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Sharing Detailed Research Data Is Associated with Increased Citation Rate

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Sharing research data provides benefit to the general scientific community, but the benefit is less obvious for the investigator who makes his or her data available. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We examined the citation history of 85 cancer microarray clinical trial publications with respect to the availability of their data. The 48% of trials with publicly available microarray data received 85% of the aggregate citations. Publicly available data was significantly (p = 0.006) associated with a 69% increase in citations, independently of journal impact factor, date of publication, and author country of origin using linear regression. SIGNIFICANCE: This correlation between publicly available data and increased literature impact may further motivate investigators to share their detailed research data.

Source: PLoS ONE

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000308

Authors: Heather A. Piwowar, Roger S. Day, Douglas B. Fridsma

Institution: University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Research Data Management Practices

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,382

Funders: National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine