Dr Marton Ribary published a co-authored paper on open data publishing and the interplay between data, data papers and research papers in the humanities and social sciences

In a peer-reviewed article with the title “Deep impact: A study on the impact of data papers and datasets in the humanities and social sciences” published in Publications 10(4):39, Dr Ribary and his co-authors look at the impact of research where the traditional research paper is accompanied by (open) data publishing and a data paper

Dr Ribary and his colleagues from the editorial team of the Journal of Open Humanities Data argue that the humanities and social sciences (HSS) have recently witnessed an exponential growth in data-driven research. In response, attention has been afforded to datasets and accompanying data papers as outputs of the research and dissemination ecosystem. In 2015, two data journals dedicated to HSS disciplines appeared in this landscape: Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD) and Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences (RDJ). In this paper, the authors analyse the state of the art in the landscape of data journals in HSS using JOHD and RDJ as exemplars by measuring performance and the deep impact of data-driven projects, including metrics (citation count; Altmetrics, views, downloads, tweets) of data papers in relation to associated research papers and the reuse of associated datasets. Their findings indicate: that data papers are published following the deposit of datasets in a repository and usually following research articles; that data papers have a positive impact on both the metrics of research papers associated with them and on data reuse; and that Twitter hashtags targeted at specific research campaigns can lead to increases in data papers’ views and downloads. HSS data papers improve the visibility of datasets they describe, support accompanying research articles, and add to transparency and the open research agenda.

Barbara McGillivray, Paola Marongiu, Nilo Pedrazzini, Marton Ribary, Mandy Wigdorowitz, and Eleonora Zordan, ‘Deep impact: A study on the impact of data papers and datasets in the humanities and social sciences’ (2022) 10 Publications 39.