Initial Evaluation of the Usability of Front-End Ontology Tooling
Ontologies are widely used biomedical science and clinical practice. However, no recent works have analyzed the usability of ontology development software. We survey ontology researchers to assess the usability of 15 front-end ontology tools using the System Usability Scale (SUS). Among 38 respondents, Protege and WebProtege were most used but showed only moderate usability (SUS ~60). Familiarity significantly predicted usability scores (p=0.016). Results highlight a usability gap in ontology tooling critical for advancing biomedical data integration.
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