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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

A Semi-Automated Workflow for FAIR Maturity Indicators in the Life Sciences.

Ammar Ammar, Serena Bonaretti, Laurent Winckers, Joris Quik, Martine Bakker, Dieter Maier, Iseult Lynch, Jeaphianne van Rijn, Egon Willighagen

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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9 authors.

Ammar AmmarDepartment of Bioinformatics-BiGCaT, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Serena BonarettiDepartment of Bioinformatics-BiGCaT, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Laurent WinckersDepartment of Bioinformatics-BiGCaT, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9454-4783
Joris QuikNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-7964-3652
Martine BakkerNational Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), NL-3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
Dieter MaierBiomax Informatics AG, 82152 Planegg, Germany.
Iseult LynchSchool of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4250-4584
Jeaphianne van RijnDepartment of Bioinformatics-BiGCaT, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5026-7705
Egon WillighagenDepartment of Bioinformatics-BiGCaT, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, NL-6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7542-0286

Funding

Horizon 2020 731032Horizon 2020 814401Horizon 2020 814425Horizon 2020 814572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Data sharing and reuse are crucial to enhance scientific progress and maximize return of investments in science. Although attitudes are increasingly favorable, data reuse remains difficult due to lack of infrastructures, standards, and policies. The FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) principles aim to provide recommendations to increase data reuse. Because of the broad interpretation of the FAIR principles, maturity indicators are necessary to determine the FAIRness of a dataset. In this work, we propose a reproducible computational workflow to assess data FAIRness in the life sciences. Our implementation follows principles and guidelines recommended by the maturity indicator authoring group and integrates concepts from the literature. In addition, we propose a FAIR balloon plot to summarize and compare dataset FAIRness. We evaluated the feasibility of our method on three real use cases where researchers looked for six datasets to answer their scientific questions. We retrieved information from repositories (ArrayExpress, Gene Expression Omnibus, eNanoMapper, caNanoLab, NanoCommons and ChEMBL), a registry of repositories, and a searchable resource (Google Dataset Search) via application program interfaces (API) wherever possible. With our analysis, we found that the six datasets met the majority of the criteria defined by the maturity indicators, and we showed areas where improvements can easily be reached. We suggest that use of standard schema for metadata and the presence of specific attributes in registries of repositories could increase FAIRness of datasets.

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FAIR guidelinesFAIR maturity indicatorsJupyter Notebooklife sciences

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