# Ontology for Biobanking (OBIB)

> The ontology for Biobanking (OBIB) is an ontology built for annotation and modeling of biobank...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/bec8b9e7e95344ceaf41d931f82abf13
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Mid
- Formats: OWL
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/OBIB
- Contact: Jie Zheng (jiezheng@upenn.edu)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2023-05-13

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | OBIB |
| Description | The ontology for Biobanking (OBIB) is an ontology built for annotation and modeling of biobank repository and biobanking administration. It is developed based on subset of Ontology for Biomedical Investigations (OBI) using Basic Formal Ontology (BFO) as top ontology and following OBO Foundry principles. The first version of the ontology is merged of two existing biobank related ontologies, OMIABIS and biobank ontology. |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Health |
| Groups | OBO Foundry |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 1,804 |
| Individuals | 226 |
| Properties | 96 |
| Max Depth | 16 |
| Max Child Count | 129 |
| Average Child Count | 5 |
| Classes With One Child | 134 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 15 |
| Classes With No Definition | 228 |

## Projects using OBIB

No projects using OBIB

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/bec8b9e7e95344ceaf41d931f82abf13