OpenResearch.wtf

Sign in Subscribe

Topic

FAIR data

A collection of 7 issues

The Data Citation Corpus - tracking NIH funded open academic data

By combining this dataset with Dimensions.ai data in Google Big Query, we we're able to add more dimensions to the dataset (pardon the pun), such as funder or institution. This allows us to track how well things like the NIH open data policy is encouraging linking to datasets from papers.

Who benefits when, from FAIR data? Part 3 - The Public

By making research findings, scholarly articles, and educational resources openly available, open academic data promotes a more inclusive and equitable dissemination of knowledge.

Who benefits when, from FAIR data? Part 2 – Machines

AI and machine learning can be used to create more detailed, FAIR-er datasets to be consumed by the machines.

Who benefits when, from FAIR data? Part 1 – Researchers

We are optimistic of a future state world, where a group of researchers generates new information based on new hypotheses, for others to then pull together the combined world’s knowledge to look for new patterns and discoveries that the original authors had not thought to look for.

Academic data publishing is the biggest ROI in research today

Data publishing is the biggest ROI in research today. It is truly an agent of change and I for one am excited that we have made it this far. Now funders have mandated data publishing writ large, I am also excited for the road ahead.

Academic Research Data. Is it being cited?

Obviously with the many different types of outputs that researchers want credit for, there are some that lend themselves to reuse and traditional citation metrics better than others.

Academic Data Curation: Who checks? Who Pays? How Much?

The research publishing system works. We get new drugs and new breakthrough discoveries every year. The goal of FAIR research data is to optimise this.