Most Downloaded
Top downloaded packages packages from CRAN
Analysis
The most downloaded R packages reveal a strong emphasis on data manipulation and visualization, with dplyr
(data manipulation) and ggplot2
(visualization) leading the way. Supporting packages like tidyr
(data tidying), tidyselect
(data selection), and the overarching tidyverse
ecosystem highlight the continued dominance of tidy data principles in R development. The popularity of vctrs
suggests a focus on improving vector operations and type handling for enhanced performance and consistency.
Significant interest is shown in package development tools and infrastructure. Packages like rlang
(metaprogramming), lifecycle
(package lifecycle management), cli
(command-line interface development), and withr
(managing global state) indicate a growing need for robust tools to build and maintain high-quality R packages. The presence of R6
(object-oriented programming) and Rcpp
(C++ integration) suggests a preference for efficient code and extending R's capabilities through external libraries.
Finally, there's a noticeable trend towards improved user experience and enhanced output. Packages such as glue
(string interpolation), magrittr
(piping), pillar
(column formatting), knitr
(report generation), rmarkdown
(dynamic documents), htmltools
(HTML generation), bslib
(Bootstrap theming), fontawesome
(icons), and colorspace
(color manipulation) all contribute to creating more user-friendly interfaces and visually appealing outputs. The inclusion of jsonlite
(JSON handling) and curl
(web client) points to the increasing integration of R with web services and APIs.
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Top downloads
The top downloads are the packages that were downloaded the most during the last day.
rlang
cli
lifecycle
dplyr
ggplot2
glue
vctrs
jsonlite
withr
magrittr
tibble
R6
pillar
knitr
digest
utf8
purrr
Rcpp
fansi
xfun
stringr
curl
tidyselect
htmltools
pkgconfig
fs
tidyr
rmarkdown
tinytex
fastmap
scales
tidyverse
cpp11
crayon
yaml
readxl
jquerylib
cachem
bslib
sass
colorspace
fontawesome
highr
mime
gtable
farver
evaluate
generics
munsell
base64enc
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