North Keeper by North Star Tech Oy
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North Keeper research landscape

The research landscape, mapped from the open registry.

Where the world's research institutions are, and how active they are. North Keeper makes research integrity verifiable. This is the ground it stands on.

Built on ROR and OpenAlex open data.
research institutions mapped
countries and territories
indexed works (OpenAlex)
Nordic institutions (FI SE NO DK IS)
the map

Every institution, by location and research output.

Each point is one organization in the registry, placed by its coordinates, sized and colored by indexed research output. Filter by country and type, search by name, click a point for the record.

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research output
lowerhigher
education
facility
the distribution

How the landscape concentrates.

Research output follows a steep curve. A small number of institutions account for most indexed work, while the long tail carries the breadth of the registry. Charts reflect the current filters. Click a country bar to filter the map.

Institutions by country

top 22 by count of registered institutions

By organization type

education and facility records

Research-output distribution

institutions grouped by indexed works (OpenAlex)
method and limits

What this shows, and what it does not.