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Launched in February 2024, Sensus Impact is a joint initiative launched by Silverchair in partnership with Oxford University Press and powered by capabilities from Hum.

• Silverchair brings existing technology to support Sensus Impact sustainably. Silverchair is a neutral supplier, with a content delivery platform containing built-in SEO, accessibility, security, and privacy.
• Oxford University Press brought the vision to pilot this service. OUP is well positioned to connect societies, larger publishers, institutions, and funders.
• Hum provides deep data integration and AI capabilities, as well as clean data design and UX to Sensus Impact. Platform agnostic, Hum has experience across many different publishers.

The resulting publicly available platform of Sensus Impact offers users visualized reporting on the reach of funded research (defined here as journal articles authored by researchers who received funding from an agency or foundation), synthesizing article downloads, alternative metrics, & citations in one user-friendly & interactive dashboard. Sensus Impact is the only product to offer a comprehensive, 360-degree view of the reach and impact of funded articles.

• Reads / Downloads = Scientific community reach and impact
• Alternative metrics = Social / Public reach and impact
• Citations = Impact in future direction of science/discovery

The idea of impact is not a static one, so we see the launch of this product as a starting point. What is now a comprehensive view of bibliometric data, alternative metrics, and article metadata we hope to build out into a thriving ecosystem that spans syndication platforms, research lifecycle stages, content types, and research applications. While we build out this product, we will also seek to adhere to industry-adopted frameworks wherever possible. You can view our live development plan here.