What is Base?
Base - Research Discovery and Exploration. See what the current state of research in your field is. Find gaps, insights, ideas in minutes
Problem
Researchers and academics manually search through academic papers and literature to understand their field's current state, which is time-consuming and inefficient in identifying research gaps or insights.
Solution
A research discovery platform (tool) enabling users to explore aggregated academic research data, visualize trends, and identify gaps via AI-powered aggregation and analysis of academic papers, e.g., discovering understudied topics in machine learning.
Customers
Researchers, academics, and R&D teams needing to map research landscapes efficiently, often in universities, labs, or innovation-driven enterprises.
Unique Features
Visualizes research landscapes as interactive maps, highlights emerging trends, and flags gaps using NLP and clustering algorithms.
Traction
Launched in 2023; no explicit revenue/user data listed on ProductHunt or the website. Founder (unlisted) has 1.6k followers on LinkedIn.
Market Size
The global academic research market was valued at $78.52 billion in 2022 (Grand View Research).
