Critical research security data points can now be integrated into institutional and agency workflows.
Tuesday September 30, 2025
Research institutions and government agencies can now fully integrate research compliance and security controls into their workflows, with the launch of new Digital Science software. Dimension Research Security API.
Built on digital science Dimensions – the world’s largest interconnected global research database – Dimensions’ Research Security API offers universities and government agencies a powerful way to integrate research security monitoring into their internal systems.
A new era of integrated research security
Dimensions Research’s Security API helps compliance teams quickly identify potential areas of concern, such as undisclosed affiliations, confidential funding sources, or collaborations that may require further investigation.
By incorporating this trusted data directly into compliance, human resources, and grants workflows, institutions and agencies can streamline reviews, strengthen oversight, and safeguard both funding and reputation, while ensuring that final compliance decisions rest with internal experts.
Strengthen research safety oversight at scale
Vice President of Research Integrity and Security at Digital Science, Dr. Leslie McIntoshsaid: “Institutions globally are under increasing pressure to enforce safeguards around research security, protect intellectual property, manage conflicts of interest and comply with evolving government regulations.
“Since we launched the initial version of Dimensions Research Security just two years ago, it has proven to be of immense value to both universities and government agencies, including agencies that protect US research. Our new API will strengthen research security monitoring at scale, enabling review by researchers and collaborators, with structured data supporting efficient workflows.
“More than ever it is important to be able to uncover hidden risks early. Dimensions Research’s Security API will enable compliance teams to incorporate research security data points, such as dual affiliations, with internally maintained data, so they can more effectively conduct holistic reviews at scale,” said Dr. McIntosh.
Vice President of Security and Research Intelligence at Digital Science, Marcos Francoadded: “Dimensions Research Security (DRS) has significantly improved the way funding agencies and universities identify and address potential research security risks in line with current regulations.
“By increasing transparency, DRS fosters strong collaboration between funders and institutions, helping them not only mitigate risks but also engage and educate researchers when discrepancies arise in disclosure forms.
“For investigative and oversight agencies, the DRS enables proactive detection of risks, such as undisclosed collaborations or dual affiliations with prohibited entities, that may require additional review.
“The new DRS API further enhances these capabilities by enabling repeatable queries at scale, streamlining workflows, and integrating DRS insights with other key data sources.”
Dimensions Research Security API Features
- It integrates directly into an institution’s secure systems and workflows. – strengthen supervision without adding additional steps
- Makes reviews defensible – each flagged record comes with structured results, metadata and clear and practical reasons for raising the flags
- Work at scale with speed – support thousands of reviews under tight deadlines with structured and continually updated data
- Supports flexible risk parameters – configure risk parameters according to needs
About dimensions
Part of digital science, Dimensions houses the largest collection of interconnected global research data, reimagining research discovery with access to grants, publications, clinical trials, patents and policy documents, all in one place. Follow the dimensions on blue sky, unknown and LinkedIn.
About digital science
Digital Science is an artificial intelligence-focused technology company that delivers innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by researchers, universities, funders, industry and publishers. We work in partnership to advance global research for the benefit of society. Through our brands (Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, metaphacts, OntoChem, Overleaf, ReadCube, Symplectic and Writefull) we believe that when we solve problems together, we drive progress for everyone. Visit digital-science.com and follow Digital science at Blueskyin unknown or in LinkedIn.
Media contact
David EllisPress, Public Relations and Social Manager, Digital Science: Mobile +61 447 783 023, d.ellis@digital-science.com
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