Food and Agricultural Research Data Usage Dashboard BETA VERSION
This is a beta version dashboard. We are currently validating the collected metadata and refining our analysis methods. Explore how Food and Agricultural Research data assets are referenced and utilized in agricultural research, food policy studies, and rural development publications.
Understanding how food and agricultural research data are used
The Food and Agricultural Research Dashboard provides new information about how food and agricultural research data are used in scientific research. The search process, described in more detail in the 2024 Harvard Science Review special issue and the Technical Report, identifies mentions of datasets in publications, to find what authors from which institutions have studied what research areas using each dataset. This information can be used by researchers to find other experts to build a common community of practice, by data producers to make their data more visible and usable, and by the public to get a better sense of how research data have been used.
This is a beta version. More food and agricultural research datasets could readily be added as the community identifies datasets of interest. Improved search tools could also be developed.
The underlying data used to build this dashboard was sourced from Dimensions.ai, a comprehensive research intelligence platform that provides access to linked research data including publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, and policy documents. Dimensions provides both an API interface for programmatic access and BigQuery integration for large-scale analytics and custom analysis workflows.
Example Research Areas
The following research areas are identified from analysis of topics found in publications that mention food and agricultural research datasets, as visualized in the dashboard's word cloud.
- Household food insecurity, food access, food systems, and food assistance research
- Rural Areas: Rural counties, rural-urban continuum, and rural development
- Climate Change: Environmental impacts and ecosystem services
- Dietary quality, mental health, and social determinants of health
- Crop Production: Crop yield, cover crops, and land use studies
- Water and Land Use: Water use, land use, and natural resource management
Featured Food and Agricultural Research Datasets
US Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture
Comprehensive data on farms, ranches, and agricultural production across the United States.
Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS)
Detailed information on farm business and household characteristics, production practices, and resource use.
Food Access Research Atlas
Mapping tool providing spatial overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts.
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes
Classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by population size and nonmetropolitan counties by degree of urbanization.
Beta Version Notice: This is a beta version of the Food and Agricultural Research Data Dashboard. The results shown should be considered preliminary.