The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database

While the scientific output of research infrastructures is well documented, the broader effects of their secondary outputs, such as computational resources and datasets, remain poorly understood. To better understand the benefits of these public resources, this study explores the AlphaFold (AFDB) da...

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Autores: Romasanta, Angelo Kenneth, Wareham, Jonathan, Pujol Priego, Laia
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
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https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2025.1597
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Palavra-chave:Research infrastructure
AlphaFold
Bibliometrics
Scientific impact
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
title The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
spellingShingle The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
Romasanta, Angelo Kenneth
Research infrastructure
AlphaFold
Bibliometrics
Scientific impact
title_short The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
title_full The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
title_fullStr The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
title_sort The Impact of Research Data Infrastructures: The Case of the AlphaFold Database
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romasanta, Angelo Kenneth
Wareham, Jonathan
Pujol Priego, Laia
author Romasanta, Angelo Kenneth
author_facet Romasanta, Angelo Kenneth
Wareham, Jonathan
Pujol Priego, Laia
author_role author
author2 Wareham, Jonathan
Pujol Priego, Laia
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author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. Esade
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Research infrastructure
AlphaFold
Bibliometrics
Scientific impact
topic Research infrastructure
AlphaFold
Bibliometrics
Scientific impact
description While the scientific output of research infrastructures is well documented, the broader effects of their secondary outputs, such as computational resources and datasets, remain poorly understood. To better understand the benefits of these public resources, this study explores the AlphaFold (AFDB) database, a collaboration between DeepMind and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) that democratizes access to protein structure data. Employing a quantitative case study strategy using bibliometric analysis, this study compares publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection citing the original AF paper (Jumper et al., 2021) with those citing the AlphaFold database (Varadi et al., 2022), covering publications up to August 2024. We examine the impact of the EMBL AlphaFold database on research themes, collaboration patterns, and scientific impact. Our exploratory analysis identifies several impacts: studies leveraging the AF database investigate application-focused themes and require collaboration between fewer institutions. This research highlights the wide-ranging impacts of research infrastructures, emphasizing the need for comprehensive impact assessments to inform future research policy and funding decisions.
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