Analysis on open data as a foundation for data-driven research

Open Data, one of the key elements of Open Science, serves as a foundation for “data-driven research” and has been promoted in many countries. However, the current status of the use of publicly available data consisting of Open Data in new research styles and the impact of such use remains unclear....

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Published in:Scientometrics 2024, Vol.129 (10), p.6315-6332
Main Authors: Numajiri, Honami, Hayashi, Takayuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citation analysis
Comparative analysis
Computer Science
Data analysis
Impact analysis
Information Storage and Retrieval
Library Science
Open data
Repositories
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Summary:Open Data, one of the key elements of Open Science, serves as a foundation for “data-driven research” and has been promoted in many countries. However, the current status of the use of publicly available data consisting of Open Data in new research styles and the impact of such use remains unclear. Following a comparative analysis in terms of the coverage with the OpenAIRE Graph, we analyzed the Data Citation Index, a comprehensive collection of research datasets and repositories with information of citation from articles. The results reveal that different countries and disciplines tend to show different trends in Open Data. In recent years, the number of data sets in repositories where researchers publish their data, regardless of the discipline, has increased dramatically, and researchers are publishing more data. Furthermore, there are some disciplines where data citation rates are not high, but the databases used are diverse.
ISSN:0138-9130
1588-2861
DOI:10.1007/s11192-024-04956-x