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World Research Map
Make research findable wherever it is produced
A new indexing and discoverability system for research works globally — so scholarship can travel beyond the indexes that overlook it.
Visibility is infrastructure
Rigorous research can still remain hard to discover when metadata is thin,
indexes are incomplete, or regional publishing sits outside default search paths.
World Research Map exists to index works, connect people and institutions,
and open clearer routes into the global scholarly conversation.
How discoverability is built
From published criteria to searchable records — a pipeline designed for trust and reach.
Evaluate
Journals and sources are assessed against published integrity and transparency standards.
Index
Works, authors, and institutions are connected with clean metadata so search can actually find them.
Discover
Researchers, libraries, and publishers explore an index built for where knowledge is produced.
Built for the people who move knowledge
Whether you publish, search, or steward a collection — start from the audience that fits you.
For researchers
Find related work, surface profiles, and keep your scholarship in the paths others already use.
For publishers
Improve journal discoverability with clearer metadata stewardship and indexing pathways.
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Equal Earth projection · Public domain map by Tom Patterson / Equal Earth
Afropus maps African scholarship first
Afropus is our Africa-focused catalogue — the first regional map inside a worldwide
effort to make research findable where it is produced.
Start with a question. Follow it further.
Search works, journals, researchers, and institutions in the live Afropus index today.