RStartHere
A guide to some of the most useful R Packages that we know about
RStartHere is a curated guide to useful R packages organized by their role in the data science workflow. It helps developers and data scientists quickly find the right tools for importing data, tidying, visualizing, transforming, modeling, communicating results, automating analyses, and programming.
The guide solves the problem of navigating R’s vast package ecosystem by focusing on packages that meet specific quality criteria: fast execution, intuitive syntax, good interoperability, active development, clear documentation, and stability. Each package is organized according to where it fits in the data science workflow (import → tidy → visualize/transform/model → communicate → automate), making it easy to identify which tools you need for each stage of your project. The selection emphasizes packages that are widely used, well-tested, and available from CRAN or actively maintained by the community.