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ArticleRNA biology2020

Single-cell RNA-seq clustering: datasets, models, and algorithms.

Lihong Peng, Xiongfei Tian, Geng Tian, Junlin Xu, Xin Huang, Yanbin Weng, Jialiang Yang, Liqian Zhou

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Article in RNA biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Lihong PengSchool of Computer Science, Hunan University of Technology , Zhuzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2321-3901
Xiongfei TianSchool of Computer Science, Hunan University of Technology , Zhuzhou, China.
Geng TianGeneis (Beijing) Co. Ltd , Beijing, China.
Junlin XuCollege of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, Hunan University , Changsha, China.
Xin HuangSchool of Computer Science, Hunan University of Technology , Zhuzhou, China.
Yanbin WengSchool of Computer Science, Hunan University of Technology , Zhuzhou, China.
Jialiang YangGeneis (Beijing) Co. Ltd , Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4689-8672
Liqian ZhouSchool of Computer Science, Hunan University of Technology , Zhuzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technologies allow numerous opportunities for revealing novel and potentially unexpected biological discoveries. scRNA-seq clustering helps elucidate cell-to-cell heterogeneity and uncover cell subgroups and cell dynamics at the group level. Two important aspects of scRNA-seq data analysis were introduced and discussed in the present review: relevant datasets and analytical tools. In particular, we reviewed popular scRNA-seq datasets and discussed scRNA-seq clustering models including K-means clustering, hierarchical clustering, consensus clustering, and so on. Seven state-of-the-art scRNA clustering methods were compared on five public available datasets. Two primary evaluation metrics, the Adjusted Rand Index (ARI) and the Normalized Mutual Information (NMI), were used to evaluate these methods. Although unsupervised models can effectively cluster scRNA-seq data, these methods also have challenges. Some suggestions were provided for future research directions.

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Cluster AnalysisComputational BiologyHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingSequence Analysis, RNASingle-Cell AnalysisAlgorithmsDatabases, Nucleic AcidHumansSoftwareWeb Browsercell clusteringconsensus clusteringhierarchical clusteringK-means clusteringScRNA-seq

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PMID32116127
PMCPMC7549635

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