Academic
Google Scholar
Search across a wide database of scholarly literature, including articles, theses, books, and academic publications. Features advanced citation tracking and comprehensive academic search capabilities.
- Citation tracking
- Author profiles
- Academic search
- Library links
- Author:
- Google Scholar Team
- Role:
- Academic Search Platform
- Organization:
- Setup Time:
- 2 min setup
Internet Archive
Digital library providing free access to millions of books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. Essential for historical research and data preservation in academic contexts.
- Historical archives
- Wayback Machine
- Open library
- Media collections
- Author:
- Brewster Kahle
- Role:
- Digital Librarian
- Organization:
- Internet Archive Foundation
- Setup Time:
- 3 min setup
Data Analysis
Maltego
Powerful data mining tool that provides a library of transforms for open-source intelligence gathering and forensics, visualizing complex relationships between data points.
- Data visualization
- Link analysis
- Transform hub
- Integration capabilities
- Author:
- Maltego Technologies
- Role:
- OSINT Platform
- Organization:
- Maltego
- Setup Time:
- 15 min setup
OpenRefine
Powerful tool for working with messy data, cleaning it, transforming it, and extending it with web services. Essential for preparing and analyzing research data sets.
- Data cleaning
- Transformation
- Reconciliation
- Extension
- Author:
- OpenRefine Community
- Role:
- Data Processing Tool
- Organization:
- OpenRefine
- Setup Time:
- 10 min setup
Gephi
Open-source network analysis and visualization software, perfect for analyzing social networks, citation networks, and other complex data structures.
- Network visualization
- Data analysis
- Dynamic filtering
- Statistical tools
- Author:
- Gephi Consortium
- Role:
- Network Analysis Tool
- Organization:
- Gephi
- Setup Time:
- 12 min setup
Search Engines
DuckDuckGo
Privacy-focused search engine that doesn't track users and provides unbiased search results. Ideal for conducting research while maintaining privacy and avoiding search bias.
- Privacy protection
- Unbiased results
- Instant answers
- !bang commands
- Author:
- DuckDuckGo Team
- Role:
- Privacy Search Engine
- Organization:
- DuckDuckGo
- Setup Time:
- 1 min setup
Shodan
Search engine for Internet-connected devices, allowing researchers to find specific types of devices, vulnerabilities, and services across the internet.
- Device search
- Network mapping
- Vulnerability tracking
- API access
- Author:
- Shodan Team
- Role:
- IoT Search Engine
- Organization:
- Shodan
- Setup Time:
- 5 min setup
Verification
InVID Verification Plugin
Browser extension for verifying the authenticity of images and videos online. Essential for fact-checking and verification in academic research.
- Image analysis
- Video verification
- Metadata extraction
- Reverse image search
- Author:
- InVID Project Team
- Role:
- Media Verification Tool
- Organization:
- InVID Project
- Setup Time:
- 3 min setup
TinEye
Reverse image search engine that finds where images appear online, helping researchers verify image sources and track image usage.
- Reverse image search
- Image tracking
- Usage history
- API access
- Author:
- TinEye Team
- Role:
- Image Verification Tool
- Organization:
- TinEye
- Setup Time:
- 1 min setup
Bellingcat's Online Investigation Toolkit
Comprehensive collection of tools and resources for online investigations, fact-checking, and verification of digital content.
- Tool directory
- Verification guides
- Research methods
- Case studies
- Author:
- Bellingcat Team
- Role:
- Investigation Resource
- Organization:
- Bellingcat
- Setup Time:
- 20 min setup
Social Media
Social Searcher
Collection of tools for searching across social media platforms and analyzing social media data. Ideal for research involving public opinion, trends, and social behavior analysis.