re3data – Indexing the Global Research Data Repository Landscape Since 2012

"For more than a decade, re3data, the global Registry of Research Data Repositories, has helped researchers, funding agencies, libraries, and data centers to find, identify, and reference research data repositories. As the world’s largest directory of such infrastructures, re3data currently describes over 3,000 repositories on the basis of a comprehensive metadata schema. The service allows searching for research data repositories of any type and from all disciplines. Users can filter results based on a wide range of characteristics. The re3data descriptions are available as open data accessible through an API and are utilized by numerous open science services.

re3data is engaged in various initiatives and projects concerning data management and is mentioned in the policies of many scientific institutions, funding organizations, and publishers. Notable examples include the European Commission, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Moreover, a diverse array of stakeholders utilizes data from re3data to augment their community services, such as the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) and the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) in Germany. Through its service, re3data supports the discoverability of trustworthy research data repositories...."