# IQSS/dataverse

Open source research data repository software

Repository: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dataverse
Homepage: http://dataverse.org
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-09-02T22:04:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 79, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4688, "days_push": 0, "days_rel": 63, "gap_med": 73, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1072, forks 562 (observed 2026-09-03T02:15:06.216531+00:00)

## What it is
Dataverse is an open source research data repository platform for sharing, finding, citing, and preserving research data, developed at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science. It lets research organizations host, manage, and publish datasets with persistent citation and REST API access.

## Use cases
- host an institutional research data repository
- publish datasets with DOIs and citations
- share research data publicly with versioning and preservation
- search and discover datasets across a data repository
- integrate dataset publishing into workflows via REST API
- manage and curate research data for a university or lab

## When to choose
- you are a university, library, or research organization needing a self-hosted data repository
- you need persistent identifiers, citation, and long-term preservation for datasets
- you want a mature, community-supported platform with REST APIs and integrations

## When to avoid
- you need a simple file-sharing or general-purpose object storage solution
- you want a lightweight personal data management tool rather than a full repository platform
- your stack cannot run Java application servers and a relational database

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, api-framework, search-engine, file-upload
- domain: data-science, self-hosted, apis, education
- platform: jvm, self-hosted
- tags: research-data, data-repository, data-publication, doi-citation, data-preservation, institutional-repository, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- IQSS/dataverse (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.216531+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:54:15.562578+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse (fetched 2026-09-03T02:15:06.216531+00:00, sha 2e699d2fbdad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.