The Epidemiology of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) and the Disease Ecology of Coccidioides spp. in New Mexico (2006–2023) is a dataset published in Pathogens (2025). On theSindex it has a DataRank of 0.228, placing it in the top 62.1% of the data-sharing corpus. It has been cited 3 times, with 3 citing works in its 1-hop citation network. Its calibrated FAIR score is 58/100.
Ranks in the top 62% for downstream scientific impact
Linked data & code
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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/10.5061/dryad.sn02v6xgg”
The paper provides a DOI for the alignment and tree files deposited in Dryad, 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'
“Dryad”
The paper names Dryad, a curated data repository listed in re3data, as the holder of the alignment and tree files.
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
“We deposited the sequences in GenBank under PQ901548–PQ901562”
The dataset identifiers appear only in the body text (Methods and Data Availability Statement), 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
“The ITS rRNA sequences from clinical isolates of patients diagnosed in New Mexico are available in GenBank under accessions PQ901548–PQ901562 . Alignment and tree files for phylogenetic analyses were deposited in Dryad ( https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sn02v6xgg ). Mitochondrial cox1 sequences from New Mexican soils are available in GenBank under accessions PV177154–PV177156. GPS coordinates for animal surveillance of Coccidioides were acquired from the publicly available GitHub repository: https://github.com/p-salazarhamm/Animal_surveillance_Valley_Fever/ (accessed on 12 December 2024).”
The data-availability statement points to repository records with accessions and DOIs, fitting 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
“We analyzed 1541 human cases from 2006 to 2023.”
The dataset is described in running prose without an itemised inventory section, table, or list of files/variables.
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 ITS rRNA sequences from clinical isolates of patients diagnosed in New Mexico are available in GenBank under accessions PQ901548–PQ901562 . Alignment and tree files for phylogenetic analyses were deposited in Dryad ( https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sn02v6xgg ). Mitochondrial cox1 sequences from New Mexican soils are available in GenBank under accessions PV177154–PV177156. GPS coordinates for animal surveillance of Coccidioides were acquired from the publicly available GitHub repository: https://github.com/p-salazarhamm/Animal_surveillance_Valley_Fever/ (accessed on 12 December 2024).”
The paper gives multiple routes to the data with no stated precondition; all are publicly accessible without registration, embargo, 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 ITS rRNA sequences from clinical isolates of patients diagnosed in New Mexico are available in GenBank under accessions PQ901548–PQ901562 .”
The paper states that the data are available in repositories but does not label the access level using a standard vocabulary term. [majority verdict 'partial' (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 name any gatekeeper because the data are de-identified and publicly available; no sensitive-data restriction is 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
The paper does not state how long the data will be retained or give a persistence commitment; it only says data are available now. [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'
The paper does not name any file format (e.g., FASTA, CSV) 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
No data or metadata community standard (e.g., MIAME, MIxS, ISA-Tab, an ontology) is named for 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'
“NR_111092”
The paper cites the reference sequence Uncinocarpus reesii from GenBank with accession NR_111092, an identifier for an external resource. [majority verdict 'yes' (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'
No license or terms document is named for the data; the article's CC BY license applies to the paper, 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'
The paper does not provide a version token or a date that pins the snapshot of the data; GenBank accessions are stable but not versioned in the sense of 'v1.2'. [majority verdict 'no' (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'
The paper does not provide a locator for custom code; only third-party tools and a GitHub repository for GPS coordinates (data, not code) are mentioned. [majority verdict 'no' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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)
“NSF award 2155222”
The paper gives an award/grant number (NSF 2155222) 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
“ABI 3730xl DNA analyzer”
The paper names specific instruments, kits, and software used to produce the data, including the ABI 3730xl DNA analyzer. [majority verdict 'yes' (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
“Supplementary Table S1: Metadata of 33 sequences from patients diagnosed with coccidioidomycosis caused by Coccidioides posadasii and Coccidioides immitis in New Mexico”— not found in the paper; verdict downgraded
Variable-level definitions are provided in supplementary tables inside the article, not in a documentation file shipped with the data. [downgraded to 'no' — no verifiable quote from the paper] [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
0.208
From this paper's citation signal
Citation Network Contribution
0.0199
From 2 citing papers with measurable signal
Ranked by each citer's contribution to N(p) — log1p(Cq) divided by its reference count — out of 3 citers.
NSF
Grant: 2155222
PIPP Phase I: Center for Emerging Pathogen Prediction and Integration
NSF
Grant: 20240348ER
NSF
Grant: 20250759ECR
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