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–Research records
–Subject areas
–Research coverage
–Document types
Figures are read live from the repository. Access to some full texts is restricted by publisher rights.
READERSHIP & IMPACT
Global readership
Explore the geographic reach of ISB research through worldwide readership and download trends.
Reading download statistics from the repository…
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Discover research
Current-year publications
The most recent publications from the current publication year in the repository.
Research at a glance
Repository dashboard
Explore every record in the repository with combined filters. All figures are calculated live from the repository database.
–Matching publications
–Distinct author names
–Publication years
–Document types
Publications by year
Publications by document type
Dashboard filters and exported CSV operate on the included sample records only. Repository-wide totals and the year index below are sourced from public ISB ePrints browse pages.
New in the repository
Recently added documents
Browse by the date a record was deposited, not its publication year. Records move out of each period automatically.
Connect new deposits
Import an EPrints export with a deposit date to activate automatic 7-day and 30-day filtering in this local preview. Expected fields: title, authors, date_deposited, type, url (CSV or JSON). No invented upload dates are displayed.
Browse subjects
Research Areas
Select a research area, then search for a subject within it. Click a subject to view its publications.
All research subjects
Subject names and counts are read live from the repository subject index. Related subject counts may overlap; they are not additive. Grouping into research areas is for easier navigation and does not change the repository taxonomy. Subject index →
Publication discovery
Browse publications
Search titles by first letter, word or phrase, then narrow results by area, year or document type.
Browse A–Z · Title initial
Records are read live from the repository database, 50 per page. To combine several fields, use Advanced search.
Refined discovery
Advanced search
Combine fields to find publications without leaving DESI.
Enter one year to see papers from that year only, or fill both Year from and Year to for a range.
Search results reflect records currently available in DESI. Use “Search complete ISB repository” for comprehensive results.
FT50 RESEARCH DISCOVERY
Explore FT50 Journals
Find research by journal, publication title or author. Select a journal to see all its available papers.
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Author contribution
Top authors in FT50 journals
Most frequent authors across all FT50 records in the repository. Select a name to see their papers.
Journal spread
Where FT50 papers are published
FT50 journals that have at least one record in the repository.
FT50 journal names follow the April 2026 list. A record is counted when its journal name matches an FT50 journal exactly (ignoring case and punctuation). Author names include all creators on those records, so co-authors from other institutions can appear.
Browse the archive
Explore publications by decade
Choose a decade to see its years, then choose a year to list all of its publications from the repository.
Year counts are read live from the repository year index; every publication of the chosen year is listed, 50 per page.
Global research reach
Download statistics
Live repository coverage and download activity. Choose a year to explore downloads, world regions and the most-read research.
Repository total · read live
–Downloads since inceptionThe total is read live from the repository statistics service. Year and publication breakdowns load when the service provides them; you can also import an EPrints usage export (CSV).
Archive composition
Publications across decades
Publication counts by decade, read live from the repository year index.
Reading and access
What the figures mean
A simple visual guide to the live repository figures.
Recorded downloads–Repository-wide total · read live
Open-access share
Share of repository records that have a publicly downloadable full text, calculated live. Yearly and regional downloads come from the usage data.
FT50 research
FT50 journal publications
Records in the repository whose journal is on the FT50 list, matched live.FT50 at a glance–
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Bars compare the current FT50 snapshot. Full journal and author details are in the FT50 Journals section.
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Select a year aboveDownloads by year
02 · Popular research
Most-downloaded publications
The most-downloaded papers, theses and other works will appear here.
Totals, years and most-downloaded publications are read from the repository statistics database (IRStats2), the same source as the repository statistics report. Country figures are on the home page map. If a breakdown is not exposed, import an EPrints usage export (CSV with year, country, title, downloads) to fill it.
People behind the research
Explore Authors
Find researchers by name or initial, then explore their available publications.
Authors are read live from the repository author index. For the complete record of an author, use the author index →
Read and download
Open Access Downloads
Journal articles, theses and other full-text works with a publicly available file. Download buttons are shown only where a public file exists.
This section lists records whose full text is publicly available in the repository, read live. Publisher permissions and reuse rights still apply.
Research across institutions
Non-ISB Affiliation
Browse publications that explicitly name a non-ISB institution in their repository metadata.
Publication details
Counts are calculated live from repository metadata and reflect records that name a non-ISB institution, not all repository publications. A thesis institution does not necessarily establish an employment relationship. Years are publication years.
Research discovery
Search results
Search papers, titles, authors and journals across the repository records.
Explore your way
Browse the complete repository
Jump straight into the live research catalogue.
◇Browse by research area
Explore the repository by academic field and subject.
Explore research areas →FT50 AUTHOR INDEX
Browse all authors
Search names or sort by FT50 paper count.
FT50 PUBLICATIONS
