R Discovery: Academic Research
R Discovery: Academic Research Summary
R Discovery: Academic Research is a with in-app purchases Android app in Education by Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.. Released in Apr 2020 (5 years ago). It has about 2.5M+ installs and 20.1K ratings with a 4.74★ (excellent) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 196.9K monthly active users and generates around $10K+ monthly revenue (100% IAP / 0% ads). Store metadata: updated Mar 5, 2026, version 966.
Recent activity: 184.9K installs this week (221.1K over 4 weeks) showing exceptional growth , and 34 new ratings this week View trends →
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Mar 9, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Feb 15, 2026.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Mar 5, 2026 (version 966).
4.74★
Ratings: 20.1K
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App Description
Access 250M+ scholarly articles & science papers from leading research databases
R Discovery is a free AI tool for researchers and students to find and read research papers. This top-rated literature search and reading app recommends the latest, most relevant research articles based on your interests from its extensive research repository. With advanced AI for research and unique features, R Discovery saves time and makes your literature reading more efficient. We search, you read. It’s that simple!
R Discovery adds 5,000+ articles daily through partnerships with top publishers like Wiley, IOP, Springer Nature, Sage, Taylor & Francis, APA, NEJM, Emerald Publishing, PNAS, AIAA, Karger, BMJ, JAMA, Duke University Press, and platforms like Intech Open, J-Stage, Pensoft, Underline.io, and Cassyni.
Cleanest, Most Up-to-Date Research Database
To ensure reliable, quality research, R Discovery deletes duplications to retain latest versions of papers; clarifies journal, publisher, author names to optimize search; and eliminates all retracted papers and predatory content.
This free AI app for research gives you access to:
• 250M+ Research articles (journal articles, clinical trials, conference papers & more)
• 40M+ Open access articles (world’s largest OA journal articles library)
• 3M+ Preprints from arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv & other servers
• 9.5M+ Research topics
• 14M+ Authors
• 32K+ Academic journals
• 100K+ Universities & Institutions
• Content from Microsoft Academic, PubMed, PubMed Central, CrossRef, Unpaywall, OpenAlex, etc.
AI Reading Recommendations
Enter your research interests to get personalized reading recommendations from the latest, high-quality research, including patents, conferences, seminars, and open access articles.
Gen AI Search with Ask R Discovery
Get instant science-backed insights with verified citations with Ask R Discovery, which serves as the perfect AI search engine for research.
Reliable Academic Search Engine
Search for research papers on R Discovery as you would on Google Scholar, RefSeek, Research Gate, Academia.edu, Dimensions AI, Semantic Scholar or from academic libraries like ProQuest and EBSCO.
Institutional Access to Full-Text Papers
Use your university credentials to log in and get free access to paywalled journal articles for your thesis research with our GetFTR & LibKey integrations.
Research in Shorts (Summaries)
Skim lengthy research papers in 2m

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