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citeme vs RadialMR

A side-by-side editorial comparison of citeme and RadialMR — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.

Shared themes:r-package

citeme vs RadialMR: at a glance

FeaturecitemeRadialMR
SectorAnalyticsAnalytics
Velocity score0.00.0
Sparks · 30d00
Top themesresearch-software, citation-metadata, orcid, validationmendelian-randomization, radial-plots, correctness-audit, statistical-inference
Last editorial update1h ago57m ago
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What is citeme?

Citation metadata machinery breaks out of INBO's checklist package to stand on its own.

citeme handles citation metadata for research software and organisations — building citation files, validating ORCIDs, RORs, licenses and URLs, and prompting for the pieces interactively. It was extracted from the checklist package in 0.1.0 and has spent the four releases since fleshing out organisational roles, most visibly publishers.

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What is RadialMR?

RadialMR's 2026 release corrects degrees of freedom that had been wrong since documentation.

RadialMR implements radial-plot formulations of IVW and MR-Egger Mendelian randomization, with outlier detection and interactive plotting. The recent history is thin on features and increasingly focused on the arithmetic: 1.2.4 in July 2026 fixes the degrees of freedom returned by egger_radial() to the documented n-2, corrects the heterogeneity p-value that inherited the same error, and repairs a negated lower bound in the random-effects bootstrap standard error search interval in ivw_radial().

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citeme vs RadialMR: editorial side-by-side

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citeme
ANALYTICS
0.0

Citation metadata machinery breaks out of INBO's checklist package to stand on its own.

◆ Current state

citeme handles citation metadata for research software and organisations — building citation files, validating ORCIDs, RORs, licenses and URLs, and prompting for the pieces interactively. It was extracted from the checklist package in 0.1.0 and has spent the four releases since fleshing out organisational roles, most visibly publishers.

◆ Where it's heading

Development is running in tight monthly increments along two tracks: modelling who is attached to a piece of research software, and smoothing the interactive prompts that collect it. The publisher role added in 0.1.1 propagated through validation, community detection and YAML handling over the next two releases, which is how this package tends to land a concept — introduce the class field, then follow it everywhere it needs to reach.

◆ Prediction

Expect the interactive ask_* family to keep growing alongside whatever metadata field is being modelled next, and further alignment with the checklist package it was carved out of.

R
RadialMR
ANALYTICS
0.0

RadialMR's 2026 release corrects degrees of freedom that had been wrong since documentation.

◆ Current state

RadialMR implements radial-plot formulations of IVW and MR-Egger Mendelian randomization, with outlier detection and interactive plotting. The recent history is thin on features and increasingly focused on the arithmetic: 1.2.4 in July 2026 fixes the degrees of freedom returned by egger_radial() to the documented n-2, corrects the heterogeneity p-value that inherited the same error, and repairs a negated lower bound in the random-effects bootstrap standard error search interval in ivw_radial().

◆ Where it's heading

This is a package being read closely by its maintainer rather than extended. The 1.2.x line pairs statistical corrections with defensive hardening — an rmr_format class check so unformatted input fails with a clear message, and plotly_radial() dispatching on object class instead of counting list elements. Both are the kind of change made while auditing, not while building.

◆ Prediction

Expect the audit to continue into the remaining estimator internals and print methods rather than new radial variants; the entries show no feature work queued.

Alternatives to citeme and RadialMR

Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either citeme or RadialMR.

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Recent activity from citeme and RadialMR

Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.

  1. 1mo agoRadialMRegger_radial() degrees of freedom corrected to n-2
  2. 1mo agocitemeInteractive keyword prompts and YAML logical fixes
  3. 1mo agocitemeREADME parsing handles a missing language badge
  4. 2mo agocitemePublisher role reaches badges and README metadata
  5. 3mo agocitemeOrganisations can declare publisher requirements
  6. 3mo agoRadialMRroxygen2 bumped; package-level helpfile added
  7. 4mo agocitemeciteme splits out of checklist as its own package
  8. 4mo agoRadialMRUnspecified codebase optimizations
  9. 1y agoRadialMRggplot2 v4 warning removed from plot_radial()

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between citeme and RadialMR?

Both compete on the same themes — r-package — within Analytics. citeme and RadialMR are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.

Is citeme better than RadialMR?

Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. citeme and RadialMR are shipping at a similar cadence (velocity 0.0 vs 0.0, both within Sparkpulse's "active" band). For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.

What are the best alternatives to citeme?

Top citeme alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "citeme alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/citeme-r for the full list with editorial commentary on each.

What are the best alternatives to RadialMR?

Top RadialMR alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "RadialMR alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/radialmr for the full list with editorial commentary on each.