Microsoft Academic – Alternative to Google Scholar (academic.microsoft.com) 20 points by thecodeboy 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] amoshi 4y ago ↗ ...that's being "retired" at the end of 2021 so an alternative for ~2 months only. [–] jpalomaki 4y ago ↗ ”The decision for the team to move on from MAS is not based on the operational but on the opportunity cost”Honest answer, although buried into the QA section.They say they see the value of the technology, but want to focus on bringing this to the enterprises.
[–] jpalomaki 4y ago ↗ ”The decision for the team to move on from MAS is not based on the operational but on the opportunity cost”Honest answer, although buried into the QA section.They say they see the value of the technology, but want to focus on bringing this to the enterprises.
[–] afandian 4y ago ↗ Are you interested in the underlying scholarly metadata? What format is most useful to you?
[–] dr_kiszonka 4y ago ↗ I used it for a while and it was surprisingly good. It is a pity it is going away. Maybe Microsoft could open-source the code and/or the data?
[–] evolve2k 4y ago ↗ Microsoft recommended a range of alternatives in their closure announcement. Anyone know much about any of these?- Aminer- CrossRef- Dimensions- lens.org- OpenAlex.org- OpenCitations- Scopus- Semantic ScholarRef includes links half way down: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/academic/ar... [–] afandian 4y ago ↗ Yes. I'm at Crossref, ask me anything.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 29.7 ms ] threadHonest answer, although buried into the QA section.
They say they see the value of the technology, but want to focus on bringing this to the enterprises.
- Aminer
- CrossRef
- Dimensions
- lens.org
- OpenAlex.org
- OpenCitations
- Scopus
- Semantic Scholar
Ref includes links half way down: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/academic/ar...