Digital Science
{{Short description|UK technology company serving the needs of scientific and research communities}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Digital Science
| logo = Digital Science Logo.png
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = {{start date and age|2010}}
| location = London UK
| founder = Timo Hannay
| key_people = Daniel W. Hook (CEO, 2015-present)
| services = Research Management
| industry = Technology
| products = Altmetric {{!}} Global Research Identifier Database {{!}} Dimensions
| homepage = {{URL|digital-science.com}}
| num_employees = 250 (2017)
| parent = Holtzbrinck Publishing Group
| revenue =
}}
Digital Science (or Digital Science & Research Solutions Ltd) is a technology company with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. The company focuses on strategic investments into startup companies that support the research lifecycle.{{Cite web|url=https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2017/02/09/cobbling-together-workflow-businesses/|title=Cobbling Together the Pieces to Build a Workflow Business|date=2017-02-09|website=The Scholarly Kitchen|access-date=2017-02-22}}
Overleaf is a part of Digital Science {{cite web|url=https://www.digital-science.com/product/overleaf/ |title=Overleaf }}
History
Digital Science was founded in 2010.{{cite web |title=Introducing ourselves |url=https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2010/12/introducing-ourselves/ |publisher=Digital Science & Research Solutions Ltd. |access-date=16 April 2025}} It was initially the technical division of Nature Publishing Group/Macmillan and is now operated as an independent company by Holtzbrinck Publishing Group.{{Cite news|url=http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/Digest/Macmillan-Announces-Release-of-Digital-Science-72655.asp|title=Macmillan Announces Release of Digital Science|publisher=Information Today|date=2010-12-09|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-29}} They are one of the organizers of Science Foo Camp along with Nature, Google and O'Reilly.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/technology/larry-page-google-founder-is-still-innovator-in-chief.html|title=How Larry Page's Obsessions Became Google's Business|last1=Dougherty|first1=Conor|date=22 January 2016|website=The New York Times|access-date=28 July 2017}}
Since 2013, Digital Science has released a number of collaborative reports using data generated from their portfolio companies featured in media outlets.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jun/24/brexit-big-blow-to-uk-science-say-top-british-scientists|title=Brexit big blow to UK science, say top British scientists|last=editor|first=Ian Sample Science|date=2016-06-24|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=2017-02-22|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/brexit-would-hit-uk-research-hard-report-says|title='Brexit' would hit U.K. research hard, report says|date=2016-05-17|newspaper=Science journal|access-date=2017-02-22}} The company worked with HEFCE and King's College London in 2015, following the inclusion of Research Impact in the Research Excellence Framework (REF), to analyse the results and provide access to the case studies to the public.{{cite web|last1=Hill|first1=Dr Steven|title=The diversity dividend: why interdisciplinarity strengthens research|url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/political-science/2015/aug/07/the-diversity-dividend-why-interdisciplinarity-strengthens-research|website=The Guardian|access-date=28 July 2017|date=7 August 2015}}
Digital Science launched a Global Research Identifier Database (GRID) for identifying research institutions around the world in 2015.{{cite web|title=Digital Science Gives GRID a CC0 License|url=http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/Digest/Digital-Science-Gives-GRID-a-CC0-License-115138.asp|website=Information Today|access-date=2018-08-31|date=2016-12-06}} Through the Digital Science Catalyst Grant the company has supported a number of early-stage ideas such as Nutonian,{{cite web|last1=Wheeler|first1=Laura|title=Scientific software ideas wanted – 10 tips to impress the catalyst grant panel|url=https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2016/05/10/scientific-software-ideas-wanted-10-tips-impress-catalyst-grant-panel/|website=BioMed Central|access-date=28 July 2017|date=10 May 2016}} TetraScience{{Cite web|url=http://www.biospace.com/News/digital-science-catalyst-grant-program-awarded-to/362536|title=Digital Science Catalyst Grant Program Awarded To Boston Start Up Tetrascience|website=BioSpace|access-date=2017-02-22}} and Penelope{{cite web|title=Digital Science awards catalyst grants|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/digital-science-awards-catalyst-grants-391596|website=The Bookseller|access-date=28 July 2017|language=en}} as well as community schemes including Ada Lovelace Day.{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcblog/2015/10/13/today-is-ada-lovelace-day/|title=Today is Ada Lovelace Day! Who is your role model in STEM?|date=2015-10-13|newspaper=BioMed Central|access-date=2017-02-22|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sujatakundu/2016/10/10/ada-lovelace-day-2016-a-celebration-of-women-in-science-and-technology/#d44666c5fae1|title=Ada Lovelace Day 2016 -- A Celebration Of Women In Science And Technology|last=Kundu|first=Sujata|newspaper=Forbes|access-date=2017-02-22}}
In 2013 it invested in UberResearch{{Cite web|url=https://www.digital-science.com/press-release/uberresearch-secures-investment-from-digital-science/|title=ÜberResearch Secures Investment From Digital Science|website=Digital Science}} which launched "Dimensions" in 2016, a searchable database of research funds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.digital-science.com/blog/2016/10/uberresearch-announces-dimensions-publishers/|title=ÜberResearch Announces Dimensions for Publishers|date=October 14, 2016|website=Digital Science}}
On 15 January 2018, Digital Science re-launched an extended version of Dimensions,{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-digital-science-discovery-platform-transform-scholarly-search-707691|title=Digital Science discovery platform 'will transform scholarly search' | The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com}} a commercial scholarly search platform that allows to search publications, datasets, grants, patents and clinical trials. The free version of the platform allows searching for publications and datasets only.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-digital-science-discovery-platform-transform-scholarly-search-707691|title=Digital Science discovery platform 'will transform scholarly search' {{!}} The Bookseller|website=www.thebookseller.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-10}}{{Cite news|url=https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2018/01/15/new-citation-database-dimensions/|title=A New Citation Database Launches Today: Dimensions|date=2018-01-15|work=The Scholarly Kitchen|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-00688-0|title=Science search engine links papers to grants and patents|last=Noorden|first=Richard Van|journal=Nature |date=2018-01-16|access-date=2018-02-10|language=EN|doi=10.1038/d41586-018-00688-0}}{{Cite news|url=http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/Digital-Science-Adds-Extra-Dimensions-to-Scholarly-Research-Data-122744.asp|title=Digital Science Adds Extra Dimensions to Scholarly Research Data|last=Ballard|first=Terry|date=2018-01-23|access-date=2018-02-10|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.co.nz/|title=Musings about librarianship|website=musingsaboutlibrarianship.blogspot.co.nz|access-date=2018-02-10}}
Several studies published in 2021 compared Dimensions with its subscription-based commercial competitors, and unanimously found that Dimensions.ai provides broader temporal and publication source coverage than Scopus and Web of Science in most subject areas, and that Dimensions is closer in its coverage to free aggregation databases, such as The Lens and Google Scholar. Singh, V. K., P. Singh, M. Karmakar, J. Leta and P. Mayr (2021). "The journal coverage of Web of Science, Scopus and Dimensions: A comparative analysis." Scientometrics 126(6): 5113-5142 Martín-Martín, A., M. Thelwall, E. Orduna-Malea and E. Delgado López-Cózar (2021). "Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic, Scopus, Dimensions, Web of Science, and OpenCitations’ COCI: a multidisciplinary comparison of coverage via citations." Scientometrics 126(1): 871-906
As of October 2021, Dimensions.ai covers nearly 106 million publications with over 1.2 billion citations.
Key people
- From 2010 to 2015, Timo Hannay was Managing Director
- From 2013 to 2015, Amy Brand held the role of VP academic & research relations before moving to become Director of MIT Press.{{Cite web |last=Meadows |first=Alice |date=2014-08-20 |title=An Interview with Amy Brand on a Proposed New Contributor Taxonomy Initiative |url=https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2014/08/20/an-interview-with-amy-brand-on-a-proposed-new-contributor-taxonomy-initiative/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Scholarly Kitchen |language=en-US}}
- From 2015 to present, Daniel W. Hook acts as Chief Executive Officer.[https://www.csap.cam.ac.uk/network/daniel-hook/]
Catalyst Grant Winners
| class="wikitable"
!Company !Cohort !Description |
| Ricochet by Ripeta
|The credit score for scientific publications that can detect and predict reproducibility in the trillion-dollar scientific research industry through software and analytics development; improving evidence-based science and fiscal efficiency of research investments. |
| Open Syllabus Project
|Software that collates and maps the college and university curriculum, on a global scale. |
| fusemind.org
|A search tool that gives students and researchers instant access to millions of research resources, within seconds, all on one platform. |
| Figures
|A workflow solution to manage figure data including creation, tracking, editing and discussion – all on one platform. |
| HackScience
|A platform enabling scientists to create, share and control open and affordable lab automation tools. |
| HipDynamics
|A data set interrogation tool in the field of cell and molecular biology. |
| Etalia
| rowspan="3" |September 2016{{Cite news|url=https://www.digital-science.com/blog/news/digital-science-reveals-catalyst-grant-winners/|title=Digital Science Reveals Catalyst Grant Winners - Digital Science|date=2016-09-07|work=Digital Science|access-date=2017-10-22|language=en-GB}} |A platform that offers recommendations for papers and people based on a unique fingerprint generated from a researcher’s reference library. |
| Simiary
|A software solution which boosts content discovery via intelligent search. |
| Writefull
|An online software application which provides editing and authoring guidance to enhance academic writing. |
| [https://findingada.com/ Ada Lovelace Day]
| rowspan="2" |September 2015{{Cite news|url=https://www.digital-science.com/press-releases/digital-science-awards-catalyst-grant-for-development-of-new-online-tools-to-empower-women-working-in-stem/|title=Digital Science Awards Catalyst Grant for Development of New Online Tools to Empower Women Working in STEM - Digital Science|work=Digital Science|access-date=2017-10-22|language=en-GB}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.digital-science.com/press-releases/uk-startup-penelope-to-pen-new-chapter-of-growth-after-winning-digital-science-catalyst-grant/|title=UK Startup, Penelope, To Pen New Chapter Of Growth After Winning Digital Science Catalyst Grant - Digital Science|work=Digital Science|access-date=2017-10-22|language=en-GB}} |On the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ada Lovelace this year, Ada Lovelace Day and Digital Science will mark women’s achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. |
| Penelope
|Automated, online editing tool aims to make it easier to assess and improve scientific research – wins award, backing and shared facilities with Digital Science. |
| TetraScience
|An open Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform to enhance productivity, safety and reproducibility in research. |
See also
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