MBDBMetrics: an online metrics tool to measure the impact of biological data resources
Author:
Insana Giuseppe1ORCID, Ignatchenko Alex1, Martin Maria1ORCID, Bateman Alex1ORCID, Bateman Alex, Martin Maria-Jesus, Orchard Sandra, Magrane Michele, Ahmad Shadab, Bowler-Barnett Emily H, Bye-A-Jee Hema, Denny Paul, Dogan Tunca, Ebenezer ThankGod, Fan Jun, da Costa Gonzales Leonardo Jose, Hussein Abdulrahman, Ignatchenko Alexandr, Insana Giuseppe, Ishtiaq Rizwan, Joshi Vishal, Jyothi Dushyanth, Kandasaamy Swaathi, Lock Antonia, Luciani Aurelien, Luo Jie, Lussi Yvonne, Raposo Pedro, Rice Daniel L, Saidi Rabie, Santos Rafael, Speretta Elena, Stephenson James, Totoo Prabhat, Tyagi Nidhi, Vasudev Preethi, Warner Kate, Zaru Rossana, Wijerathne Supun, Ibrahim Khawaja Talal, Kim Minjoon, Marin Juan, Bridge Alan J, Aimo Lucila, Argoud-Puy Ghislaine, Auchincloss Andrea H, Axelsen Kristian B, Bansal Parit, Baratin Delphine, Batista Neto Teresa M, Bolleman Jerven T, Boutet Emmanuel, Breuza Lionel, Gil Blanca Cabrera, Casals-Casas Cristina, Coudert Elisabeth, Cuche Beatrice, de Castro Edouard, Estreicher Anne, Famiglietti Maria L, Feuermann Marc, Gasteiger Elisabeth, Gehant Sebastien, Gos Arnaud, Gruaz Nadine, Hulo Chantal, Hyka-Nouspikel Nevila, Jungo Florence, Kerhornou Arnaud, Mercier Philippe Le, Lieber-herr Damien, Masson Patrick, Morgat Anne, Pedruzzi Ivo, Pilbout Sandrine, Pourcel Lucille, Poux Sylvain, Pozzato Monica, Pruess Manuela, Redaschi Nicole, Rivoire Catherine, Sigrist Christian J A, Sundaram Shya-mala, Sveshnikova Anastasia, Wu Cathy H, Arighi Cecilia N, Chen Chuming, Chen Yongxing, Huang Hongzhan, Laiho Kati, Leh-vaslaiho Minna, McGarvey Peter, Natale Darren A, Ross Karen, Vinayaka C R, Wang Yuqi, Zhang Jian,
Affiliation:
1. European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Wellcome Genome Campus , Hinxton CB10 1SD, United Kingdom
Abstract
Abstract
Motivation
There now exist thousands of molecular biology databases covering every aspect of biological data. This database infrastructure takes significant effort and funding to develop and maintain. The creators of these databases need to make strong justifications to funders to prove their impact or importance. There are many publication metrics and tools available such as Google Scholar to measure citation impact or AltMetrics covering multiple measures including social media coverage.
Results
In this article, we describe a series of novel impact metrics that have been applied initially to the UniProt database, and now made available via a Google Colab to enable any molecular biology resource to gain several additional metrics. These metrics, powered by freely available APIs from Europe PubMedCentral and SureCHEMBL cover mentions of the resource in full text articles, including which section of the paper the mention occurs in, grant acknowledgements and mentions in patent applications. This tool, that we call MBDBMetrics, is a useful adjunct to existing tools.
Availability and implementation
The MBDBMetrics tool is available at the following locations: https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1aEmSQR9DGQIZmHAIuQV9mLv7Mw9Ppkin and https://github.com/g-insana/MBDBMetrics.
Funder
National Human Genome Research Institute National Institutes of Health
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Computer Science Applications,Genetics,Molecular Biology,Structural Biology
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