In searching for research articles, we often want to obtain lists of references from across studies, and also obtain lists of articles that cite a particular study. In systematic reviews, this supplementary search technique is known as citation chasing': forward citation chasing looks for all records citing one or more articles of known relevance; backward citation chasing looks for all records referenced in one or more articles. Traditionally, this process would be done manually, and the resulting records would need to be checked one-by-one against included studies in a review to identify potentially relevant records that should be included in a review. This package contains functions to automate this process by making use of the Lens.org API. An input article list can be used to return a list of all referenced records, and/or all citing records in the Lens.org database (consisting of PubMed, PubMed Central, CrossRef, Microsoft Academic Graph and CORE; <https://www.lens.org>).

Designs guide sequences for CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and provides information on sequence features pertinent to guide efficiency. Sequence features include annotated off-target predictions in a user-selected genome and a predicted efficiency score based on the model described in Doench et al. (2016) <doi:10.1038/nbt.3437>. Users are able to import additional genomes and genome annotation files to use when searching and annotating off-target hits. All guide sequences and off-target data can be generated through the R console with sgRNA_Design() or through crispRdesignR's user interface with crispRdesignRUI(). CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) and the associated protein Cas9 refer to a technique used in genome editing.

Estimate and return the needed parameters for visualisations designed for OpenBudgets <http://openbudgets.eu/> data. Calculate cluster analysis measures in Budget data of municipalities across Europe, according to the OpenBudgets data model. It involves a set of techniques and algorithms used to find and divide the data into groups of similar observations. Also, can be used generally to extract visualisation parameters convert them to JSON format and use them as input in a different graphical interface.

This package provides tools for fitting, assessing, and comparing logistic and conditional logistic regression models. Includes residual diagnostics and goodness of fit measures for model development and evaluation in matched case control studies.

Circumplex models, which organize constructs in a circle around two underlying dimensions, are popular for studying interpersonal functioning, mood/affect, and vocational preferences/environments. This package provides tools for analyzing and visualizing circular data, including scoring functions for relevant instruments and a generalization of the bootstrapped structural summary method from Zimmermann & Wright (2017) <doi:10.1177/1073191115621795> and functions for creating publication-ready tables and figures from the results.

Uses non-linear regression to statistically compare two circadian rhythms. Groups are only compared if both are rhythmic (amplitude is non-zero). Performs analyses regarding mesor, phase, and amplitude, reporting on estimates and statistical differences, for each, between groups. Details can be found in Parsons et al (2020) <doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btz730>.

Implement various chromosomal instability metrics. CINmetrics (Chromosomal INstability metrics) provides functions to calculate various chromosomal instability metrics on masked Copy Number Variation(CNV) data at individual sample level. The chromosomal instability metrics have been implemented as described in the following studies: Baumbusch LO et al. 2013 <doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054356>, Davidson JM et al. 2014 <doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079079>, Chin SF et al. 2007 <doi:10.1186/gb-2007-8-10-r215>.

This package provides a comprehensive framework for batch effect diagnostics, harmonization, and post-harmonization downstream analysis. Features include interactive visualization tools, robust statistical tests, and a range of harmonization techniques. Additionally, ComBatFamQC enables the creation of life-span age trend plots with estimated age-adjusted centiles and facilitates the generation of covariate-corrected residuals for analytical purposes. Methods for harmonization are based on approaches described in Johnson et al., (2007) <doi:10.1093/biostatistics/kxj037>, Beer et al., (2020) <doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117129>, Pomponio et al., (2020) <doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116450>, and Chen et al., (2021) <doi:10.1002/hbm.25688>.

Implementation of the ageâ periodâ cohort models for claim development presented in Pittarello G, Hiabu M, Villegas A (2025) â Replicating and Extending Chainâ Ladder via an Ageâ Periodâ Cohort Structure on the Claim Development in a Runâ Off Triangleâ <doi:10.1080/10920277.2025.2496725>.

This package provides a flexible and robust joint test of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) main effect and genotype-by-treatment interaction effect for continuous and binary endpoints. Two analytic procedures, Cauchy weighted joint test (CWOT) and adaptively weighted joint test (AWOT), are proposed to accurately calculate the joint test p-value. The proposed methods are evaluated through extensive simulations under various scenarios. The results show that the proposed AWOT and CWOT control type I error well and outperform existing methods in detecting the most interesting signal patterns in pharmacogenetics (PGx) association studies. For reference, see Hong Zhang, Devan Mehrotra and Judong Shen (2022) <doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.28323.53280>.

This package provides tools for crop breeding analysis including Genetic Coefficient of Variation (GCV), Phenotypic Coefficient of Variation (PCV), heritability, genetic advance calculations, stability analysis using the Eberhart-Russell model, two-way ANOVA for genotype-environment interactions, and Additive Main Effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI) analysis. These tools are developed for crop breeding research and stability evaluation under various environmental conditions. The methods are based on established statistical and biometrical principles. Refer to Eberhart and Russell (1966) <doi:10.2135/cropsci1966.0011183X000600010011x> for stability parameters, Fisher (1935) "The Design of Experiments" <ISBN:9780198522294>, Falconer (1996) "Introduction to Quantitative Genetics" <ISBN:9780582243026>, and Singh and Chaudhary (1985) "Biometrical Methods in Quantitative Genetic Analysis" <ISBN:9788122433764> for foundational methodologies.

Causal Inference Assistance (CIA) for performing causal inference within the structural causal modelling framework. Structure learning is performed using partition Markov chain Monte Carlo (Kuipers & Moffa, 2017) and several additional functions have been added to help with causal inference. Kuipers and Moffa (2017) <doi:10.1080/01621459.2015.1133426>.

Includes climate data from Japan Meteorological Agency ('JMA') <https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html>. Can download climate data from JMA'.

Retail shopping transactions for 2,469 households over one year. Originates from the 84.51° Complete Journey 2.0 source files <https://www.8451.com/area51> which also includes useful metadata on products, coupons, campaigns, and promotions.

This package provides a toolkit for making use of credentials mediated by Posit Connect'. It handles the details of communicating with the Connect API correctly, OAuth token caching, and refresh behaviour.

Univariate feature selection and compound covariate methods under the Cox model with high-dimensional features (e.g., gene expressions). Available are survival data for non-small-cell lung cancer patients with gene expressions (Chen et al 2007 New Engl J Med) <DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa060096>, statistical methods in Emura et al (2012 PLoS ONE) <DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0047627>, Emura & Chen (2016 Stat Methods Med Res) <DOI:10.1177/0962280214533378>, and Emura et al (2019)<DOI:10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.10.020>. Algorithms for generating correlated gene expressions are also available. Estimation of survival functions via copula-graphic (CG) estimators is also implemented, which is useful for sensitivity analyses under dependent censoring (Yeh et al 2023 Biomedicines) <DOI:10.3390/biomedicines11030797> and factorial survival analyses (Emura et al 2024 Stat Methods Med Res) <DOI:10.1177/09622802231215805>.

This package provides a framework for specifying and running flexible linear-time reachability-based algorithms for graphical causal inference. Rule tables are used to encode and customize the reachability algorithm to typical causal and probabilistic reasoning tasks such as finding d-connected nodes or more advanced applications. For more information, see Wienöbst, Weichwald and Henckel (2025) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2506.15758>.

Fits cumulative link models (CLMs) for ordinal categorical data using CmdStanR'. Supports various link functions including logit, probit, cloglog, loglog, cauchit, and flexible parametric links such as Generalized Extreme Value (GEV), Asymmetric Exponential Power (AEP), and Symmetric Power. Models are pre-compiled using the instantiate package for fast execution without runtime compilation. Methods are described in Agresti (2010, ISBN:978-0-470-08289-8), Wang and Dey (2011) <doi:10.1007/s10651-010-0154-8>, and Naranjo, Perez, and Martin (2015) <doi:10.1007/s11222-014-9449-1>.

Create cumulative odds ratio plot to visually inspect the proportional odds assumption from the proportional odds model.

This package provides a likelihood-based hypothesis testing approach is implemented for assessing causal mediation. Described in Millstein, Chen, and Breton (2016), <DOI:10.1093/bioinformatics/btw135>, it could be used to test for mediation of a known causal association between a DNA variant, the instrumental variable', and a clinical outcome or phenotype by gene expression or DNA methylation, the potential mediator. Another example would be testing mediation of the effect of a drug on a clinical outcome by the molecular target. The hypothesis test generates a p-value or permutation-based FDR value with confidence intervals to quantify uncertainty in the causal inference. The outcome can be represented by either a continuous or binary variable, the potential mediator is continuous, and the instrumental variable can be continuous or binary and is not limited to a single variable but may be a design matrix representing multiple variables.

This package provides functions for efficient computation of non-linear spatial predictions with local change of support (Hofer, C. and Papritz, A. (2011) "constrainedKriging: An R-package for customary, constrained and covariance-matching constrained point or block kriging" <doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2011.02.009>). This package supplies functions for two-dimensional spatial interpolation by constrained (Cressie, N. (1993) "Aggregation in geostatistical problems" <doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1739-5_3>), covariance-matching constrained (Aldworth, J. and Cressie, N. (2003) "Prediction of nonlinear spatial functionals" <doi:10.1016/S0378-3758(02)00321-X>) and universal (external drift) Kriging for points or blocks of any shape from data with a non-stationary mean function and an isotropic weakly stationary covariance function. The linear spatial interpolation methods, constrained and covariance-matching constrained Kriging, provide approximately unbiased prediction for non-linear target values under change of support. This package extends the range of tools for spatial predictions available in R and provides an alternative to conditional simulation for non-linear spatial prediction problems with local change of support.

This package creates a 3D data cube view of a RasterStack/Brick, typically a collection/array of RasterLayers (along z-axis) with the same geographical extent (x and y dimensions) and resolution, provided by package raster'. Slices through each dimension (x/y/z), freely adjustable in location, are mapped to the visible sides of the cube. The cube can be freely rotated. Zooming and panning can be used to focus on different areas of the cube.

Fast C++'-backed tools for computing conspecific and total neighborhood basal area in mapped forest plots. Includes unweighted and distance-weighted neighborhoods, multiple radii, decay kernels, and basic edge correction. Outputs are model-ready covariates for forest competition, growth, and survival models, following neighborhood modeling workflows commonly used in spatial ecology (e.g., Hülsmann et al. 2024 <doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07118-4>).

Simulation of the stochastic 3D structure model for the nanoporous binder-conductive additive phase in battery cathodes introduced in P. Gräfensteiner, M. Osenberg, A. Hilger, N. Bohn, J. R. Binder, I. Manke, V. Schmidt, M. Neumann (2024) <doi:10.48550/arXiv.2409.11080>. The model is developed for a binder-conductive additive phase of consisting of carbon black, polyvinylidene difluoride binder and graphite particles. For its stochastic 3D modeling, a three-step procedure based on methods from stochastic geometry is used. First, the graphite particles are described by a Boolean model with ellipsoidal grains. Second, the mixture of carbon black and binder is modeled by an excursion set of a Gaussian random field in the complement of the graphite particles. Third, large pore regions within the mixture of carbon black and binder are described by a Boolean model with spherical grains.