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OpenAlex is emerging as a next-generation research intelligence platform. Developed by the non-profit OurResearch, it delivers on a bold vision: “all the world’s research, connected and open.”

With over 450 million scholarly works and billions of citation links, it provides a large-scale, structured view of global research.

Why it matters:

• Extensive coverage – Integrates data from PubMed, arXiv, Crossref, and more
• Open infrastructure – Free to access, reuse, and integrate
• Built for analysis – Ideal for bibliometrics, AI tools, and research analytics

Keep in mind:

• As a developing platform, it may present some metadata inconsistencies and weaker curation than traditional databases

Unlike Google Scholar or proprietary databases, OpenAlex is designed as an open infrastructure to build upon.