Academia.edu
Academia Inc. provides a platform for sharing, tracking, and analyzing academic research papers.
Founded
2008Academia Inc. provides a platform for sharing, tracking, and analyzing academic research papers.
Academia.edu, founded by Richard Price in September 2008, is a San Francisco-based platform designed to facilitate the sharing, tracking, and analysis of academic research papers. The company's core mission is to accelerate the world's research by providing a free and open repository for academic articles. Academia.edu allows users, including students and researchers, to upload their work, monitor the impact through analytics, and follow the research of others. The platform serves a global audience with over 263 million registered users and 55 million uploaded papers.
Notable individuals affiliated with Academia.edu include its founder, Richard Price. The platform has achieved significant milestones, such as amassing a user base of over 263 million and facilitating the free download of 55 million PDFs. Academia.edu's impact on the academic community is profound, offering a valuable resource for researchers to disseminate their work widely and track its influence in real-time. This has contributed to greater accessibility and visibility of academic research worldwide.
Companies similar to Academia.edu include PeerJ, DeepDyve, Piazza and Scholastica.
Academia.edu was founded in 2008.
Academia.edu's headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA, US.
Academia.edu's most recent funding round was for $23M (USD) in February 2022.
As of Feb 23, 2022, Academia.edu has disclosed funding of $61.8M (USD). Undisclosed round amounts are excluded.
Academia.edu has 600 employees as of Feb 4, 2024.
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