# Scientific Research: the tools companies use

35 companies on usedby use at least one of the 4 tools in this category with a public customer. Cradle leads with 12 companies. Counts are of companies on usedby, not of the whole market. Latest check 2026-10-08: 35 of 35 public lines checked.

> Search engines specialized in academic publications

Family: [Research & Knowledge](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/category/research-knowledge.md)

## Ranking

Public customers count every public line, job-post signals included; ties share a rank.

| Rank | Tool | Public customers | Confirmed | Observed | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Cradle](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/cradle.md) | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | [Causaly](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/causaly.md) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | [Consensus](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/consensus.md) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | [Owkin](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/owkin.md) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |

Tools in this category without a public customer yet: [Insilico Medicine](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/insilico-medicine.md).

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Source: https://www.usedby.ai/tools/category/scientific-research · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology