Research Database Directory

Every research database, reviewed.

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Overton

The policy-document database — see where research shows up in government.

Tier 3 CorporateSubscription

Ovid

Wolters Kluwer's search platform — one rigorous interface over many biomedical databases.

Tier 2 CorporateSubscription

Paperpile

A clean reference manager for the browser and Google Docs.

Tier 3 ToolsSubscription

PitchBook

The private-capital markets database — VC, PE, and M&A in depth.

Tier 2 CorporateSubscription

PlumX

Elsevier's multi-dimensional metrics.

Tier 3 ToolsSubscription

PrivCo

Private-company financials — the numbers on firms that don't file.

Tier 3 CorporateSubscription

Project MUSE

Current humanities and social-science scholarship, journals and books.

Tier 2 AcademicSubscription

ProQuest

The aggregator behind the library catalogue — dissertations, news, and scholarly content under one subscription.

Tier 2 CorporateSubscription

PsycINFO

The APA's definitive index of psychology and behavioral science.

Tier 2 AcademicSubscription