 ) and Salmonella phage FSL SP-004 ( NC_021774 ).”
The paper provides identifiers (MF276773, NC_021774) for other organisms' genomes that this study's data are compared with.
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 licence for the data is stated; the CC-BY 4.0 licence 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'
“PV287706 .1”
The GenBank accession includes a version suffix (.1), which is a version token for the data snapshot.
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 location is provided; only third-party tools are mentioned, and no custom code locator is given.
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)
“Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under award number R35GM155289 to J.R.”
The paper provides a specific grant/award number (R35GM155289) attached to a named 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
“SeqCoast Genomics (Pittsburgh, PA) performed sequencing using the Illumina DNA Prep tagmentation kit and unique dual indexes on a NextSeq2000 platform (300-cycle flow cell), generating 2×150 bp reads.”
The paper names specific instruments, kits, and software (e.g., Illumina DNA Prep kit, NextSeq2000) 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
“TABLE 1 Genomic characteristics of Escherichia phage Midge”
Variable-level definitions (genome size, GC content, etc.) are provided in a table inside the article, but no documentation object is said to accompany the data. [majority verdict 'partial' (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 →
National Institutes of Health
Grant: R35GM155289
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