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R Discovery: Academic Research Live

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.2 apps · 2.5M installsEducationFreeIn-app purchases: $11.99 - $144.99 per itemcom.rdiscovery

Access 300M+ scholarly articles & science papers from leading research databases

Total installs
2,507,567
exact · Play shows 1,000,000+
Installs / day
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measured after our second crawl (about a day)
Rating
4.7★
21.2K ratings · 162 reviews
Released
16 Apr 2020
6.5y ago
Last update
6 Aug 2026
v4.1.3 · 2mo ago
Countries
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not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
2.4M3.1M3.7M4.4M5M10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct

Installs per day · last 30 days

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Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

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Permissions

14 in 6 groups
4 Sensitive5 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
PhoneNotable1

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

  • See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherNotable7

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification · DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
R Discovery is a free AI tool for researchers and students to find and read research papers. This top-rated literature search and reading app recommends the latest, most relevant research articles based on your interests from its extensive research repository. With advanced AI for research and unique features, R Discovery saves time and makes your literature reading more efficient. We search, you read. It’s that simple! R Discovery adds 5,000+ articles daily through partnerships with top publishers like Wiley, IOP, Springer Nature, Sage, Taylor & Francis, APA, NEJM, Emerald Publishing, PNAS, AIAA, Karger, BMJ, JAMA, Duke University Press, and platforms like Intech Open, J-Stage, Pensoft, Underline.io, and Cassyni. Cleanest, Most Up-to-Date Research Database To ensure reliable, quality research, R Discovery deletes duplications to retain latest versions of papers; clarifies journal, publisher, author names to optimize search; and eliminates all retracted papers and predatory content. This free AI app for research gives you access to: • 300M+ Research articles (journal articles, clinical trials, conference papers & more) • 40M+ Open access articles (world’s largest OA journal articles library) • 3M+ Preprints from arXiv, bioRxiv, medRxiv & other servers • 9.5M+ Research topics • 14M+ Authors • 32K+ Academic journals • 100K+ Universities & Institutions • Content from Microsoft Academic, PubMed, PubMed Central, CrossRef, Unpaywall, OpenAlex, etc. AI Reading Recommendations Enter your research interests to get personalized reading recommendations from the latest, high-quality research, including patents, conferences, seminars, and open access articles. Gen AI Search with Ask R Discovery Get instant science-backed insights with verified citations with Ask R Discovery, which serves as the perfect AI search engine for research. Reliable Academic Search Engine Search for research papers on R Discovery as you would on Google Scholar, RefSeek, Research Gate, Academia.edu, Dimensions AI, Semantic Scholar or from academic libraries like ProQuest and EBSCO. Institutional Access to Full-Text Papers Use your university credentials to log in and get free access to paywalled journal articles for your thesis research with our GetFTR & LibKey integrations. Research in Shorts (Summaries) Skim lengthy research papers in 2mins on this AI tool for research, which extracts key highlights and presents it in a simple Instagram-Story-like format. Multilingual Audio Upload full-text papers or create playlists of relevant reads and listen to audio summaries and research articles in your native language. Paper Translation Read smarter, faster with R Discovery; just select a paper and click on the translate option to read in your chosen language from 30+ options. Collaboration & Shared Reading Lists Access research recommendations from academics in your field or speed up projects by creating shared reading lists and inviting peers to collaborate on this free AI tool for academic research. Curated Feeds & Publisher Channels Explore dedicated publisher channels and curated feeds for open access articles, preprints, top 100 papers, and more. You can also create separate feeds for different, multiple research projects. Auto Sync with Zotero, Mendeley Organize your reading by saving papers to your R Discovery library and exporting this to Mendeley, Zotero; the premium auto-sync feature further reduces time and effort taken to manage references. Multi-Platform Accessibility & Alerts Bookmark articles on the app and read on the Web at https://discovery.researcher.life/ or get the Chrome extension. With multi-platform accessibility and alerts on Just Published papers, this AI tool for research makes it easy to stay updated. Enjoy free research discovery or upgrade to R Discovery Prime to unlock access to premium features. Join 3M+ academics and redefine the way you read on R Discovery. Get it now!

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