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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 in Helmholtz

The Helmholtz Open Science Office has been actively involved in the operation of re3data - Registry of Research Data Repositories since 2011. This global service offers researchers, funding organizations, and other stakeholders an overview of digital research infrastructures for making research data accessible. As of April 2022, the directory lists over 2,800 repositories, databases, and portals.

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 the Open Science Monitor of the European Commission and 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.

Since January 2020, the registry is being further developed as part of the DFG project re3data COREF.

List of Research Data Repositories with Helmholtz Participation

The following list documents the research data repositories in the Helmholtz Association. Further information can be found in the re3data registry:

Name of the research data repository Participating Helmholtz Centers re3data DOI
AIRS/Aqua Observations of Gravity Waves
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R34J42
Aktuelle Wetter- und Klimawerte deutscher Stationen
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R37C7D
Arctic Permafrost Geospatial Centre
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQK
B2SHARE Server Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMM6
BonaRes Repository
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVY
CARIBIC
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3N347
CHAMP
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3GG80
chemotion
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R34P5T
circbase
  • Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3QB7D
coastDat
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3XD1P
coastMap
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3MN5T
Collaborative Research Centre 1211 Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMLZ
Collaborative Research Centre Transregio 32 Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3W35S
Constrained Local UniversE Simulations
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3CG69
Copernicus Space Component Data Access
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BW4C
COSYNA Data web portal
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3K02T
Data Portal German Marine Research
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3F92P
Data Portal of the Alfred Wegener Institute
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3PS66
Data Publication Server Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMGR
Datenrechercheportal UFZ
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN1M
Der Karlsruher Wolkenatlas
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R32886
doRiNA
  • Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3561S
EBRAINS
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMRX
EIDA
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3V06T
EURO-CORDEX 1989-2018 using TerrSysMP
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMH3
European MassBank
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3K05Z
European Mouse Mutant Archive
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMYY
European Mouse Mutant Cell Repository
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3KZ3V
European XFEL Data Portal
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMNL
European Zebrafish Resource Center
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R30D0X
Fishbase
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3MW57
GenomeRNAi
  • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31C99
GEOFON
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R36613
Geothermal Information System
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3M89J
GFZ Data Services
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3VQ0S
GGSP -  ISDC
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R33615
GIS Maps Portal at AWI
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3K04K
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R32D0J
GLUES Geoportal
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R37W5T
GNSS - ISDC
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R37033
GRACE ISDC
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BP62
HALO database
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R39Q0T
Halocarbons in the Ocean and Atmosphere database project
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R32P8B
HeRBi
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R37B9T
Hustedt Diatom Collection Database
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R32627
IAGOS Data Centre
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMT1
ICGEM
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Q04T
IMK/IAA generated MIPAS/Envisat data
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVN
Information System and Data Center
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3M61T
Informationssystem Graffiti in Deutschland (INGRID)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMLJ
Inspire-HEP
  • Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3JC9Z
Intermagnet
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3XK82
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R34G7H
International Geodynamics and Earth Tide Service
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R35G6F
International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3QW4S
International Service of Geomagnetic Indices
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3WS49
IODP Bremen Core Repository
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31338
Jülich DATA
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMYC
Jülich Observatory for Cloud Evolution (JOYCE) - Core Facility
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3GG9C
KASCADE Cosmic Ray Data Centre
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3TS4P
KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3H942
KITopen
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R39J4M
Litterbase
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMON
meereisportal.de
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3ZM0P
MEMENTO
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3Z040
MIPAS/Envisat Observations of Polar Stratospheric Clouds
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BN26
MOSES Data Discovery Portal
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQZ
Nationale Kohorte
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R33F53
Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3ZD10
Ocean Science Information System
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R33D17
OceanRep GEOMAR Repository
  • GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3M927
PANGAEA
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3XS37
Pedestrian Dynamics Data Archive
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMT6
plankton*net
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3P35X
pSILAC
  • Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R35S7X
RADAR4KIT
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMVU
Reanalysis Tropopause Data Repository
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMOH
RES³T
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3W891
Risklayer Explorer
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMRB
RODARE
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BR40
Scientific Drilling Database
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R35023
Screening Unit Berlin-Buch
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
  • Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BS7G
SeaDataNet
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3JK5H
SENSOR
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMJ8
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3W064
SPECTR-W3
  • GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3BH02
SupraBank
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) 
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJMQ9
TanDEM-X ISDC
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3FH00
TERENO Data Discovery Portal
  • Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ)
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R39G9T
TerraSAR-X TOR
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3K61H
The Comprehensive Resource of Mammalian protein complexes
  • Helmholtz Munich (HMGU)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3NK8K
The Perovskite Database Project
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31NJN3C
The ROSAT Mission
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3RC8F
The World Data Center for Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere
  • German Aerospace Center (DLR)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3388H
THEREDA
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R36G9W
TOAR Surface Observation Database
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3FZ0G
Virtuelles Skriptorium St. Matthias
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3R80C
Wetter, Wolken, Klima
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3602D
World Data Centre for Geomagnetism, Copenhagen
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R31S4J
World Stress Map
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Helmholtz Centre Potsdam – GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3N02F
WRMC-BSRN
  • Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
 https://doi.org/10.17616/R3JW60