Reflective Evaluation of Next-Generation Sequencing Data during Early Phase Detection of the Delta Variant is a dataset published in OBM Genetics (2024). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0, placing it in the top 100% of the data-sharing corpus. Its calibrated FAIR score is 67/100.
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.
“Epidemic data is freely available on the open-source GISAID database and accessed using the GISAID Identifier: EPI_SET_230203ym; doi: https://doi.org/10.55876/gis8.230203ym.”
A DOI (10.55876/gis8.230203ym) is provided for the epidemic data, which is a persistent identifier 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'
“All the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748).”
The NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA) is a named data repository listed in re3data. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 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 the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748).”
The dataset identifier appears only in the body text (Data Availability Statement), not in the reference list. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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 the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748). Epidemics data is freely available on the open-source Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID) database and accessed using the GISAID Identifier: EPI_SET_230203ym; doi: https://doi.org/10.55876/gis8.230203ym.”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The statement points to repository records with accessions and a DOI, satisfying Colavizza category 3. [downgraded to 'partial' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“The raw paired-end reads generated from Illumina MiSeq and the raw single-end reads from Ion Torrent sequencing (FASTQ files) were assembled using the web-based application Genome Detective, version 1.126”
The dataset's content is described in running prose only, without an itemised inventory. [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 the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748).”
The text gives a route to the data with no stated precondition; the data are stated to be publicly/freely available. [majority verdict 'yes' (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
“All the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748).”
The paper labels the data as 'publicly available' and 'freely available', which are explicit access-level labels. [majority verdict 'yes' (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
“This study analysed anonymized samples from the Eastern Cape using Genome Detective and NextClade, showing Ion Torrent S5 and Illumina MiSeq success rates of 96% and 94%, respectively.”
The data are anonymized and publicly available; no gatekeeper is named because the data are not sensitive or human-subject data requiring controlled access.
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 the raw sequence data generated for this research are available publicly in the NCBI Sequence Read Archive (project no. PRJNA636748).”
The paper states that data are available but does not specify a retention period or persistence commitment.
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 raw paired-end reads generated from Illumina MiSeq and the raw single-end reads from Ion Torrent sequencing (FASTQ files) were assembled using the web-based application Genome Detective”
FASTQ is an open, community-standard format for sequencing 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
No data or metadata community standard (e.g., MIAME, MIxS, ontology) is named in the text.
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'
“GenBank accession number NC_045512”
The paper provides an identifier (GenBank accession) for the SARS-CoV-2 reference genome, which is a resource external to the study's own dataset.
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 license named for the data; the CC-BY license applies to the article only.
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'
No version token or date is given for the deposited data; the SRA project and GISAID set have no version stated.
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 custom code or analysis scripts are mentioned as available; only third-party tools are used.
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)
“National Institutes of Health USA grant U01 AI151698”
Multiple grant numbers are provided for funders.
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
“Illumina MiSeq and Ion Torrent S5 sequencing platforms”
Specific instruments, platforms, and software versions are named for data production.
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 S1: Summary of sample set used for comparison of NGS platforms.”
Variable-level definitions are provided inside the article as a supplementary table, but no documentation object is said to accompany the deposited 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 →
NIAID NIH HHS
Grant: U01 AI151698
Wellcome Trust
Grant: 107752/Z/15/Z
National Institutes of Health
Grant: 3U01AI151698-03S2
University of Washington Arboviral Research Network (UWARN)
Wellcome Trust
Grant: 107752
Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV research Excellence (SANTHE)
Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
FWCI
0.00
Citation Percentile
0.1%
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