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How researchers are using open data in 2020. We were delighted to partner again with Digital Science on the fifth annual report examining attitudes and ... Search Search EN CN(Chinese) DE(German) ES(Spanish) FR(Français) JP(Japanese) Menu Home Products Openresearch Authors Booksellers Editors PeerReviewers Librarians Societies Partners Policies Shop Whatwedo Contact Careers↗ SpringerNatureGroup↗ TheStateofOpenData2020 GlobalAttitudestowardsOpenData Howresearchersareusingopendatain2020 WeweredelightedtopartneragainwithDigitalScienceonthefifthannualreportexaminingattitudesandexperiencesofresearchersworkingwithopendata.Thisyear’ssurveyreceivedaround4,500responsesfromtheresearchcommunityandhadanadditionalfocusonresearchpracticesinthewakeoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Itaskedresearchershowthepandemicwasimpactingtheirabilitytocarryoutresearch,andtheirviewsonreuseofdataandcollaboration.Readthereport Inpartnership: Keyfindings Athird(32%)ofacademicresearchersreportedthattheirresearchhadbeen‘extremely’or‘very’impactedbytheoutbreakofCOVID-19ThedisciplinesaffectedmostbyCOVID-19werethoseworkinginChemistry(47%),Biology(39%),Medicine(36%)andMaterialsScience(36%).ThelowestlevelofimpactwasreportedinHumanitiesandSocialSciences(20%)43%ofthosesurveyedhavealreadyorarelikelytorepurposetheirgranttosomeextentforCOVID-19researchLockdownisseenbyhalfofrespondentsas‘extremely’or‘somewhat’likelytoresultinre-useofopendataprovidedbyotherlabs,and65%expecttoreusetheirowndataMorethanathirdofresearcherssaytheyexpecttoseemorecollaborationasaresultofCOVID-19;forthoseincountrieslikeBrazilandIndiawheretheimpactofCOVID-19onresearchappearssignificant,aroundhalfexpectcollaborationtoincreaseasaresult.Readthereport ResearchDataCommunity OurResearchDataCommunityisagrowingforumofadvocatesforthesharingofresearchdata.Itisagreatplacetointeractwithotherresearchers,readthelatestinformationonresearchdataandhelpadvancedatasharingpractices.Jointhecommunity Researchdatasupport SpringerNatureiscommittedtosupportingresearchersinsharingresearchdataandinreceivingthecredityou deserve. Findoutabouthowwecanhelpyoutomakesharingyourresearchdatafaster,easierandmoreimpactful.Learnmore Products Journals Books Platforms Databases Researchers&Partners Authors Editors Openresearch Societies Partners Policies Librarians Overview Products Licensing Tools&Services AccountDevelopment Blog Salesandaccountcontacts Ourcompany Overview Aboutus Careers Education Professional Pressoffice Locations&Contact Contact Shop Aboutus Weareaworldleadingresearch,educationalandprofessionalpublisher.Visitourmainwebsiteformoreinformation. SpringerNatureGroup ↗ _ _ _ ©2021SpringerNature Generaltermsandconditions Privacy CaliforniaPrivacyStatement Managecookies/Donotsellmydata Accessibility Legalnotice Helpustoimprovethissite,sendfeedback.