About Xera Open Science
We build tools that help the scientific community embrace transparency, reproducibility, and integrity. Our mission is to make open science practices accessible to every researcher.
Our Values
The principles that guide our work in building open science tools
Reproducibility
Making research findings verifiable and reproducible through better resource documentation, transparency tracking, and methodology standardization.
Transparency
Promoting open data, open code, and full disclosure of methods, funding sources, and conflicts of interest in scientific research.
Accessibility
Building free, open-source tools that any researcher can use, regardless of institutional resources or geographic location.
Integrity
Supporting research integrity through retraction monitoring, citation tracking, quality assessment, and evidence-based journal evaluation.
Our Projects
Detailed information about each tool in the Xera Open Science suite
Open Science Tracker
/trackerA research transparency tracking and analytics platform that monitors open science practices across scientific publications.
Features
- Track 6 transparency indicators: Open Data, Open Code, COI Disclosure, Funding Disclosure, Pre-registration, and Open Access
- Paper search with advanced filtering by publication year, research category, and transparency level
- Journal analytics with transparency scores and paper counts
- Research field analytics organized by NLM broad subject categories
- Time-series trend visualization showing transparency adoption from 2010 onwards
- CSV export functionality for papers, journals, and statistics
- 40+ REST API endpoints for programmatic access
Retraction Tracker
/retractionsA post-retraction citation tracking platform that monitors how retracted research continues to be cited in scientific literature.
Features
- Database of 65,000+ retracted papers sourced from Retraction Watch with daily updates
- Citation tracking from multiple sources: OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, and OpenCitations
- Post-retraction citation analysis showing pre vs post-retraction citation patterns
- Predatory Journal Detector using evidence-based retraction pattern analysis
- Think.Check.Submit integration for responsible journal submission
- Democracy & Research Integrity analysis showing relationship between governance and research integrity
- Geographic analytics with interactive world map of retractions by country
- Retraction reason categorization (fabrication, plagiarism, peer review issues, etc.)
- CSV and Excel export capabilities
Target Trial Emulations
/tteA comprehensive database and analytics platform for Target Trial Emulation studies, comparing observational estimates with randomized trial results.
Features
- Comprehensive TTE studies database with structured PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) elements
- TTE vs RCT comparison with concordance analysis measuring confidence interval overlap
- Meta-analysis visualizations including forest plots with pooled estimates
- Funnel plots for publication bias detection with Egger's test
- Methodology tracking for DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) and QBA (Quantitative Bias Analysis) adoption trends
- Research transparency metrics tracking protocol registration, data sharing, and code sharing rates
- Learning Hub with educational resources: tutorials, papers, courses, and videos organized by difficulty
- Curated collection of methodological papers on TTE methodology and causal inference
- Support for multiple effect measures: HR, OR, RR, RD, MD, SMD
- AI-powered citation screening for database curation (admin feature)
Key Resources Table
/krtAn AI-powered Key Resource Table generator that automatically extracts research resources from biomedical manuscripts to meet journal requirements.
Features
- AI-powered extraction using multiple LLM providers: GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini
- Support for 10+ resource types: Antibodies, Cell Lines, Datasets, Software, Organisms/Strains, Plasmids/Recombinant DNA, Protocols, Chemicals/Peptides, Commercial Assays, Oligonucleotides
- Dual extraction methods: fast Pattern Matching (offline) and comprehensive AI Analysis
- RRID (Research Resource Identifier) suggestions with validation
- Alternative resource recommendations for unavailable items
- Conversational KRT Builder - AI chat interface for interactive resource extraction
- Quality scoring with improvement suggestions
- Export to multiple formats: CSV, Excel, and JSON
- bioRxiv URL/DOI support for direct manuscript import
- Article profile pages for viewing extracted resources
Built with Modern Technology
All our tools are built using modern web technologies for optimal performance, accessibility, and user experience. We use Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS for the frontend, with PostgreSQL databases and Docker containerization for deployment.
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