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Microsoft Academic – Alternative to Google Scholar
- dr_kiszonka 5y agoI 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 5y agoMicrosoft 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 Scholar Ref includes links half way down: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/academic/articles/microsoft-academic-to-expand-horizons-with-community-driven-approach/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/academic/ar...
- afandian 5y agoYes. I'm at Crossref, ask me anything.
- amoshi 5y ago...that's being "retired" at the end of 2021 so an alternative for ~2 months only.
- jpalomaki 5y 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 5y agoAre you interested in the underlying scholarly metadata? What format is most useful to you?