Repository details

Gene Expression Omnibus

Name of repository
Gene Expression Omnibus
Additional name(s)
  • GEO
Repository URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/
Subject(s)
Description
Gene Expression Omnibus: a public functional genomics data repository supporting MIAME-compliant data submissions. Array- and sequence-based data are accepted. Tools are provided to help users query and download experiments and curated gene expression profiles.
Contact(s)
  • administrative: geo@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository size
Platforms 24.993 ; Samples 5.736.661 ; Series 84.386; DataSets 4.348
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/info/overview.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • serviceProvider

Dates

Started
2002

Institutions (2)

Institution name
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Additional name(s)
  • NCBI
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution name
National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (3)

Policy name
Submitting data
Policy name
GEO and MIAME
Policy name
Guidelines for reviewers and journal editors

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • feeRequired

Data licenses (1)

Data license
Copyrights

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Submitting data
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • none
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Data citation guideline
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/info/linking.html
Enhanced publication
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
FTP
Url
https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/

Alerting services (1)

Type of alerting service
RSS

Remarks

Remarks
GEO is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. is covered by Elsevier. GEO include genomics data of the Beta Cell Biology Consortium (BCBC). This was a team science initiative that was established by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
Entry date
2013-06-11
Last update
2026-05-13
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re3data.org: Gene Expression Omnibus; editing status 2026-05-13; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R33P44 last accessed: 2026-06-22