Research Data Repositories

An overview of research data repositories and portals with Helmholtz participation is realized by the Helmholtz Open Science Office with the help of re3data - Registry of Research Data Repositories.

Research Data Infrastructures at Helmholtz

The Helmholtz Open Science Office has been involved in the development of re3data, the “Registry of Research Data Repositories”. The multi-disciplinary registry indexes repositories for searching and publishing research data and is the most comprehensive directory of research data repositories worldwide. Currently, about 100 repositories listed in re3data can be assigned to Helmholtz centers.

Funding agencies such as the European Commission recommend researchers use the service to implement the open science conditions in Horizon 2020 as well as the new Horizon Europe funding program. re3data also provides information for OpenAIRE’s Open Science Observatory. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recommends re3data for researching suitable research data repositories. The European Research Council (ERC) also lists re3data among its recommendations for Open Science, and the German Research Foundation (DFG) refers to the service in a checklist for handling research data in DFG projects.

List of Research Data Repositories with Helmholtz Participation

The following list documents the research data repositories at the Helmholtz Association (as of April 2024). 

Name of the research data repository Participating Helmholtz Centers re3data DOI
AIRS/Aqua Observations of Gravity Waves
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R34J42
Aktuelle Wetter- und Klimawerte deutscher Stationen
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R37C7D
Arctic Permafrost Geospatial Centre
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQK
B2SHARE Server Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMM6
BigBrain Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN9A
BonaRes Repository
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVY
CARIBIC
  • German Aerospace Center
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3N347
CHAMP
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3GG80
chemotion
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R34P5T
circbase
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R3QB7D
coastDat
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 doi.org/10.17616/R3XD1P
coastMap
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 doi.org/10.17616/R3MN5T
Collaborative Climate Community Data and Processing Grid
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3492W
Collaborative Research Centre 1211 Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMLZ
Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 32 Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3W35S
Constrained Local UniversE Simulations
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
  • GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3CG69
Copernicus Space Component Data Access
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BW4C
COSYNA Data web portal
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 doi.org/10.17616/R3K02T
Data Portal of the Alfred Wegener Institute
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3PS66
Data Publication Server Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMGR
Datenrechercheportal UFZ
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN1M
Der Karlsruher Wolkenatlas
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R32886
doRiNA
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R3561S
EBRAINS
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMRX
EIDA
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3V06T
EURO-CORDEX 1989-2018 using TerrSysMP
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMH3
European Mouse Mutant Archive
  • Helmholtz Munich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMYY
European Mouse Mutant Cell Repository
  • Helmholtz Munich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3KZ3V
European XFEL Data Portal
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMNL
European Zebrafish Resource Center
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R30D0X
Fishbase
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 doi.org/10.17616/R3MW57
GenomeRNAi
  • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
  • German Cancer Research Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R31C99
GEOFON
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R36613
Geothermal Information System
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3M89J
German Human Genome-Phenome Archive
  • German Cancer Research Center
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNQB
GFZ Data Services
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3VQ0S
GGOS ICGEM
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3ZG9Q
GGSP - ISDC
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R33615
GIS Maps Portal at AWI
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3K04K
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R32D0J
GLUES Geoportal
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
 doi.org/10.17616/R37W5T
GlyTouCan
  • German Cancer Research Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R34M07
GNSS  - ISDC
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R37033
GPS-PDR ISDC
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3TP6D
GRACE ISDC
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BP62
HALO database
  • German Aerospace Center
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R39Q0T
Halocarbons in the Ocean and Atmosphere database project
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 doi.org/10.17616/R32P8B
HCDC datasearch
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNFD
HeRBi

  • Helmholtz Munich

  • Forschungszentrum Jülich

  • Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research

  • German Cancer Research Center

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R37B9T
Human protein-protein interaction network database search
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R3204X
Huntingtin Interaction Network
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R3X921
Hustedt Diatom Collection Database
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R32627
IAGOS Data Centre
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMT1
ICET
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3H60H
ICGEM
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3Q04T
IMK/IAA generated MIPAS/Envisat data
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVN
Information System and Data Center
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3M61T
Informationssystem Graffiti in Deutschland (INGRID)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMLJ
Inspire-HEP
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
 doi.org/10.17616/R3JC9Z
Intermagnet
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3XK82
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R34G7H
International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R35G6F
International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium
  • Helmholtz Munich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3QW4S
International Service of Geomagnetic Indices
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3WS49
IODP Bremen Core Repository
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R31338
Jülich DATA
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMYC
Jülich ObservatorY for Cloud Evolution - Core Facility
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3GG9C
Kadi4Mat
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNAW
Karlsruhe Astrophysical Database of Nucleosynthesis in Stars
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3T01M
KASCADE Cosmic Ray Data Centre
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3TS4P
KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3H942
KITopen
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R39J4M
Litterbase
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMON
Marine Data Portal
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3F92P
MassBank Europe
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
 doi.org/10.17616/R3K05Z
Meereis Portal
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3ZM0P
MEMENTO
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 doi.org/10.17616/R3Z040
MIPAS/Envisat Observations of Polar Stratospheric Clouds
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BN26
MO|RE data
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJM6J
MOSES Data Discovery Portal
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
  • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQZ
Nationale Kohorte
  • German Cancer Research Center
  • Helmholtz Munich
 doi.org/10.17616/R33F53
Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

 doi.org/10.17616/R3ZD10
Ocean Science Information System
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 doi.org/10.17616/R33D17
OceanRep GEOMAR Repository
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
 doi.org/10.17616/R3M927
Open Access Power-Grid Frequency Database
  • Open Access Power-Grid Frequency Database
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMT0
PANGAEA
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3XS37
Pedestrian Dynamics Data Archive
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMT6
plankton*net
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
  • Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren
 doi.org/10.17616/R3P35X
pSILAC
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R35S7X
RADAR4KIT

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVU
Reanalysis Tropopause Data Repository
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMOH
RES³T
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf HZDR
 doi.org/10.17616/R3W891
RESA
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3VS8H
Risklayer Explorer

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMRB
RODARE
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf HZDR
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BR40
Science3D
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 doi.org/10.17616/R3P034
Scientific Drilling Database

  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

 doi.org/10.17616/R35023
Screening Unit Berlin-Buch
  • Helmholtz Munich
  • Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC)
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BS7G
SeaDataNet
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3JK5H
SENSOR
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMJ8
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

  • German Aerospace Center

 doi.org/10.17616/R3W064
SPECTR-W3
  • GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
 doi.org/10.17616/R3BH02
SupraBank

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQ9
TanDEM-X ISDC
  • German Aerospace Center
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3FH00
TERENO Data Discovery Portal
  • German Aerospace Center
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
  • Helmholtz Munich
  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R39G9T
TerraSAR-X TOR
  • German Aerospace Center

  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

 doi.org/10.17616/R3K61H
The Comprehensive Resource of Mammalian protein complexes
  • Helmholtz Munich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3NK8K
The Perovskite Database Project
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB)
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN3C
The ROSAT Mission
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3RC8F
The World Data Center for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere
  • German Aerospace Center
 doi.org/10.17616/R3388H
THEREDA
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf HZDR
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R36G9W
TOAR Surface Observation Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 doi.org/10.17616/R3FZ0G
UFZ Spatial Data Catalog
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
 doi.org/10.17616/R31NJNRS
Virtuelles Skriptorium St. Matthias
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3R80C
Wetter, Wolken, Klima
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
 doi.org/10.17616/R3602D
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Copenhagen

  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences

 doi.org/10.17616/R31S4J
World Stress Map

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

  • GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
 doi.org/10.17616/R3N02F
WRMC-BSRN
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
 doi.org/10.17616/R3JW60

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