UK Bioimage Analyst Research Climate Surveys 2016-2019

Two questionnaires from the Royal Microscopical Society's Image Analysis Focused Interest Group capture the state of bioimage analysis in the UK. The 2016 survey asked researchers about their use and development of bioimage analysis tools, while the 2019 follow-up focused on funding sources for this work. Anonymized responses and Python analysis scripts provide a foundation for studying research practices and resource allocation in this specialized field.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in bioimage analysis tool adoption based on survey responses.
• Mapping funding sources and challenges for bioimage analysis projects.
• Studying the demographics and research focus of UK-based bioimage analysts.
• Replicating or extending the original analysis using the provided Python scripts.

Strengths

• Includes data from two distinct time points (2016 and 2019), enabling temporal analysis.
• Data is anonymized and shared under an Open Access license, promoting reuse.
• Accompanied by Python analysis scripts, supporting reproducibility and extension of the original study.

Limitations

• Column names and the exact number of rows/respondents are not specified in the provided metadata.
• The dataset's scope is limited to researchers on UK-focused mailing lists, which may not be representative globally.
• Metadata for size, row count, and last update date is consistently missing or marked as 'unknown' across all platform entries.

Provenance

Source

Image Analysis Focused Interest Group of the Royal Microscopical Society (IAFIG-RMS), University of Oxford.

Collection Method

Data was gathered via two questionnaires distributed through microscopy and image analysis mailing lists with a core UK readership.

Time Range

2016-2019

Geography

United Kingdom