# Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) Standard Ontology (NIFSTD)

> NIF Standard ontology (NIFSTD) is a core component of Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF)...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/7b5b527e65dd4998bb4c4bbdbd731c05
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Huge
- Formats: OWL
- Domains: Healthcare
- Audiences: Researcher
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/NIFSTD
- Contact: Tom Gillespie (tgbugs@gmail.com)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2025-09-10

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | NIFSTD |
| Description | NIF Standard ontology (NIFSTD) is a core component of Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) project (http://neuinfo.org), a semantically enhanced portal for accessing and integrating neuroscience data, tools and information. NIFSTD includes a set of modular ontologies that provide a comprehensive collection of terminologies to describe neuroscience data and resources. |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Anatomy, Other, All Organisms, Biological Process, Molecule, Cell, Subcellular, Neurological Disorder, Neurologic Disease, Subcellular anatomy, Cellular anatomy , Dysfunction |
| Groups |  |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 177,974 |
| Individuals | 477 |
| Properties | 894 |
| Max Depth | 0 |
| Max Child Count | 17,188 |
| Average Child Count | 5 |
| Classes With One Child | 21,719 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 749 |
| Classes With No Definition | 66,593 |

## Projects using NIFSTD

- [eagle-i](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/eagle-i)
- [Neuronal Morphologies and Species Metadata Classification System](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NMOSP)
- [Neural ElectroMagnetic Ontologies](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NEMO)
- [Gemma](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/Gemma)
- [Neuroscience Information Framework](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/NIF)

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/7b5b527e65dd4998bb4c4bbdbd731c05