Equal Earth projection
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World Research Map
A clearer map of global research
World Research Map is building indexing and discoverability infrastructure so scholarship can be found, cited, and connected across borders.
Our mission
Too much valuable research never enters the indexes, search tools, and citation
networks that shape global science. That is not only a regional problem — it is a
global knowledge problem.
We build systems that evaluate sources with published criteria, enrich metadata,
and open discovery paths for works that deserve to travel.
Global brand, regional depth
World Research Map is the global brand. Afropus
is our Africa-focused sister catalogue — the first regional map inside this worldwide effort.
What we stand for
Principles that keep indexing credible and useful.
Published criteria
Evaluation is transparent — not a black box.
Metadata that travels
Clean identifiers, affiliations, and abstracts make discovery possible.
Regional first maps
Start where coverage is weakest, then widen the atlas.
See the Africa-focused catalogue
Afropus is live with journals, works, researchers, and institutions.