The State of Open Data 2026: What happens to research data after it's shared?

The 2026 State of Open Data report, from Figshare, Digital Science and Springer Nature, moves beyond attitudes to behaviour - analysing how shared data is actually being found, cited and reused across the published literature.

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The report will explore:

  • Whether shared data is being reused, and by whom
  • What makes some datasets discoverable and others effectively invisible
  • Where policy has changed practice, and where it hasn't
  • What the next phase of open data needs to deliver

The report will be released in late 2026.

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