Researchly Features
Researchly is an AI-powered academic research workspace for university students and researchers. It combines paper discovery, project management, AI research assistance, and a learning curriculum in one platform.
Discover: Academic Paper Search Engine
Researchly Discover searches simultaneously across 36 academic sources. Sources include Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, medRxiv, CORE, Papers With Code, HuggingFace, NASA ADS, ClinicalTrials.gov, Zenodo, CrossRef, FRED, World Bank, and more.
The search engine uses smart domain routing: biomedical queries trigger PubMed and bioRxiv; machine learning queries trigger arXiv, Papers With Code, and HuggingFace; astronomy queries trigger NASA ADS. Results are ranked by relevance to the user's project context, with citation count and recency signals. A default last-5-years filter surfaces current research. Users can filter by field, citation count, open access status, year range, and publication type.
Roy: AI Research Assistant
Roy is Researchly's AI research assistant. Roy operates in Mentor Mode - he helps students improve their own work rather than writing it for them. Roy has full context awareness: he can read the student's paper sections, project tasks, references, and research question without being told. Roy can review literature, give structural feedback on paper sections, suggest methodology improvements, and answer research questions grounded in the student's saved library.
Project Workspace
The Project Workspace is an all-in-one research management environment containing:
- Kanban Task Board: AI-generated task boards tailored to the research topic
- Paper Editor: Structured sections (Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion) with inline Roy AI assistance
- References Manager: Add papers from Discover directly to project references
- Surveys Builder: Create and distribute research surveys with AI-generated questions
- Team Collaboration: Invite collaborators with role-based access
- Activity Log: Full timeline of project events
Researchly Academy
The Academy is a structured research curriculum with 11 modules and 46 lessons covering the complete academic research process. Modules include: Research Foundations, Finding a Research Topic, Academic Databases, Reading and Evaluating Papers, Literature Reviews, Research Methodology, Survey Design, Academic Writing, Citations, AI Tools for Researchers, and Publishing and Peer Review. Available at academy.researchly.study.
Topic Finder
The Topic Finder uses 6 AI agents running in parallel to generate personalised research topic suggestions. The Profile Agent, Literature Scout, Trend Watcher, Regional Priority Agent, Impact Assessor, and Synthesis Agent analyse the student's interests, academic level, location, and career goals to suggest research topics with gap scores and impact assessments.
Journal Checker
The Journal Checker verifies whether an academic journal is legitimate before submission. It checks 217,000+ sources including Scopus, OpenAlex, DOAJ, and predatory journal watchlists. Returns: quartile ranking (Q1-Q4), h-index, SJR score, article processing charge (APC), open access status, and predatory journal warnings.
Academic Integrity Features
- Mentor Mode: Roy cannot ghostwrite papers. He uses Socratic questioning to guide student writing.
- AI Disclosure Generator: Creates university-compliant AI disclosure statements for papers.
- Research Trail Export: Generates a verifiable audit log of research activity (papers saved, tasks completed, AI usage summary) for faculty verification.
- University Verification: Email domain verification against 10,500+ university domains, plus AI document verification.
Platform Details
- Built by: Lunox Solutions Inc.
- Backed by: NVIDIA Inception Program
- Data storage: EU-based servers (Frankfurt, Germany) — GDPR compliant
- Sign-in options: Google OAuth + Microsoft SSO
- Academic sources: 36 sources
- App URL: https://app.researchly.study
- Academy URL: https://academy.researchly.study