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R. Downs

h-index: 14
Works: 143
Citations: 991

Most-cited papers

The TRUST Principles for digital repositories
Dawei Lin, Jon Crabtree, I. Dillo, R. Downs +15 more
2020Scientific Data339 citations Open access
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Achieving human and machine accessibility of cited data in scholarly publications
J. Starr, Eleni Castro, M. Crosas, M. Dumontier +17 more
2015PeerJ Computer Science127 citations Open access
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Perspectives on Citizen Science Data Quality
R. Downs, H. Ramapriyan, G. Peng, Ya-Xing Wei
2021Frontiers in Climate41 citations Open access
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Global Community Guidelines for Documenting, Sharing, and Reusing Quality Information of Individual Digital Datasets
G. Peng, C. Lacagnina, R. Downs, A. Ganske +7 more
2022Data Science Journal25 citations Open access
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The importance of data set provenance for science
J. Hills, R. Downs, R. Duerr, J. Goldstein +2 more
201523 citations Open access
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A Review of Open Research Data Policies and Practices in China
Lili Zhang, R. Downs, Jian-Hui Li, Liang-Ming Wen +1 more
2021Data Science Journal22 citations Open access
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Data Stewardship in the Earth Sciences
R. Downs, R. Duerr, D. Hills, H. Ramapriyan
2015D-Lib Magazine18 citations Open access
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Community Recommendations for Sustainable Scientific Software
R. Downs, W. Lenhardt, E. Robinson, E. Davis +1 more
201518 citations Open access
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Improving Opportunities for New Value of Open Data: Assessing and Certifying Research Data Repositories
R. Downs
2021Data Science Journal16 citations Open access
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Risk Assessment for Scientific Data
M. Mayernik, K. Breseman, R. Downs, R. Duerr +2 more
2020Data Science Journal15 citations Open access
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The Perceived Value of Acquiring Data Seals of Approval
D. Donaldson, I. Dillo, R. Downs, S. Ramdeen
201712 citations Open access
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Call to Action for Global Access to and Harmonization of Quality Information of Individual Earth Science Datasets
G. Peng, R. Downs, C. Lacagnina, H. Ramapriyan +28 more
2020Data Science Journal11 citations Open access
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International Community Guidelines for Sharing and Reusing Quality Information of Individual Earth Science Datasets
G. Peng, C. Lacagnina, I. Ivánová, R. Downs +18 more
20218 citations Open access
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Data Sets Are Foundational to Research. Why Don’t We Cite Them?
S. Vannan, R. Downs, Walt Meier, Bruce Wilson +1 more
20208 citations Open access
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A Discussion of Value Metrics for Data Repositories in Earth and Environmental Sciences
C. Parr, C. Gries, M. O'Brien, R. Downs +6 more
2019Data Science Journal8 citations Open access
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Independent Evaluation of a Scientific Data Center for Compliance with the ISO 16363 Requirements for Audit and Certification of Trustworthy Digital Repositories
R. Downs, Robert S. Chen
20138 citations
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Towards Sustainable Stewardship of Digital Collections of Scientific Data
R. Downs, Robert S. Chen
20128 citations
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Management, Curation, and Preservation of Geospatial Data: Introductory Perspectives
R. Downs
20156 citations
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Harvestable Metadata Services Development: Analysis of Use Cases from the World Data System
R. Downs, A. Díaz, Qi Xu, Juanle Wang +4 more
2023Data Science Journal5 citations Open access
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Understanding the Various Perspectives of Earth Science Observational Data Uncertainty
D. Moroni, H. Ramapriyan, G. Peng, J. Hobbs +15 more
20195 citations
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Curation of Scientific Data at Risk of Loss: Data Rescue and Dissemination
R. Downs, Robert S. Chen
20175 citations
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Challenges and Future Directions for Data Management in the Geosciences
D. Schuster, M. Mayernik, C. Hou, G. Stossmeister +5 more
2019Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS)4 citations
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A Portfolio Approach to a Sustainable Business Model for Scientific Data Stewardship
R. Downs, Robert S. Chen
20163 citations
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Progress on the Management, Curation, and Preservation of Geospatial Data
R. Downs
20153 citations Open access
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Community Recommendations for Improving Sustainable Scientific Software Practices
R. Downs, W. Lenhardt, E. Robinson, E. Davis +1 more
20143 citations
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Towards Developing Community Guidelines for Sharing and Reusing Quality Information of Earth Science Datasets
C. Lacagnina, G. Peng, R. Downs, H. Ramapriyan +15 more
20212 citations Open access
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Laying the Groundwork for Developing International Community Guidelines to Effectively Share and Reuse Digital Data Quality Information – Case Statement, Workshop Summary Report, and Path Forward
G. Peng, C. Lacagnina, R. Downs, I. Ivánová +4 more
20202 citations Open access
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Reflections on the Management, Curation, and Preservation of Geospatial Data
R. Downs
20162 citations Open access
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Data Rescue at a Scientific Data Center
R. Downs
20152 citations
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Policy Recommendations for Institutions to Serve as Trustworthy Stewards of Research Data
R. Downs, D. Giaretta, J. Hughes
20142 citations
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Realizing the Value of a National Asset: Scientific Data
A. Wilson, R. Downs, W. Lenhardt, C. B. Meyer +3 more
20142 citations Open access
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Documentation to Foster Sharing and Use of Open Earth Science Data: Quality Information
R. Downs, G. Peng, D. Moroni, H. Ramapriyan +1 more
20211 citations
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Opportunities for Sharing Resources Among Research Data Repositories
R. Downs, K. Lehnert
20201 citations
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Selecting Research Data Repository Platforms for Open Science
R. Downs, K. Lehnert, Lili Zhang, D. Donaldson +1 more
20201 citations
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Enabling the Reuse of Geospatial Information
R. Downs
20171 citations
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Scientific Data Infrastructure: Research Opportunities and Challenges
R. Downs
20131 citations
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Assessing the Interdisciplinary Use of Socioeconomic and Remote Sensing Data in the Earth Sciences
Robert S. Chen, R. Downs, J. Schumacher
20131 citations
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Comparing Approaches for the Sustainability of Scientific Data Repositories
Robert S. Chen, R. Downs
20131 citations
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Collaboration in the Earth Science Data System Working Groups (ESDSWG)
R. Downs
20210 citations
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Improving Repositories Through Collaboration
R. Downs, K. Lehnert, Lili Zhang, D. Donaldson +1 more
20210 citations
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Consistent evaluation of trustworthiness across guiding principles and standards is crucial to ensure a robust digital repository ecosystem
D. Giaretta, J. Garrett, Iolanda Maggio, Mark Conrad +7 more
2021International Conference on Digital Preservation0 citations
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Curating Big Data on Population and Settlements to Monitor the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
R. Downs, Robert S. Chen, A. de Sherbinin
20210 citations
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SERVIR West Africa Training Program on Data Stewardship and the CoreTrustSeal Requirements: Session 3
R. Downs
20210 citations
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2020 ESIP Summer Meeting Highlights
M. Carter, E. Robinson, A. Burgess, Susan Shingledecker +28 more
2020Figshare0 citations Open access
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Being FAIR; Having Trust: How clear uncertainty information can increase the accurate reuse of our data.
S. Stall, R. Downs
20200 citations Open access
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Citizen Science Data and Information Quality - Introduction to ESIP Information Quality Cluster
Ya-Xing Wei, H. Ramapriyan, R. Downs, D. Moroni +1 more
20200 citations
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Los principios TRUST en los repositorios digitales
Dawei Lin, Jonathan Crabtree, I. Dillo, R. Downs +15 more
20200 citations
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GEOSS Data Management & Data Sharing Principles and TRUST: Implications for Data Quality
R. Downs
20200 citations
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Versioning of Research Data - Patterns and Principles
R. Downs, J. Klump, M. Wu, J. Martin +1 more
20190 citations
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Data Versioning Patterns and Principles
J. Klump, Ming-Fang Wu, Gerry Ryder, Julia Martin +3 more
20190 citations
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