Updated U.S. census benchmark sleep dataset v1.1 is a dataset published in medRxiv (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 50/100.
Ranks in the top 100% 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.
“The file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The only identifier for the dataset is a GitHub URL, which is a web address and not a persistent-identifier scheme (DOI, Handle, ARK, or repository accession).
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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
GitHub is named as the host for the file listings; GitHub is a code repository, not a curated data repository 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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The dataset's identifier (GitHub URL) appears only in 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
“All human input data for this study came from the datasets listed and are available at the National Sleep Research Resource (https://sleepdata.org/).”
The data-availability statement points to the source data (NSRR), not to the study's own benchmark dataset; no statement addresses the curated dataset itself. [majority verdict 'no' (2/5 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
“Table 2. Epoch counts”
The paper includes an itemised inventory of the dataset in Table 2 (epoch counts) and Table 3 (stage combination counts), which are structural metadata artefacts. [majority verdict 'yes' (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'
“The file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The text gives a route to the data (GitHub) with no stated precondition; the data are publicly available.
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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The paper does not apply an explicit access-level label; it describes the action of providing file listings on GitHub, from which open access is inferred. [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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The data are derived from public human-subject sources, but the paper names no gatekeeper; the curated dataset is openly available on GitHub without restriction.
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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
The paper states only that the file listings are provided on GitHub; no retention period, preservation commitment, or availability timing is mentioned. [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'
“The file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
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
“Rechtschaffen and Kales (R&K) [4] or American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) [5] standards.”
The paper explicitly names the R&K and AASM standards, which are community standards for sleep stage scoring. [majority verdict 'yes' (4/5 passes agreed)]
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'
“https://sleepdata.org/”
The paper provides a URL for the National Sleep Research Resource, but no persistent identifier (DOI, accession, etc.) for any external resource the data depend on. [majority verdict 'no' (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'
“CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license”
The CC-BY-NC-ND license is applied to the paper, not to the data; no license is stated for the dataset itself.
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'
“Updated U.S. census benchmark sleep dataset v1.1”
The dataset is explicitly versioned as 'v1.1' in the title and throughout the text.
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 file listings are provided on the GitHub repository (https://github.com/adammj/ecg-sleep-staging/).”
A machine-resolvable locator (GitHub URL) is given for the study's own code and file listings.
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 research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”
The paper states no external funding was received; no funder or award number is named.
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
“All recordings went through an automated pre -processing algorithm described below.”
The paper describes the data production in generic terms without naming specific instruments, kits, or software versions. [majority verdict 'partial' (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
“Table 2. Epoch counts”
Variable-level definitions (epoch counts per stage) are provided inside the article in a table, but no documentation object is said to accompany the data deposit. [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
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