ethord

ETH Board Open Research Data (ORD) Program Project Metadata and Report Data

The ETH Board Open Research Data (ORD) program is a CHF 15 million initiative by the ETH domain to increase the visibility and impact of research within the scientific community, economy, and society. This data package provides structured access to comprehensive metadata from project applications and reports, including budget information, ethics declarations, research outputs, and detailed project descriptions. The datasets enable reproducible analysis of research funding patterns, project outcomes, and collaborative networks within the ETH domain’s open research initiative, and will continue to grow as additional reports are submitted and data is extracted.

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Installation

You can install the development version of ethord from GitHub with:

devtools::install_github("Global-Health-Engineering/ethord", dependencies = TRUE)

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Download as CSV Files

If you prefer to work with the data outside of R, you can download individual datasets as CSV files. Click on the dataset name to view its documentation.

1. Right-click on the “Download CSV” link for the dataset you want.
2. Select “Save Link As” or “Download Linked File” .
3. Choose where you’d like to save the file on your computer.

Click on the dataset name to view its documentation or scroll further for a brief exploration of each data resource.

Dataset	CSV
application_budget	Download CSV
application_ethics	Download CSV
application_metadata_applicants	Download CSV
application_metadata_keywords	Download CSV
application_metadata_work_packages	Download CSV
application_metadata	Download CSV
project_mapping	Download CSV
report_metadata_coapplicants	Download CSV
report_metadata	Download CSV
report_output	Download CSV

Data

library(ethord)

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application_budget

The dataset application_budget has 78 observations and 16 variables.

Variable Types: 1 character, 15 numeric

get("application_budget") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  select(1:10) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	total_budget_personnel_senior_staff	total_budget_personnel_postdocs	total_budget_personnel_students	total_budget_personnel_other	total_budget_personnel_total_direct	total_budget_travel	total_budget_equipment	total_budget_other_publication_fees	total_budget_other_conferences_workshops
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	0	0	0	10500	18000	3000	0	0	0
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	0	0	2000	22000	24000	0	0	0	0
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	0	17958	5535	2817	26310	3690	0	0	0

(showing first 10 of 16 columns)

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Identifier for each project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/PYCSOU-FAIR, EXPLORE/ASTROORDAS, CONTRIBUTE/CATCHARACTPROVI)
total_budget_personnel_senior_staff	integer	Total budget allocated for senior staff personnel in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 786000)
total_budget_personnel_postdocs	integer	Total budget allocated for postdoctoral personnel in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 309000)
total_budget_personnel_students	numeric	Total budget allocated for student personnel in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 43535)
total_budget_personnel_other	integer	Total budget allocated for other personnel in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 144000)
total_budget_personnel_total_direct	numeric	Total direct budget allocated for personnel in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 786000)
total_budget_travel	integer	Total budget allocated for travel expenses in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 13970)
total_budget_equipment	integer	Total budget allocated for equipment expenses in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 168000)
total_budget_other_publication_fees	integer	Total budget allocated for other publication fees in Swiss Francs. (Examples: -1, 0, 9000)
total_budget_other_conferences_workshops	integer	Total budget allocated for other conferences and workshops in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 12500)
total_budget_other_other	integer	Total budget allocated for other expenses in Swiss Francs. (Examples: 3000, 0, NA)
total_budget_other_total_direct	integer	Total direct budget allocated for other expenses in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 176000)
total_budget_total_direct	numeric	Total direct budget allocated for all expenses in Swiss Francs. (Range: 0 to 8e+05)
total_budget_subcontracting	integer	Total budget allocated for subcontracting expenses in Swiss Francs. (Examples: NA, 30000, 25000)
total_budget_total_costs	numeric	Total budget allocated for all costs in Swiss Francs. (Range: 15000 to 1500000)
phase	integer	Current phase of the project represented as a categorical value. (Examples: 1, 2)

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application_ethics

The dataset application_ethics has 76 observations and 25 variables.

Variable Types: 1 character, 24 logical

get("application_ethics") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  select(1:10) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	ethics_human_embryonic_stem_cells	ethics_human_embryos	ethics_human_participants	ethics_human_interventions	ethics_clinical_study	ethics_human_cells_tissues	ethics_personal_data	ethics_personal_data_further_processing	ethics_personal_data_export_switzerland
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	NA	FALSE	FALSE	NA	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	NA	NA
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE	FALSE

(showing first 10 of 25 columns)

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: EXPLORE/INSCRIBE, CONTRIBUTE/PYSPM, EXPLORE/COORDINEO)
ethics_human_embryonic_stem_cells	logical	Indication of whether human embryonic stem cells are used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_human_embryos	logical	Indication of whether human embryos are used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE)
ethics_human_participants	logical	Indication of whether human participants are involved in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, TRUE)
ethics_human_interventions	logical	Indication of whether human interventions are involved in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_clinical_study	logical	Indication of whether the research project involves a clinical study, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE)
ethics_human_cells_tissues	logical	Indication of whether human cells or tissues are used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE)
ethics_personal_data	logical	Indication of whether personal data is collected or used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, TRUE)
ethics_personal_data_further_processing	logical	Indication of whether personal data will undergo further processing in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_personal_data_export_switzerland	logical	Indication of whether personal data is exported from Switzerland in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_personal_data_import_switzerland	logical	Indication of whether personal data is imported into Switzerland for the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_personal_data_criminal	logical	Indication of whether personal data related to criminal records is collected or used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_animals	logical	Indication of whether animals are used in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, TRUE)
ethics_activities_outside_switzerland	logical	Indication of whether research activities are conducted outside of Switzerland, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_outside_countries_ethics_issues	logical	Indication of whether there are ethical issues related to activities conducted in countries outside of Switzerland, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_local_resources	logical	Indication of whether local resources are utilized in the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_import_material	logical	Indication of whether materials are imported for the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_export_material	logical	Indication of whether materials are exported from the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_low_middle_income_countries	logical	Indication of whether the research project involves activities in low and middle-income countries, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, TRUE)
ethics_individuals_at_risk	logical	Indication of whether the research project involves individuals who are considered at risk, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_environmental_harm	logical	Indication of whether the research project poses a risk of environmental harm, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE)
ethics_endangered_species	logical	Indication of whether the research project involves endangered species, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_human_harm	logical	Indication of whether the research project poses a risk of harm to humans, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA)
ethics_artificial_intelligence	logical	Indication of whether the research project involves ethical considerations related to artificial intelligence, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)
ethics_other_issues	logical	Indication of whether there are other ethical issues relevant to the research project, represented as a categorical value. (Examples: FALSE, NA, TRUE)

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application_metadata_applicants

The dataset application_metadata_applicants has 113 observations and 7 variables.

Variable Types: 5 character, 2 numeric

get("application_metadata_applicants") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	index	eth_domain_institution	function_title	first_name	surname	postcode
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	0	ETH Zürich	Post-doctoral researcher	Sarah	Paradis	8092
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	0	ETH Zürich	Dr.	Sarah	Paradis	8092
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	0	EPFL	Full Professor	David	Atienza	1015

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/SOLARFUELSDB+, EXPLORE/OPENNEXUS-E, EXPLORE/FRAME)
index	integer	Sequential identifier for each entry in the dataset. (Examples: 3, 1, 6)
eth_domain_institution	character	Identifier for the institution within the ETH domain associated with the research project. (Examples: WSL, EPFL, PSI)
function_title	character	Job title or position held by an individual associated with the research project. (Examples: Postdoctoral researcher, Deputy Director WASH R&D Center, Scientific collaborator)
first_name	character	Given name of an individual associated with the research project. (Examples: Peter, Zhanyun, Mati Ullah)
surname	character	Family name of an individual associated with the research project. (Examples: Schaffner, De Moraes, Feulner)
postcode	integer	Postal code associated with the address of an individual or institution. (Range: 0 to 9014)

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application_metadata_keywords

The dataset application_metadata_keywords has 303 observations and 3 variables.

Variable Types: 2 character, 1 numeric

get("application_metadata_keywords") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	index	keyword
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	0	carbon cycle, sediments, web-interface, API, da…
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	0	carbon cycle
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	1	land-ocean continuum

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: EXPLORE/FRAME, EXPLORE/FAIRQUAL, CONTRIBUTE/TREENETGAPS)
index	integer	Sequential index number assigned to each entry in the dataset. (Range: 0 to 10)
keyword	character	Descriptive tags or terms associated with the research project to indicate its focus or subject matter. (Examples: Data Processing & Visualization, predictive models, Data Science)

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application_metadata_work_packages

The dataset application_metadata_work_packages has 273 observations and 4 variables.

Variable Types: 3 character, 1 numeric

get("application_metadata_work_packages") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	index	wp_identifier	wp_title
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	0	WP1	Implementing a REST API that securely queries t…
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	1	WP2	Setting up and deploying the web-interface in m…
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	2	WP3	Testing and de-bugging the web-interface and AP…

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/XYT, EXPLORE/OPENNEXUS-E, CONTRIBUTE/FIRE)
index	integer	Sequential numeric identifier for each entry in the dataset. (Range: 0 to 12)
wp_identifier	character	Identifier for the work package associated with the research project. (Examples: other, WP4, WP3)
wp_title	character	Title or description of the work package associated with the research project. (Examples: Identification of ORD tools and workflows for publication of FAIR qualitative research data, Data Cleaning; Host two online hackathons and a 2-day workshop focused on data cleaning and capacity building., Organization of a public event at EPFL. Communication)

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application_metadata

The dataset application_metadata has 76 observations and 15 variables.

Variable Types: 11 character, 1 Date, 3 numeric

get("application_metadata") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  select(1:10) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	project_category	main_applicant_institution	main_applicant_function	main_applicant_first_name	main_applicant_surname	main_applicant_laboratory_name	main_applicant_postcode	main_applicant_city	project_title
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	Contribute	ETH Zürich	Post-doctoral researcher	Sarah	Paradis	Biogeoscience	8092	Zürich	Application Programming Interface for the Moder…
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	Contribute	ETH Zürich	Dr.	Sarah	Paradis	Environmental Physics Group	8092	Zürich	Application Programming Interface for the River…
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	Contribute	EPFL	Full Professor	David	Atienza	EPFL STI IEM ESL	1015	Lausanne	Boost for the validation of seizure detection a…

(showing first 10 of 15 columns)

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: EXPLORE/NMRPRIME, CONTRIBUTE/CATCHARACTPROVI, CONTRIBUTE/THRACE)
project_category	character	Classification of the research project based on its purpose or funding type. (Examples: Contribute, Establish, Explore)
main_applicant_institution	character	Institution of the main applicant associated with the research project. (Examples: Eawag, EPFL, Empa)
main_applicant_function	character	Position or role of the main applicant within their institution. (Examples: Prof, Professor (Prof. Dr.); Senior Scientist, Senior Researcher / Lecturer)
main_applicant_first_name	character	Given name of the main applicant associated with the research project. (Examples: Esther, Isaac, Elizabeth)
main_applicant_surname	character	Family name of the main applicant associated with the research project. (Examples: Rieckermann, Paradis, Holmes-Gentle)
main_applicant_laboratory_name	character	Name of the laboratory associated with the main applicant of the research project. (Examples: NA, Robotic Systems Lab, Chair of Space Geodesy)
main_applicant_postcode	integer	Postal code of the main applicant’s address. (Range: 1015 to 9014)
main_applicant_city	character	City of residence of the main applicant associated with the research project. (Examples: Dübendorf, Birmensdorf, Villigen PSI)
project_title	character	Title of the research project describing its focus and objectives. (Examples: BRAINSCOREHUMAN – Making Brain and Behavior Data Accessible for Modelling via Brain-Score, DaTabases and fRont-end wEb-bAsed Software for performance-based natUral hazaRds Engineering, MMS (Masonry MicroStructures database) - A 3D masonry microstructures database for advancing numerical research on irregular stone masonry structures)
project_acronym	character	Abbreviated identifier for the research project, typically representing its full title. (Examples: THRACE, BOSTORD, OpenSense)
project_abstract	character	Summary of the research project outlining its objectives, methods, and significance. (Examples: The OPEN-ACTRIS project aims to explore and build up FAIR data chain standards and strategies for atmospheric observations collected in Switzerland as part of the Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS). ACTRIS is a pan-European network that aims to deepen our understanding of climate change and air pollution by producing high-quality data on short-lived atmospheric constituents. ACTRIS-Switzerland is the multi-institutional Swiss node of the network. ACTRIS has a comprehensive vision for FAIR data that covers all stages of the research data life cycle through the definition of data levels covering raw measurements, processed data, and elaborated data products. The OPEN-ACTRIS project aims to implement these ORD concepts in the ETH domain and to explore best ORD practice within ACTRIS-Switzerland by combining existing tools and infrastructure from the ETH domain and the ACTRIS community. We will achieve this by building FAIR data chains for the aerosol observations continuously recorded at field measurement stations on the Jungfraujoch and in Payerne, and for the aerosol and gas measurements performed on a campaign-basis in the PSI Atmospheric Chemistry Simulation Chambers., Mobile ground robots have become increasingly popular in academia and various industrial applications. However, unlike other domains like aerial robotics, autonomous driving, and construction, there is currently no high-quality, large-scale dataset or reliable benchmark established in this field, nor the tooling available to do so. Creating such a dataset would be immensely valuable for researchers and developers in fostering research on robust and practical algorithms across diverse environments. Moreover, the development of a standardized benchmarking platform would promote fair comparisons between different approaches, fostering innovation and facilitating the rapid progress of mobile ground robot research. Motivated by this, we propose to collect and share a high-quality, versatile, large-scale robotic dataset, “GrandTour”, with scalable and automated tooling– focusing on legged robots in addition to a set of benchmarks and the necessary tooling., The reusability of particle physics analyses is severely affected by undocumented and manual steps taken by the analysis teams. Starting from typically centrally produced reusable data sets, such high-level physics analyses are largely performed using individually developed analysis scripts and frameworks. While the analysis code is commonly under version control in a git repository, this does not guarantee that it works nor that it yields the results obtained from manual execution. This project aims to provide a prototype solution to these issues for experiments performed at the PSI Laboratory for Particle Physics (CMS, Mu3e, n2EDM) by encoding the missing information directly in the code repository and integrating it with the execution environment to ensure the code’s functionality. This will be achieved by providing templates to automatically test the code and package it in self-contained and portable software container images on the code repository server. These container images will then be distributed on the compute clusters using technology that allows for massively parallel batch processing. Aiming for an excellent user experience to increase adoption, this setup that builds upon the existing infrastructure at PSI will be benchmarked and optimized for a potential future large-scale deployment. Dedicated documentation will be developed, a training course be held at PSI, and the results as well as lessons learned will be presented at an international computing workshop.)
start_date	Date	Date when the research project is scheduled to commence, formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. (Examples: 2023-02-01, 2025-01-06, 2023-10-01)
project_duration_months	integer	Duration of the research project measured in months. (Range: 4 to 36)
total_budget_requested	numeric	Total budget amount requested for the research project measured in Swiss Francs. (Range: 15000 to 1500000)

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project_mapping

The dataset project_mapping has 76 observations and 5 variables.

Variable Types: 5 character

get("project_mapping") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	document_path	project_category	project_acronym	project_title
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Paradis - 3rd call/app…	Contribute	API-MOSAIC	Application Programming Interface for the Moder…
CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER	raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Paradis - 8th call/app…	Contribute	API-ROGER	Application Programming Interface for the River…
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Atienza - 5th call/app…	Contribute	Boost4Epilepsy	Boost for the validation of seizure detection a…

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/MAST, CONTRIBUTE/STILLBERGDAT, CONTRIBUTE/API-ROGER)
document_path	character	File path to the document associated with the research project. (Examples: raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Ando/application/EPFL_Ando.pdf, raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Skaloud - 8th call/application/EPFL_Skaloud.pdf, raw/ORD_files/Contribute/Kim - 2nd call/application/ETHZ_Kim.pdf)
project_category	character	Classification of the research project based on its purpose or funding type. (Examples: Contribute, Establish, Explore)
project_acronym	character	Abbreviated identifier for the research project, typically representing its full title. (Examples: DCSM, FAIRGeo, FiRE)
project_title	character	Title of the research project that describes its objectives and scope. (Examples: Mitigating spaceborne radio frequency interference through satellite database (SRFI-DB), Establishing the ecosystem for community driven scanning probe microscopy research and development, A standardized database framework for synthetic carbon-based solar fuels)

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report_metadata_coapplicants

The dataset report_metadata_coapplicants has 132 observations and 6 variables.

Variable Types: 5 character, 1 numeric

get("report_metadata_coapplicants") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	index	name	institution	function	roles_and_main_tasks
CONTRIBUTE/ENVIPATH+EDGEBP	0	Martina Kalt	NA	NA	NA
CONTRIBUTE/ENVIPATH+EDGEBP	1	Yaochun Yu	NA	NA	NA
CONTRIBUTE/ENVIPATH+EDGEBP	2	Hans-Joachim Ruscheweyh	NA	NA	NA

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: EXPLORE/ILOG, CONTRIBUTE/ENVIPATH+EDGEBP, EXPLORE/XCELL)
index	integer	Sequential numeric identifier for each entry in the dataset. (Range: 0 to 20)
name	character	Full name of the individual associated with the research project. (Examples: Patrick Möhl, EPFL, Francisco F. Ramirez)
institution	character	Name of the institution associated with the individual involved in the research project. (Examples: UZH, previously at INI, EPFL LASTRO, Czech Metrology Institute)
function	character	Role or position of the individual within the research project. (Examples: Researcher, Research Unit Land Change Science, Ph.D, Head of ORD Engagement and Services)
roles_and_main_tasks	character	Description of the individual’s roles and primary responsibilities within the research project. (Examples: ontologies/dlite, Attended workshop to build open hardware SPM set to use with OpenSPM software, Co-applicant, support in data evaluation and publication (INFERRED FROM TEXT))

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report_metadata

The dataset report_metadata has 63 observations and 10 variables.

Variable Types: 9 character, 1 numeric

get("report_metadata") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	project_title	explore_call_number	project_starting_and_end_date	main_applicant_responsible_for_project	function	laboratory_department	institution_of_main_applicant	report	reporting_period
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	Application Programming Interface for the Moder…	3	2023-07-01/2024-09-30	Sarah Paradis	Post-doctoral researcher	Biogeoscience	Geological Institute	Final	2023-07-01/2024-09-30
CONTRIBUTE/BOOST4EPILEPSY	Boost for the validation of seizure detection a…	5	2023-10-01/2024-09-30	David Atienza	Full Professor	EPFL STI IEM Embedded Systems Laboratory	EPFL	Final	2023-10-01/2024-09-30
CONTRIBUTE/BOSTORD	Building Open-Source Tools for reproducible int…	3	2023-05-01/2024-04-30	Nicholas Bokulich	Professor	Food Systems Biotechnology	ETH Zurich	Final	2023-05-01/2024-04-30

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/TIMERESHDRMX, ESTABLISH/PREMISE, CONTRIBUTE/GPM-API)
project_title	character	Title of the research project that outlines its objectives and scope. (Examples: Explore AiiDA for Regional Inverse Modelling of Greenhouse Gases, Building Open-Source Tools for reproducible interaction with biological ORD databases, XYT : from raw GPS data to Mobility analysis)
explore_call_number	integer	Identifier for the specific call under which the research project was submitted, represented as a numeric value. (Examples: 6, 5, 0)
project_starting_and_end_date	character	Start and end dates of the research project formatted as YYYY-MM-DD. (Examples: 2023-09-01/2025-02-28, 2023-05-01/2025-06-30, 2023-03-01/2024-08-31)
main_applicant_responsible_for_project	character	Name of the main applicant responsible for overseeing the research project. (Examples: Marco Hutter, Esther Frei, Serina Robinson)
function	character	Job title or role of the individual within the research project. (Examples: Professor, Senior Scientist / Teamleader, Photon Science Division)
laboratory_department	character	Department or unit within the institution where the research project is conducted. (Examples: RU Forest Resources and Management, Laboratory for Waste Management, Center for Imaging)
institution_of_main_applicant	character	Name of the institution affiliated with the main applicant of the research project. (Examples: Geological Institute, Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, Paul Scherrer Institute)
report	character	Classification of the type of report associated with the research project. (Examples: Final, other, Intermediate)
reporting_period	character	Timeframe during which project activities are reported, formatted as start date/end date. (Examples: 2023-05-01/2024-07-31, 2025-04-01/2025-03-31, 2022-10-01/2023-09-30)

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report_output

The dataset report_output has 1033 observations and 6 variables.

Variable Types: 4 character, 2 numeric

get("report_output") |> 
  head(3) |> 
  gt::gt() |> 
  gt::as_raw_html()

project_id	category	index	quantity	descriptions	urls
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	datasets_databases	0	1	Refactor of MOSAIC database architecture	NA
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	estimated_users	0	2	Average of 70 visits to www.mosaic.ethz.ch per …	www.mosaic.ethz.ch
CONTRIBUTE/API-MOSAIC	estimated_users	1	2	Approximately 150 users have downloaded the bet…	NA

For an overview of the variable names, see the following table.

variable_name	variable_type	description
project_id	character	Unique identifier for each research project within the ETH Open Research Data dataset. (Examples: CONTRIBUTE/OGAIS, CONTRIBUTE/THRACE, EXPLORE/ILOG)
category	character	Classification of the project based on its focus or type of activities. (Examples: estimated_users, outreach_activities, datasets_databases)
index	integer	Sequential numeric identifier for each entry in the dataset. (Range: 0 to 26)
quantity	integer	Amount or count associated with the project, measured as a numeric value. (Range: 0 to 75000)
descriptions	character	Detailed explanations or summaries related to the project. (Examples: Inversion interface for importing and processing sensitivities and observations, The oxford spires dataset: Benchmarking large-scale lidar-visual localisation, reconstruction and radiance field methods. arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.10546, 2024., Dexter Lecture 2024 (University of Minnesota where the project was presented as part of a bigger scope presentation:)
urls	character	Web addresses linking to relevant resources or information related to the project. (Examples: https://gitlab.com/dcsm/solidipes, https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05712, https://systemf.epfl.ch/blog/SpecMerger/)

License

Data are available as CC-BY.

Citation

Please cite with:

Text:

Massari N, Schöbitz L, Tilley E (2026). "ethord: ETH Board Open
Research Data (ORD) Program Project Metadata and Report Data."
doi:10.5281/zenodo.15397968 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15397968>,
<https://github.com/Global-Health-Engineering/ethord>.

BibTeX:

@Misc{massari_etall:2026,
  title = {ethord: ETH Board Open Research Data (ORD) Program Project Metadata and Report Data},
  author = {Nicolò Massari and Lars Schöbitz and Elizabeth Tilley},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.15397968},
  url = {https://github.com/Global-Health-Engineering/ethord},
  abstract = {ETH Open Research Data dataset, A colletion of metadata and report data of a CHF 15 million ETH domain program dedicated to increase the visibility and the impact of their research within the scientific community, the economy and society as a whole.},
  version = {0.1.0},
}