# Academia.edu

> Academia.edu is a San Francisco research-sharing network where scholars upload papers, build public profiles and see how their work travels. Reading and downloading uploaded papers is free; subscriptions sell stronger search, recommendations and audience analytics. The company has also moved into peer-reviewed open-access journals.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Richard Price (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Research sharing network, Analytics, Academia Premium, Academia.edu Journals, Personal Website
- **Notable:** Company reports 314 million members and 65 million hosted papers in 2026., Reached 50,000 users within roughly a year of launch, according to its own history., Launched an analytics dashboard for scholars in 2012.

## Products & services

- **Research sharing network** — Profiles, paper uploads, search, follows, bookmarks and free reading of uploaded full texts.
- **Analytics** — Dashboard for profile and document views, downloads and visitor activity, with deeper visitor information in Premium.
- **Academia Premium** — Paid search filters, recommendations, translations, bulk downloads, mentions and deeper analytics.
- **Academia.edu Journals** — Peer-reviewed open-access journals distributed through the Academia network.
- **Personal Website** — A public, customizable researcher site populated from an Academia profile.

## Achievements

- Company reports 314 million members and 65 million hosted papers in 2026.
- Reached 50,000 users within roughly a year of launch, according to its own history.
- Launched an analytics dashboard for scholars in 2012.
- Its journals site listed 24 open-access journals and 1,378 articles in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Academia.edu Journals listed 24 journals and 1,378 articles; the company About page reported 314 million members and 65 million hosted papers.
- **2026-07** — Support documentation described a customizable Personal Website built from a researcher profile.
- **2026-02** — The company updated its Free versus Premium feature explanation, including premium search, translations, bulk downloads and paper podcasts.

## Links

- Website: https://www.academia.edu/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/academia-edu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/academia
- GitHub: https://github.com/academia-edu
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/Academia.edu

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Last updated: 2026-09-29