{"issue":"10","citation":{"apa":"Neidhart, M., Kjelkenes, R., Jansone, K., Rehák Bučková, B., Holz, N., Nees, F., … Heinz, A. (2024). A protocol for data harmonization in large cohorts. <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. Springer Nature. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0\">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0</a>","short":"M. Neidhart, R. Kjelkenes, K. Jansone, B. Rehák Bučková, N. Holz, F. Nees, H. Walter, G. Schumann, M.A. Rapp, T. Banaschewski, E. Schwarz, A. Marquand, G. Ogoh, B. Stahl, A.H. Young, S. Desrivières, N. Clinton, P. Thompson, A. Schwalber, J. Liu, V. Calhoun, X. Chang, Y. Xia, Y. Gong, T. Jia, P. Renner, S. Hese, A. Giner, M. Sanchez, E. Alvarez, B. Spanlang, C. Pearmund, A.P. Athanasiadis, L. Otten, S. Pitel, S. Petkoski, V. Jirsa, K. Schmitt, J. Wilbertz, M. Patraskaki, P. Sommer, S. Heilmann-Heimbach, C.M. Mathey, A. Miller, I. Claus, M.M. Nöthen, P. Hoffmann, A.J. Forstner, A. Pastor, J. Gallego, F.E. Orosa, G.F. Viapiana, M. Slater, L. Marr, G. Novarino, S.J. Böttger, M. Tschorn, M. Rapp, H. Ask, S. Fernandez, D. Van Der Meer, L.T. Westlye, O.A. Andreassen, R. Aden, B. Seefried, S. Siehl, F. Nees, A. Stringaris, H. Tost, A. Meyer-Lindenberg, N. Christmann, J. Banks, K. Schepanski, T. Schütz, U.H. Taron, R. Eils, J.C. Roy, T.A. Lett, H. Kebir, E. Polemiti, E. Hitchen, M. Jentsch, E. Serin, A. Bernas, N. Vaidya, S. Twardziok, M. Ralser, A. Heinz, Nature Mental Health 2 (2024) 1134–1137.","mla":"Neidhart, Maja, et al. “A Protocol for Data Harmonization in Large Cohorts.” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>, vol. 2, no. 10, Springer Nature, 2024, pp. 1134–37, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0\">10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0</a>.","chicago":"Neidhart, Maja, Rikka Kjelkenes, Karina Jansone, Barbora Rehák Bučková, Nathalie Holz, Frauke Nees, Henrik Walter, et al. “A Protocol for Data Harmonization in Large Cohorts.” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. Springer Nature, 2024. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0\">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0</a>.","ama":"Neidhart M, Kjelkenes R, Jansone K, et al. A protocol for data harmonization in large cohorts. <i>Nature Mental Health</i>. 2024;2(10):1134-1137. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0\">10.1038/s44220-024-00315-0</a>","ieee":"M. Neidhart <i>et al.</i>, “A protocol for data harmonization in large cohorts,” <i>Nature Mental Health</i>, vol. 2, no. 10. Springer Nature, pp. 1134–1137, 2024.","ista":"Neidhart M, Kjelkenes R, Jansone K, Rehák Bučková B, Holz N, Nees F, Walter H, Schumann G, Rapp MA, Banaschewski T, Schwarz E, Marquand A, Ogoh G, Stahl B, Young AH, Desrivières S, Clinton N, Thompson P, Schwalber A, Liu J, Calhoun V, Chang X, Xia Y, Gong Y, Jia T, Renner P, Hese S, Giner A, Sanchez M, Alvarez E, Spanlang B, Pearmund C, Athanasiadis AP, Otten L, Pitel S, Petkoski S, Jirsa V, Schmitt K, Wilbertz J, Patraskaki M, Sommer P, Heilmann-Heimbach S, Mathey CM, Miller A, Claus I, Nöthen MM, Hoffmann P, Forstner AJ, Pastor A, Gallego J, Orosa FE, Viapiana GF, Slater M, Marr L, Novarino G, Böttger SJ, Tschorn M, Rapp M, Ask H, Fernandez S, Van Der Meer D, Westlye LT, Andreassen OA, Aden R, Seefried B, Siehl S, Nees F, Stringaris A, Tost H, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Christmann N, Banks J, Schepanski K, Schütz T, Taron UH, Eils R, Roy JC, Lett TA, Kebir H, Polemiti E, Hitchen E, Jentsch M, Serin E, Bernas A, Vaidya N, Twardziok S, Ralser M, Heinz A. 2024. A protocol for data harmonization in large cohorts. Nature Mental Health. 2(10), 1134–1137."},"publisher":"Springer Nature","volume":2,"date_created":"2025-07-20T22:02:04Z","type":"journal_article","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"This Comment presents a high-level protocol for data harmonization within large cohorts, in which it postulates four main steps including (1) expert review, (2) pre-statistical harmonization, (3) statistical harmonization, and (4) validation."}],"status":"public","year":"2024","month":"10","date_published":"2024-10-01T00:00:00Z","title":"A protocol for data harmonization in large cohorts","scopus_import":"1","article_processing_charge":"No","OA_type":"closed access","acknowledgement":"Funded by the European Union. Complementary funding was received by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe funding guarantee (10041392 and 10038599). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA) or UKRI. The European Union, HADEA or UKRI cannot be held responsible for them. This work received support from the Chinese Ministry for Science and Technology (MOST), the Horizon 2020-funded European Research Council advanced grant ‘STRATIFY’ (695313); the German Research Foundation (COPE; 675346; NE 1383/15-1 and BA 2088/7-1 (CoviDrug)), the National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 82150710554, the Hector II foundation and the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG) (01EE2301A, 01EE2304A, 01EE2301D).","article_type":"comment","page":"1134-1137","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"day":"01","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2731-6076"]},"user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","quality_controlled":"1","author":[{"full_name":"Neidhart, Maja","last_name":"Neidhart","first_name":"Maja"},{"full_name":"Kjelkenes, Rikka","last_name":"Kjelkenes","first_name":"Rikka"},{"first_name":"Karina","last_name":"Jansone","full_name":"Jansone, Karina"},{"full_name":"Rehák Bučková, Barbora","last_name":"Rehák 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