Quantifying frequency content in cross-sectional retinal scans of diabetics vs. controls is a dataset published in PLoS ONE (2021). 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 58/100.
Ranks in the top 70% 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.
“https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF”
The paper provides a DOI for the dataset.
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'
“Harvard Dataverse”
The paper names Harvard Dataverse as the 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
“Data are held in a public repository (Harvard Dataverse, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF ).”
The dataset identifier appears in the body text, 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
“Data are held in a public repository (Harvard Dataverse, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF ).”
The DAS points to a repository record with a persistent link.
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
“The horizontal, foveal centered B-scan was selected for each subject, from a volume scan that was collected from the subject, with measurements from a 15 deg region.”
The dataset's content is described in running prose rather than an itemised inventory. [majority verdict 'partial' (3/5 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'
“Data are held in a public repository (Harvard Dataverse, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF ).”
The data are openly available in a public repository with no stated precondition.
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
“Data are held in a public repository (Harvard Dataverse, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF ).”
The paper describes the data as being in a public repository but does not use an explicit access-level label like 'open access' or 'freely available'. [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
“Written informed consent was obtained from all of the subjects, and the experiments conformed to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki. This research was approved by the Indiana University Institutional Review Board for all subjects.”
The paper does not name any gatekeeper for data access; the data are openly available in a public repository.
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
“Data are held in a public repository (Harvard Dataverse, https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GH5MLF ).”
The paper states the data are currently available in a public repository but does not specify a retention period or persistence commitment. [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'
The paper does not name any file format for the released data.
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 a community data or metadata standard; ETDRS is a clinical grading system.
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'
The paper does not provide identifiers for any external resources.
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 reuse license for 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'
The paper does not provide a version token or date 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'
The paper does not provide a locator for the study's own 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)
“This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health National Eye Institute EY007624 (AEE), EY020017 (MSM), EY024315 (SAB) and P30EY019008 (SAB)”
Award numbers (EY007624, etc.) are provided for the funding. [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
“spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) (Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering, Heidelberg, Germany)”
The paper names the specific instrument and software 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. Retinal thicknesses and standard deviations for ETDRS regions.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
Variable definitions are provided in tables within the article, not in a separate documentation object. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper]
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.
Learn more about DataRank methodology →National Eye Institute
Grant: EY007624
National Eye Institute
Grant: EY020017
National Eye Institute
Grant: EY024315
National Eye Institute
Grant: P30EY019008
NEI NIH HHS
Grant: R44 EY020017
NEI NIH HHS
Grant: R01 EY024315
NEI NIH HHS
Grant: R01 EY007624
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5P30EY019008-03
Core Support for Vision Research at Indiana University
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 2R44EY020017-04
System for Increasing Patient Access to Eye Exams for Diabetic Retinopathy
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 2R01EY007624-06A4
SPATIAL EXTENT OF RETINAL DAMAGE
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 5R01EY024315-05
Adaptive Optics Imaging of Human Retinal Vascular Structure and Function
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 1R43EY013039-01
ANTI-ACANTHAMOEBA EYE INFECTION DROPS
FWCI
0.36
Citation Percentile
0.6%
Citation Trend
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