MDR (Materials Data Repository)
A data repository that hosts materials research data and publications. Discover various data and publications using metadata tailored for materials.
Description
Publishing research achievements has been done through papers and conference presentations, but recently it has become commonplace to publish data to support the papers or just data by themselves. This allows for wider use of research achievements.
The Materials Data Repository (MDR) is a repository to collect and host not only papers and presentations, but also materials data, providing them for use in further materials research and materials informatics. Users can discover publications and datasets using metadata tailored for materials or by a full-text search, and can view and download them.
How to Use MDR: Using Public Data without User Registration
Use of MDR
- MDR User's Manual
- Before using the service, please read Terms of Use for MDR Open Data.
How to Use MDR: Data Registration (Application for Use with a DICE Account)
MDR data registration and publication are available to users who meet the following requirements. Data that can be registered and published must also meet certain conditions.
Eligibility for Data Registration and Publication
- You must have both a DICE account and an ORCID iD.
- Your affiliated institution must be a member of the ORCID Japan Consortium.
- Your ORCID record must include the name of your affiliated institution and a valid period of affiliation, as provided by your institution.
- If you do not have a DICE account: Register as a user (see How to apply, p. 1)
- If you already have a DICE account: Apply to use MDR (see How to apply, p. 9)
- For information about ORCID accounts, please contact your affiliated institution
Data That Can Be Registered and Published
- The data must be research data related to materials science.
- The data must be research data that is already publicly available.
Data Registration
https://mdrs-external.nims.go.jp/
- MDR User's Manual
- Terms of Use for the MDR Self-Registration Service(ORCID iD Integration)[Established on June 15, 2026]
MDR metadata list
MDR uses "MDR Schema", a metadata schema to organize research data in MDR. The metadata schema is applied to both publications and datasets. For more information, please see the MDR Schema Website on GitHub.
Version history
- 2022-03-01 MDR Schema 2.0 (released on 2022-03-31)
- 2020-07-22 MDR metadata schema 1.0 (released on 2020-07-22)
Descriptions
* We are deprecating/changing some metadata fields to prepare for further development of MDR.