A study of pre- and post-treatment hematologic markers of immune response in patients undergoing radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma is a dataset published in Frontiers in Oncology (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 4/100.
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.
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper does not provide a persistent identifier for its own dataset. The only DOI is for the article itself, not the data.
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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
No repository is named; the data are held by the authors. The data availability statement says 'will be made available by the authors'.
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
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The dataset identifier (the data availability statement) appears only in the body text, 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
“The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.”
The statement falls under Colavizza category 1 (data available on request) and does not point to a repository record. [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“Data from 64 patients who underwent RT for curative management of STS were reviewed.”
The dataset's extent is stated in running prose, but no itemised inventory of files or variables is given. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The only route to the data is a request to the authors, which is a discretionary human ask and not a followable access route. Therefore, the data are not openly accessible.
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
“a_controlled_access_for_sensitive”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper describes the data only in the data availability statement, which says the raw data will be made available by the authors without undue reservation. This is a discretionary request to a person, not a followable access route, so the verdict is no. [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 raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors, without undue reservation.”
The only gatekeeper named is the authors themselves, a natural person. [majority verdict 'partial' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper does not state how long the data will be available or any retention period. The data availability statement only says they will be made available, with no temporal commitment. [majority verdict 'no' (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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
No file format is named for the released data. The software used for analysis (SPSS, R) is mentioned but not the format of the 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
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper does not name any community standard (e.g., MIAME, ISA-Tab, GO) applied to the data. It uses standard clinical terms but these are not formal vocabularies.
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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper does not provide any identifier for external resources (e.g., accession numbers, RRIDs). It references only literature and standard clinical criteria.
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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
No license is stated for the data. The CC BY license 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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper does not provide a version token or a date to identify a specific snapshot of the data.
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'
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper mentions using SPSS and R but does not provide any code or a locator for custom code. No code availability statement is present.
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)
“Funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health award number P30CA062203”
An award number is given attached to a named funder. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 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
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
The paper describes data collection using generic terms (CBC with differential) and analysis software (SPSS, R), but does not name specific instruments or kits used to generate the data. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [majority verdict 'no' (2/5 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
“a_access_conditions_stated”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
No documentation object (e.g., README, data dictionary) is mentioned as accompanying the data. The paper defines variables in the methods section but not in a separate file.
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: 3P30CA062203-27S1
Clinical Trial Advancement and Development for Sarcomas
FWCI
0.00
Citation Percentile
0.2%
Fields of Study
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals