Best way to showcase research projects on GitHub?

[Firstyjps]

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Hi GitHub Community,

I’m a Finance student building research-based projects (on-chain analytics, crypto research, dashboards).

What’s the best way to structure repositories for:

Research reports

Data analysis notebooks

Dashboard projects

Should I separate:

Research notes

Code

Final reports

Or combine them into a single structured repo?

Any best practice examples would be appreciated.

[WaiRuneMEKA]

For research-style projects, the cleanest GitHub setup is usually one repo per project with a consistent structure—keep notes, code, and the final report together, but clearly separated by folders. It makes the work reproducible and easy for others to review.

Recommended structure (single project repo):

README.md → 5–10 lines: problem, data sources, method, key results + screenshots + how to run

report/ → final PDF + figures

notebooks/ → EDA + analysis notebooks (numbered in order)

src/ → reusable functions / pipelines

data/ → sample or small data only (use data_raw/ ignored by git, or links to storage)

dashboard/ → app code (Streamlit/Dash/etc.) + Dockerfile (optional)

requirements.txt / environment.yml + LICENSE

When to split into multiple repos

Only if the dashboard becomes a standalone product (separate deploy cycle), or you want a shared library used across projects.

Best practices that impress reviewers

Add a one-page summary in the README (charts + findings)

Include a reproducible pipeline (Makefile / scripts) and clear setup steps

Use GitHub Releases for “final report v1.0”

Use GitHub Pages (or a /docs folder) if you want the report to look like a mini-site

If you want, tell me your tech stack (Python/R? Streamlit? Tableau?) and I’ll tailor the folder layout.

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