Datasets2Tools

Datasets2Tools indexes biomedical datasets, published bioinformatics tools, and pre-generated "canned" analyses to enable discovery and reuse of data objects and analytical results for genomics, proteomics, and other omics research.


Key Features:

  • Comprehensive Indexing: Indexes 31,473 canned analyses applied across 6,431 datasets and catalogs 4,901 published bioinformatics software tools.
  • FAIR Principles Compliance: Evaluates indexed digital objects against findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) criteria.
  • Community Contributions: Accepts and indexes contributed canned analyses, datasets, and tools for inclusion in the repository.

Scientific Applications:

  • Accelerated hypothesis generation and validation: Provides ready access to pre-processed analyses so researchers can derive insights without repeating data processing steps.
  • Omics research support: Supports genomics, proteomics, and other omics studies by providing curated datasets, tools, and associated analytical results.

Methodology:

Systematic indexing and cataloging of datasets, canned analyses, and tools; integration of these elements into a single platform; and evaluation of indexed resources for FAIR compliance.

Topics

Details

License:
CC-BY-4.0
Tool Type:
api, web application
Operating Systems:
Linux, Windows, Mac
Added:
7/11/2018
Last Updated:
4/17/2021

Operations

Publications

Torre D, Krawczuk P, Jagodnik KM, Lachmann A, Wang Z, Wang L, Kuleshov MV, Ma’ayan A. Datasets2Tools, repository and search engine for bioinformatics datasets, tools and canned analyses. Scientific Data. 2018;5(1). doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.23. PMID:29485625. PMCID:PMC5827688.

Documentation