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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

MassBank: an open and FAIR mass spectral data resource.

Steffen Neumann, René Meier, Michael Wenk, Anjana Elapavalore, Takaaki Nishioka, Tobias Schulze, Michael Stravs, Hiroshi Tsugawa, Fumio Matsuda, Emma L Schymanski

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Steffen NeumannComputational Plant Biochemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle 06120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7899-7192
René MeierComputational Plant Biochemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle 06120, Germany.
Michael WenkComputational Plant Biochemistry, Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle 06120, Germany.
Anjana ElapavaloreLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 6 avenue du Swing, Belvaux 4367, Luxembourg.
Takaaki NishiokaThe Mass Spectral Data Working Group of the Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan. Yamabuki-cho 332-6, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0801, Japan.
Tobias SchulzeHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, Germany.
Michael StravsEawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf 8600, Switzerland.
Hiroshi TsugawaDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo184-8588, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2015-3958
Fumio MatsudaDepartment of Bioinformatic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Osaka. 1-5, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Emma L SchymanskiLuxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, 6 avenue du Swing, Belvaux 4367, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0001-6868-8145

Funding

BMBF 031L0107DFG 441958208EawagHorizon Europe 101057014IPBJapan Science and Technology AgencyJSPS 21HP8020JSPS 23HP8017JSTLuxembourg National Research Fund A18/BM/12341006MEXTNBDC JPMJND2305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The open spectral library MassBank (https://massbank.jp/) started in 2006 in Japan, as one of the first open source and open access cross-vendor mass spectral libraries. The first dedicated European MassBank server (https://massbank.eu/) was launched in 2011, adding spectra from compounds of environmental relevance to complement the original metabolomics focus. Recent developments boosted the FAIRness of MassBank data, and a redesigned web interface with modern architecture was launched in 2025. All records are under version control, and versioned releases are pushed to an independent data repository with digital object identifier assigned to each data release. Semantic metadata integrates the spectral data into the world of linked open data. The record format enables many downstream studies, and records are validated by an automated pipeline to ensure data quality upon submission and review existing records. The SPectraL hASH was added for spectral content-based access. MassBank is cross-integrated in several resources such as MassBank of North America, Global Natural Product Social Molecular Networking, PubChem, the US EPA CompTox Dashboard, NORMAN Database System, RforMassSpectrometry, and more. MassBank now boasts a total of 119 845 spectra of 18 529 compounds from 53 contributors from around the world.

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Databases, FactualMass SpectrometryMetabolomicsSoftwareDatabases, ChemicalInternetJapanMetadataUser-Computer Interface

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PMID41217946
PMCPMC12807615

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