Discover how researchers are using resources from NCI’s Cancer Research Data Commons (CRDC). Read about a study by NCI CBIIT’s Drs. Erika Kim, Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, Tanja Davidsen, and Zhaoyi Chen to learn about trends in 204 papers that directly cited CRDC resources. You’ll get a better sense of what researchers are finding most valuable and perhaps learn how CRDC resources can be helpful to you, too!

NCI launched the CRDC ten years ago, and the available data, services, and tools continue to grow. Each year, more than 82,000 people access and use CRDC resources. Here’s what people are doing (and what they’re not doing) with those tools!

Key Findings from the Study

• The number of publications increased steadily over the years as CRDC added new data sets and tools.
• Early studies citing CRDC were mostly descriptive or association analysis, but more recent publications show a wider range of research tasks (e.g. validation analysis, prediction models, or analytical packages).
• Many studies that cite CRDC examine the associations between biomarkers and cancer risk or outcomes.
• Over 30% of studies citing CRDC are about developing prediction models or analytical packages.
• Twenty-two articles were validation studies using CRDC resources.
• CRDC’s Genomic Data Commons is the most popular resource in publications.
• CRDC’s impact is global! Fifty-six percent of publications are from research teams outside North America.