68 codes
Simulation code support
Recognize and structure outputs from electronic-structure, atomistic, database, and workflow codes.
9 method categories
4 workflow categories
Hosted in the EU · Open source · Free
NOMAD Central Platform
share data, not files.
The free, public community platform for materials science data. Explore and reuse shared
results, or manage, analyze, and publish your own—with no setup needed.
Features
What NOMAD Central Platform gives you
A free web service for the materials science community, with data models and workflows that
can also serve neighboring scientific domains. Organize, analyze, share, and publish your
data while exploring research shared by others.
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Drag-and-drop uploads
Upload individual files or zipped directory structures. NOMAD keeps your existing folder organization intact.
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Projects & workflows
Organize related data entries in Projects and connect data, analyses, and metadata in traceable workflows.
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You control your data
Keep Projects private, invite collaborators, and decide what to share and when to publish.
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FAIR by default
Preserve original files while making their data and metadata structured, searchable, and machine-actionable.
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DOI assignment
Publish your Project with a persistent DOI that can be cited directly from papers.
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Domain-specific search apps
Make published data visible through curated, domain-specific search apps that help peers in your community find and compare relevant results.
Capabilities
What NOMAD Central Platform supports
NOMAD Central Platform provides a curated set of parsers, converters, and schemas for simulation
outputs, instrument files, and electronic lab notebooks.
Experimental data
Experimental support
Import measurement data through FAIRmat-developed parsers and NeXus converters for instruments, vendor formats, and technique-specific workflows.
41 file formats
49 instruments
21 techniques
Built-in & custom schemas
ELN support
Create structured, editable research records in the browser, then connect them into complete experiments and workflows.
Substances, samples & instruments entities
Processes, measurements & analyses activities
Linked experiment records workflows
Custom YAML schemas extensible
Benefits
Why NOMAD is different
NOMAD is not about sharing files, it is about sharing data and making data FAIR. All data is
organized in well-defined structures described by a formal schema. That shared schema enables
consistent search, APIs, interoperability, and analysis across data from diverse sources.
Structured data & Metainfo
All data in NOMAD follows a schema that defines how data is hierarchically structured and cross-referenced. This schema is called the NOMAD Metainfo. It covers general domain-independent structures and detailed, method-specific content.
- NOMAD parsers automatically structure your data
- You can extend the existing NOMAD schema
- All data is hierarchically organized and connected
Analysis tools (NORTH)
Because all data is uniformly organized, you can analyze data from different sources with the same tools. The NOMAD Remote Tools Hub (NORTH) runs Jupyter and other containerized applications directly alongside your data.
- Use JupyterLab for notebook-based analysis
- Process microscopy images with FIJI
- Visualize atomistic structures with VESTA
Getting started
Three steps to your first published Project
Follow the steps below to publish a Project with a DOI, or open NOMAD and start exploring community data—no account needed.
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Create a free account
Sign up in under a minute to upload and publish data. No account is needed to browse or reuse community data.
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Create a Project & upload
Create a Project, then add individual files or zipped directories. Recognized data is processed into structured entries.
Create & upload to a Project →03
Publish & get a DOI
Review your entries, publish the Project when ready, and assign a persistent DOI for citation.
Publish & assign a DOI →Try & test
Other NOMAD Central deployments
Alongside NOMAD Central Production, these public deployments provide environments for previewing and testing new software and
integrations.
NOMAD Central Beta
Preview recent updates
A preview interface that shares the NOMAD Central Production database while running software that may still be under testing.
- Explore recent releases and upcoming changes
- Access the same accounts and data as NOMAD Central Production
- Expect some unstable or untested behavior
NOMAD Central Test
Test workflows safely
A separate NOMAD Central deployment and database for practicing uploads, publication, and other workflows.
- Test publication and other day-to-day workflows
- Data is temporary and periodically reset
- Do not rely on this deployment for storage
NOMAD Central Example Oasis
Explore new plugins & features
A separate-database deployment for integrating and demonstrating functionality before it is ready for the other NOMAD Central instances.
- Explore new FAIRmat plugins before broader deployment
- Preview domain-specific schemas, search apps, and workflows
- Browse preliminary data curated for emerging apps and use cases
Need more privacy or resources?
Run your own NOMAD with Oasis
Use your own resources, your own rules, and your own extensions. Manage all your group's data on self-hosted infrastructure with the same codebase as NOMAD Central Platform.
