Do organisms need an impact factor? Citations of key biological resources including model organisms reveal usage patterns and impact.

ABSTRACT: Research resources like transgenic animals and antibodies are the workhorses of biomedicine, enabling investigators to relatively easily study specific disease conditions. As key biological resources, transgenic animals and antibodies are often validated, maintained, and distributed from university based stock centers. As these centers heavily rely largely on grant funding, it is critical that they are cited by investigators so that usage can be tracked. However, unlike systems for tracking the impact of papers, the conventions and systems for tracking key resource usage and impact lag behind. Previous studies have shown that about 50% of the resources are not findable, making the studies they are supporting irreproducible, but also makes tracking resources difficult. The RRID project is f

SUBMITTER: Piekniewska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827057 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature