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Academia.edu

A Social Network to Share and Follow Research

Education·Launched Jun 2014·0 upvotes·academia.edu

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UNVERIFIEDlast checked Jul 16, 2026 · HTTP 403

CohortClass of 2014

What it is

A Social Network to Share and Follow Research. [Tech]

HTTP liveness

20 probes since Jun 16

Jun 16Jul 16

AliveHard-dead (404/5xx/parked)RedirectedUnverified (timeout/DNS/block)

Observed events

probes · press · GitHub

Jul 4, 2026
Probe inconclusive
Cloudflare block
Jun 23, 2026
Back online
Alive · 200 OK
Jun 19, 2026
Probe inconclusive
Cloudflare block
Jun 17, 2026
Went dark
Dead · 5xx
Jun 16, 2026
First probe — live
Alive · 200 OK

Moat

Network effects

weak

The product's social network feature for sharing and following research could create a network effect, where more users make the platform more valuable to others.

The dossier evidence for this assessment includes the product's description as a 'Social Network to Share and Follow Research' and its tags, such as 'collaborative' and 'real-time', which suggest a platform that facilitates interaction among users.

However, the presence of comparable products with high similarity scores, such as Academic Torrents and Expii, could erode this moat, as they may offer similar functionality and attract users away from Academia.edu.

descriptionSocial Network to Share and Follow Research
tagscollaborative and real-time tags
comparablescomparables with high similarity scores

weak · 0.60 confidence · grounded in 3 sources

Grounded analysis from catalog data, tags, and comparables · Jul 2026

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