Materials Data Repositories
- Data Citation Index This link opens in a new windowIndexes data sets from selected repositories around the world, and also enables the user to find data sets which cite a particular work.
- DOE Data ExplorerProvides a place to discover scientific research data generated from projects funded wholly or in part by the US Department of Energy. Topics vary from astrophysics to general science to x-rays. Records in the DDE link to open datasets, data collections, or repositories.
- Dryad Digital RepositoryA curated resource that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable.
- Figshare EngineeringBrowse Figshare for mechanical engineering data by topic, such as "biomechanical engineering", or "microelectrical mechanical systems (MEMS)".
- Nature Scientific DataScientific Data is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication for descriptions of scientifically valuable datasets.
- re3data: Mechanical and Industrial EngineeringA list of data collections and repositories in mechanical and industrial engineering.
- ZenodoAll research outputs from across all fields of science are welcome. Zenodo accepts any file format as well as both positive and negative results. Includes publications, datasets, images, software, etc. Sponsored by CERN.
What are Data Repositories?
For purposes of this page, data repositories are sites where researchers can store, retrieve, and, most importantly, share their raw research data. They are not to be confused with data collections, in which editors assemble and organize data from a variety of sources (e.g. Machinery's Handbook, Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, etc.)
For more information on data management for researchers, see the Research Data Management guide.
To locate datasets other than the ones listed below, try the Google Dataset Search.