March 2026 in CRAN

Final

Part of Q1 2026 and 2026.

413

New packages

1,167

Updated

221

Archived

232.5M

Downloads

New packages (60+)

FuelDeep3D 3D Fuel Segmentation Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Deep Learning	2026-03-02
dpdr Interface to Health Canada Drug Product Database API	2026-03-02
cograph Analysis and Visualization of Complex Networks	2026-03-02
propensity A Toolkit for Calculating and Working with Propensity Scores	2026-03-02
rangecondprob Tools for Conditional Probability	2026-03-02
flexhaz Dynamic Failure Rate Distributions for Survival Analysis	2026-03-02
test.assessr Assessing Package Test Reliability and Quality	2026-03-02
lobsteR Access and Process 'LOBSTER' High-Frequency Data	2026-03-03
fastrc Fast Reverse Complement of DNA and RNA Sequences	2026-03-03
rCausalMGM Scalable Causal Discovery and Model Selection on Mixed Datasets with 'rCausalMGM'	2026-03-03
orthanc Programmatic Interface to 'Orthanc' DICOM Servers	2026-03-03
Rcope Tools to Cope with Endogeneity Problems	2026-03-03
MixMashNet Tools for Multilayer and Single Layer Network Modeling	2026-03-03
lobby Interact with the 'US Senate Lobbying Disclosure API'	2026-03-03
svyCausalGLM Survey-Weighted Modeling Utilities	2026-03-03
rstudiothemes Create and Install Custom 'RStudio' Themes	2026-03-03
clinTrialData Clinical Trial Example Datasets	2026-03-03
DDESONN A Deep Dynamic Experimental Self-Organizing Neural Network Framework	2026-03-03
unicefData Download Indicators from UNICEF Data Warehouse	2026-03-03
r4subtrace Traceability Engine for Clinical Submission Readiness	2026-03-03
r4subscore Submission Confidence Index Engine	2026-03-03
r4subrisk Risk Quantification Engine for Clinical Submission Readiness	2026-03-03
r4subprofile Regulatory Submission Profiles for Clinical Submission Readiness	2026-03-03
RChASM Detection of Chromosomal Aneuploidies in Ancient DNA Studies	2026-03-03
robust.prioritizr Robust Systematic Conservation Prioritization	2026-03-03
MetaEntropy Functional Shannon Entropy for Virome Mutational Analysis	2026-03-03
ccLRforR Case-Control Likelihood Ratio (ccLR)	2026-03-03
inflateR Inflation Adjustment for Historical Currency Values	2026-03-03
savvySh Slab and Shrinkage Linear Regression Estimation	2026-03-03
metabook Data Sets and Code for "Meta-Analysis with R"	2026-03-04
imaginarycss Tools for Studying Imaginary Cognitive Social Structure	2026-03-04
copulaSQM Copula Based Stochastic Frontier Quantile Model	2026-03-04
ExpressionCellNet Network-Based Analysis of Gene Expression Perturbations	2026-03-04
methFuse Functional Segmentation of the Methylome	2026-03-04
rict Redistricting in Clean Tables	2026-03-04
colourspace Convert from One Colour Space to Another, Print a Ready-to-Paste Modern 'CSS' Syntax	2026-03-04
actuary Actuarial Functions and Utilities	2026-03-04
htmxr Build Modern Web Applications with 'htmx' and 'plumber2'	2026-03-04
scPairs Identifying Synergistic Gene Pairs in Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics	2026-03-05
reliacoef Unidimensional and Multidimensional Reliability Coefficients	2026-03-05
RSQLite.toolkit Load Data in SQLite from Tabular Files	2026-03-05
epiviz Data Visualisation Functions for Epidemiological Data Science Products	2026-03-05
TriLLIEM Log-Linear Modelling of Triad Genotype Data	2026-03-05
AV1R 'AV1' Video Encoding for Biological Microscopy Data	2026-03-05
wkpool Vertex Pool Topology for Well-Known Geometry	2026-03-05
llamaR Interface for Large Language Models via 'llama.cpp'	2026-03-05
rdkitpyr Task-Oriented Cheminformatics in R Using 'RDKit' via 'Python'	2026-03-05
checkstring Common String Format Validation	2026-03-05
APCinteraction Nonparametric Interaction Tests in Balanced Two-Way ANOVA Models	2026-03-05
vcfheader Fast Genetic Variant Call Format File Header Intelligence and Audit	2026-03-06
openaiRtools R Client for the 'OpenAI' API	2026-03-06
agregR Bayesian State-Space Aggregation of Brazilian Presidential Polls	2026-03-06
moonlit Predicting Moonlight Intensity for a Given Time and Location	2026-03-06
WAreg While-Alive Regression for Composite Endpoints with Cluster-Robust Inference	2026-03-06
ggwidth Publication-Quality 'ggplot2' Geom Width	2026-03-06
brar Null Hypothesis Bayesian Response-Adaptive Randomization	2026-03-06
maplamina High-Performance 'WebGL' Mapping Widgets for R	2026-03-06
ZeroOneDists One Zero Statistical Distributions	2026-03-06
LISTO Performing Comprehensive Overlap Assessments	2026-03-06
whalestrike Simulate Whale Ship Strikes	2026-03-06

Archived / removed

Why

220 reason not recorded
1 no longer on CRAN

conos	2026-03-13
N2R	2026-03-13
pagoda2	2026-03-13
BIGDAWG	2026-03-15
haplo.ccs	2026-03-15
haplo.stats	2026-03-15
IFP	2026-03-15
pould	2026-03-15
SNPassoc	2026-03-15
animalEKF	2026-03-16
clinTrialData	2026-03-16
vegdata	2026-03-16
vegtable	2026-03-16
groupedHyperframe	2026-03-17
groupedHyperframe.random	2026-03-17
hyper.gam	2026-03-17
maxEff	2026-03-17
reactablefmtr	2026-03-18
survMisc	2026-03-18
AlgebraicHaploPackage	2026-03-18
AnnuityRIR	2026-03-18
auctestr	2026-03-18
BayesDA	2026-03-18
bibs	2026-03-18
cofeatureR	2026-03-18
CollapseLevels	2026-03-18
delimtools	2026-03-18
eesim	2026-03-18
elec	2026-03-18
evidence	2026-03-18
eyeRead	2026-03-18
FairMclus	2026-03-18
fechner	2026-03-18
gapclosing	2026-03-18
gbs2ploidy	2026-03-18
halk	2026-03-18
httpRequest	2026-03-18
IAT	2026-03-18
ICEinfer	2026-03-18
ISOpureR	2026-03-18
llbayesireg	2026-03-18
lookupTable	2026-03-18
mc.heterogeneity	2026-03-18
microhaplot	2026-03-18
MixviR	2026-03-18
Momocs	2026-03-18
MonteCarlo	2026-03-18
MSiP	2026-03-18
nppbib	2026-03-18
panelr	2026-03-18
Peacock.test	2026-03-18
pencopulaCond	2026-03-18
pendensity	2026-03-18
plotBart	2026-03-18
PowerUpR	2026-03-18
RcmdrPlugin.MA	2026-03-18
revengc	2026-03-18
rollmatch	2026-03-18
rprev	2026-03-18
sfo	2026-03-18

Downloads

232.5M

Total downloads

+4.8%

vs prior period

Most downloaded

1	rlang Functions for Base Types and Core R and 'Tidyverse' Features	2.5M
2	lifecycle Manage the Life Cycle of your Package Functions	2.1M
3	vctrs Vector Helpers	2.1M
4	ggplot2 Create Elegant Data Visualisations Using the Grammar of Graphics	2M
5	cli Helpers for Developing Command Line Interfaces	2M
6	dplyr A Grammar of Data Manipulation	2M
7	R6 Encapsulated Classes with Reference Semantics	1.8M
8	magrittr A Forward-Pipe Operator for R	1.7M
9	glue Interpreted String Literals	1.7M
10	tibble Simple Data Frames	1.7M
11	withr Run Code 'With' Temporarily Modified Global State	1.6M
12	jsonlite A Simple and Robust JSON Parser and Generator for R	1.6M
13	cpp11 A C++11 Interface for R's C Interface	1.6M
14	Rcpp Seamless R and C++ Integration	1.5M
15	pillar Coloured Formatting for Columns	1.5M
16	fs Cross-Platform File System Operations Based on 'libuv'	1.5M
17	scales Scale Functions for Visualization	1.4M
18	utf8 Unicode Text Processing	1.4M
19	stringr Simple, Consistent Wrappers for Common String Operations	1.4M
20	xfun Supporting Functions for Packages Maintained by 'Yihui Xie'	1.4M

Fastest growing

1	wefnexus Water-Energy-Food-Nutrient-Carbon Nexus Analysis for Agronomic Systems	+999%+
2	serocalculator Estimating Infection Rates from Serological Data	+999%+
3	SLSEdesign Optimal Regression Design under the Second-Order Least Squares Estimator	+999%+
4	wdnet Weighted and Directed Networks	+999%+
5	DebiasInfer Efficient Inference on High-Dimensional Linear Model with Missing Outcomes	+999%+
6	EmpiricalDynamics Empirical Discovery of Differential Equations from Time Series Data	+999%+
7	power4mome Power Analysis for Moderation and Mediation	+999%+
8	scpi Synthetic Control Methods	+999%+
9	nparACT Non-Parametric Measures of Actigraphy Data	+999%+
10	cellGeometry Geometric Single Cell Deconvolution	+999%+
11	EQUALPrognosis Analysing Prognostic Studies	+999%+
12	MaximinInfer Inference for Maximin Effects in High-Dimensional Settings	+999%+
13	GJRM Generalised Joint Regression Modelling	+999%+
14	tramnet Penalized Transformation Models	+999%+
15	pulsar Parallel Utilities for Lambda Selection along a Regularization Path	+999%+
16	fiodata Regional and Multi-Regional Input-Output Data	+999%+
17	leaflet.extras Extra Functionality for 'leaflet' Package	+999%+
18	httpgd A 'HTTP' Server Graphics Device	+999%+
19	fitVARMxID Fit the Vector Autoregressive Model for Multiple Individuals	+999%+
20	SIHR Statistical Inference in High Dimensional Regression	+999%+

Biggest debuts

1	wefnexus Water-Energy-Food-Nutrient-Carbon Nexus Analysis for Agronomic Systems	8.6K
2	serocalculator Estimating Infection Rates from Serological Data	4.3K
3	pulsar Parallel Utilities for Lambda Selection along a Regularization Path	1.4K
4	faux Simulation for Factorial Designs	1.3K
5	leaflet.extras Extra Functionality for 'leaflet' Package	1.1K
6	baycn Bayesian Inference for Causal Networks	902
7	EmbedSOM Fast Embedding Guided by Self-Organizing Map	883
8	rstudiothemes Create and Install Custom 'RStudio' Themes	775
9	MetaEntropy Functional Shannon Entropy for Virome Mutational Analysis	745
10	ExpressionCellNet Network-Based Analysis of Gene Expression Perturbations	726
11	rMVP Memory-Efficient, Visualize-Enhanced, Parallel-Accelerated GWAS Tool	723
12	actuary Actuarial Functions and Utilities	684
13	AV1R 'AV1' Video Encoding for Biological Microscopy Data	664
14	pgenlibr 'PLINK' 2 Binary (.pgen) Reader	647
15	bacenR Access Data from Brazilian Central Bank: IFdata, Active Institutions, Balance Sheets and Normative Acts	646
16	epiviz Data Visualisation Functions for Epidemiological Data Science Products	643
17	RSQLite.toolkit Load Data in SQLite from Tabular Files	642
18	marimekko Marimekko Plots for 'ggplot2'	636
19	htmxr Build Modern Web Applications with 'htmx' and 'plumber2'	634
20	BEMPdata Access the Bangladesh Environmental Mobility Panel Dataset	634

Ecosystem health

1,045

Newly flagged

844

Recovered

-201

Net

Notable

Recovered from check failures (ERROR → OK)

Major version jumps

osqp 0.6.3.3→1.0.0 selection.index 1.2.1→2.0.0 CCMnet 0.1.6→1.0.0 ammiBayes 1.0-3→2.1-1 clustord 1.3.4→2.0.0 dpGMM 0.2.2→1.0.0 srlars 1.0.1→2.0.0 calcite 0.1.1→1.0.0 factoextra 1.0.7→2.0.0 lme4 1.1-38→2.0-1 ggDNAvis 0.3.2→1.0.0 PubChemR 2.1.8→3.0.0 contentanalysis 0.2.1→1.0.0 rPDBapi 2.1.2→3.0.0 GALAHAD 1.0.0→2.0.0 bayesRecon 0.3.3→1.0.0 kardl 0.1.1→1.1.0 pMEM 0.1-1→1.0-1 wrMisc 1.15.4→2.0.0 MBBEFDLite 0.1.0→1.0.0

First-time CRAN authors

Alexander John Gaskins Kim Man Lui Venkata Siva Reddy Naga Shakeel Ahmed Jennifer Asimit Vali Asimit ×3 Karen Avanesian Joao Pedro Azevedo Panayiotis V Benos Ziwei Chen ×3 Frankie Cho Marina Anca Cidota Charles Coverdale ×29 Maria De Martino Max Dudek Jack Fiore Mathew William Armitage Fok Caterina Gregorio Leandro Roberto Jones Karol Kulma