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==Features and specifications==
==Features and specifications==
Meta includes coverage of the biomedical sciences with real-time updates from [[PubMed]] and other sources.<ref name="one" /><ref name="five">{{citation|url=http://sciencescape.org/under-the-hood|title=Under The Hood|publisher=Sciencescape.org|author=|date=|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="six">{{citation|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/extreme-startups-demo-day-wrap-up-canadian-startups-make-a-strong-showing/|title=Extreme Startups Demo Day Wrap Up: Canadian Startups Make A Strong Showing|publisher=TechCrunch|author=Darrell Etherington|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref> The website provides access to over 22 million papers with publication dates as early as the 1800s.<ref name="seven">{{citation|url=http://hazmanlabs.com/blog/2013/06/sciencescape-a-new-kid-on-the-block/|title=Sciencescape -- A new kid on the block|publisher=Hazman Labs, inc|author=Hazman Aziz|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="eight">{{citation|url=http://technogiants.net/2013/06/sciencescape-in-the-future-of-scientific-research/ |title=Sciencescape in the Future of Scientific Research|publisher=TechnoGiants|author=Vaibhav|date=June 18, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref> By sifting through papers and learning from user behavior, the service pinpoints key pieces of research and provides relevant search results.<ref name="two" /> Meta also provides visualizations about a field of research by organizing papers by their date of publication and citation count and then presenting the information in a way that allows users to quickly identify key historical papers.<ref name="four" />
Meta includes coverage of the biomedical sciences with real-time updates from [[PubMed]] and other sources.<ref name="one" /><ref name="five">{{citation|url=http://sciencescape.org/under-the-hood|title=Under The Hood|publisher=Sciencescape.org|author=|date=|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="six">{{citation|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/13/extreme-startups-demo-day-wrap-up-canadian-startups-make-a-strong-showing/|title=Extreme Startups Demo Day Wrap Up: Canadian Startups Make A Strong Showing|publisher=TechCrunch|author=Darrell Etherington|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref> The website provides access to over 22 million papers with publication dates as early as the 1800s.<ref name="seven">{{citation|url=http://hazmanlabs.com/blog/2013/06/sciencescape-a-new-kid-on-the-block/|title=Sciencescape -- A new kid on the block|publisher=Hazman Labs, inc|author=Hazman Aziz|date=June 26, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703144352/http://hazmanlabs.com/blog/2013/06/sciencescape-a-new-kid-on-the-block/|archivedate=July 3, 2013|df=}}</ref><ref name="eight">{{citation|url=http://technogiants.net/2013/06/sciencescape-in-the-future-of-scientific-research/ |title=Sciencescape in the Future of Scientific Research|publisher=TechnoGiants|author=Vaibhav|date=June 18, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref> By sifting through papers and learning from user behavior, the service pinpoints key pieces of research and provides relevant search results.<ref name="two" /> Meta also provides visualizations about a field of research by organizing papers by their date of publication and citation count and then presenting the information in a way that allows users to quickly identify key historical papers.<ref name="four" />


The Meta Science research platform uses algorithms that allow users to sort new publications according to subject matter.<ref name="one" /> Users can subscribe to feeds for areas of research including [[biology]], [[genes]], [[diseases]], [[genetic disorders]], [[drugs]], people, labs & institutes, and [[Academic journals|journals]].<ref name="one" /><ref name="nine">{{citation|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/13/tech-companies-make-final-pitches-at-extreme-startups-2013-demo-day/|title=Tech companies make final pitches at Extreme Startups 2013 demo day|publisher=Financial Post|author=Mashoka Maimona|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="five" />
The Meta Science research platform uses algorithms that allow users to sort new publications according to subject matter.<ref name="one" /> Users can subscribe to feeds for areas of research including [[biology]], [[genes]], [[diseases]], [[genetic disorders]], [[drugs]], people, labs & institutes, and [[Academic journals|journals]].<ref name="one" /><ref name="nine">{{citation|url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/13/tech-companies-make-final-pitches-at-extreme-startups-2013-demo-day/|title=Tech companies make final pitches at Extreme Startups 2013 demo day|publisher=Financial Post|author=Mashoka Maimona|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name="five" />

Revision as of 14:36, 26 January 2018

Meta
FoundersSam Molyneux, Amy Molyneux
Defunct31 March 2022 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served
Academia, Government, Publishing, Industry
Number of employees
25-35
Websitemeta.com

Meta is a company performing big data analysis of scientific literature. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] and operates metascience.[2][3][4]

History

Meta Inc., formerly Sciencescape Inc.,[5] was founded in 2010 by Sam and Amy Molyneux. Before co-founding Meta, Sam Molyneux studied cancer genomics at the Ontario Cancer Institute at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto.[4][6] The service was developed with the intention of curating the millions of articles in the area of academic publishing.[1][2][3][6][7][8]

As of September 2016, Meta has analyzed over 26 million papers and profiled 14 million researchers.[9] The company has struck deals with publishers in science, technology and mathematics fields, which give the company access to full-text versions of more than 18,000 journals. Using natural language processing, Meta scans articles - as well as the millions of articles stored in open-access repositories - collecting information about authors, citations and topics. Participating publishers receive exposure for their journals in return.[10] These include the American Medical Association, BioMed Central, Elsevier, Karger, Sage Publishing, Taylor & Francis, Wolters Kluwer, and the Royal Society.[11][12]

Features and specifications

Meta includes coverage of the biomedical sciences with real-time updates from PubMed and other sources.[1][13][14] The website provides access to over 22 million papers with publication dates as early as the 1800s.[7][8] By sifting through papers and learning from user behavior, the service pinpoints key pieces of research and provides relevant search results.[2] Meta also provides visualizations about a field of research by organizing papers by their date of publication and citation count and then presenting the information in a way that allows users to quickly identify key historical papers.[4]

The Meta Science research platform uses algorithms that allow users to sort new publications according to subject matter.[1] Users can subscribe to feeds for areas of research including biology, genes, diseases, genetic disorders, drugs, people, labs & institutes, and journals.[1][6][13]

Merge with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Meta merged with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in 2017. Not much more is known yet (as of July 2017).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Darrell Etherington (June 16, 2013), Sciencescape Wants To Solve Academic Research Discoverability, Deal With The Noise Problem, TechCrunch, retrieved January 12, 2014
  2. ^ a b c Sciencescape aims to sift through snowballing science research, Wired.co.uk, retrieved January 12, 2014
  3. ^ a b Candice So (June 13, 2013), Sciencescape cataloguing research papers everywhere, one essay at a time, itbusiness.ca, retrieved January 12, 2014
  4. ^ a b c The Data Visualizers, MaRS Commons Magazine, retrieved January 12, 2014
  5. ^ "Meta Launches Universal Machine Intelligence Platform to Unite the Fragmented Scientific Information Ecosystem". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  6. ^ a b c Mashoka Maimona (June 13, 2013), Tech companies make final pitches at Extreme Startups 2013 demo day, Financial Post, retrieved January 12, 2014
  7. ^ a b Hazman Aziz (June 26, 2013), Sciencescape -- A new kid on the block, Hazman Labs, inc, archived from the original on July 3, 2013, retrieved January 12, 2014 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ a b Vaibhav (June 18, 2013), Sciencescape in the Future of Scientific Research, TechnoGiants, retrieved January 12, 2014
  9. ^ About Meta, Meta, September 13, 2016, retrieved September 13, 2016
  10. ^ Carl Straumsheim (May 10, 2016), Predictive Analytics for Publishing, Inside Higher Ed, retrieved September 12, 2016
  11. ^ Teri Tan (April 29, 2016), Digital Solutions in India 2016: Big Data and AI with Meta, Publishers Weekly, retrieved September 12, 2016
  12. ^ Partners, Meta, September 12, 2016, retrieved September 12, 2016
  13. ^ a b Under The Hood, Sciencescape.org, retrieved January 12, 2014
  14. ^ Darrell Etherington (June 13, 2013), Extreme Startups Demo Day Wrap Up: Canadian Startups Make A Strong Showing, TechCrunch, retrieved January 12, 2014
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