Infographic: What are research data?
Research data are the files generated or analysed in your research, that are not your research manuscript. Here are some examples.
Research data are the files that support your research project, study or publication such as spreadsheets, documents, images, videos or audio. Research data could include:
Category |
Example file types |
3D graphic |
obj, stl, pl |
Archived data |
zip, rar, iso |
Audio |
mp3, wav, aif |
Code |
python, r, java |
Documents |
doc, pdf, odt |
Geographical & map |
keyhole, GIS, gif |
Image |
jpg, png, svg |
Molecular |
cif, pdb, xyz |
Notebook |
ipynb |
Presentation |
ppt, pptx, pptm |
Spreadsheet |
csv, xls, tsv |
Text |
txt, rtf, bib |
Video |
mp4, mov, avi |
Visualisations |
gephi, gexf |
These are just some examples of the hundreds of different research data file types. Learn about the benefits of sharing research data.
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