OMICtools: an informative directory for multi-omic data analysis

TLDR

Advances in omics technologies offer unprecedented research opportunities, yet software and database resources remain highly fragmented. OMICtools aims to be a didactic resource for bioinformaticians, experimental researchers, and clinicians. OMICtools is a manually curated metadatabase of over 4,400 web‑accessible genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics tools, classified by omic technology and performance evaluation, with data sourced from developers, literature, and user submissions.

Abstract

Recent advances in 'omic' technologies have created unprecedented opportunities for biological research, but current software and database resources are extremely fragmented. OMICtools is a manually curated metadatabase that provides an overview of more than 4400 web-accessible tools related to genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics. All tools have been classified by omic technologies (next-generation sequencing, microarray, mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance) associated with published evaluations of tool performance. Information about each tool is derived either from a diverse set of developers, the scientific literature or from spontaneous submissions. OMICtools is expected to serve as a useful didactic resource not only for bioinformaticians but also for experimental researchers and clinicians.