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SciVal Research Intelligence

AI research performance analytics from Elsevier

★4.1ratingPricing · PaidRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSciVal Research Intelligence · Research
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.1
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

Research AI has a narrow moat on average, from the moat scores of its rated products. What protects Research AI tools, and the widest moats

The Brief

What SciVal Research Intelligence does

SciVal is a research analytics tool from Elsevier, built on Scopus data, that helps institutions assess research performance, understand wider impact and explore funding activity. It is aimed at university leaders, deans, research administrators and librarians who support research evaluation and strategic planning. Research Analytics covers benchmarking against peers, rankings analysis, collaboration discovery and emerging research areas. Impact Analytics shows how research contributes to policy, innovation and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, drawing on policy, patent, media and grants data. Funding Analytics finds opportunities and tracks funder priorities. Researcher-level analysis supports scenario modelling from publication histories, and custom reports can be generated. Pricing is not published and is available by contacting Elsevier.

How SciVal Research Intelligence compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; SciVal Research Intelligence does not. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for SciVal Research Intelligence. SciVal Research Intelligence offers a web app. Of the 4 alternatives with platforms on record, all 4 offer a web app. SciVal Research Intelligence was founded in 2009; the alternatives were founded between 2021 and 2023. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Research

How SciVal Research Intelligence compares in Research

SciVal Research Intelligence has high opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 145 live Research tools on FalcoScan. Across Research, the average opportunity score is 76.8 and the average saturation score 14.1. FalcoScan rates SciVal Research Intelligence's own market position as open. 42 of the 145 operating Research tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

SciVal Research Intelligence compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
SciVal Research IntelligenceFounded 2009HighOpenPaid—NoNoWebRising
Koios Research AIFounded 2021HighOpenPaid—NoYesWebHot
Open Alex Research APIFounded 2022 · Boulder, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPIHot
Elicit Research WorkflowsFounded 2021 · Oakland, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
Consensus AI EvidenceFounded 2023 · Boston, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebDeclining
Consensus AI ResearchFounded 2022 · Boston, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Research.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities SciVal Research Intelligence exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data ExtractionClassificationNlp
Industry Verticals
Higher EducationGovernmentPharmaceutical
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Questions

SciVal Research Intelligence: common questions

Is SciVal Research Intelligence free?

No. SciVal Research Intelligence is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to SciVal Research Intelligence?

The closest alternatives to SciVal Research Intelligence that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Koios Research AI, Open Alex Research API, Elicit Research Workflows, Consensus AI Evidence, and Consensus AI Research.

Is SciVal Research Intelligence still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists SciVal Research Intelligence as operating at scival.com.

Does SciVal Research Intelligence have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for SciVal Research Intelligence.

Who is SciVal Research Intelligence for?

SciVal Research Intelligence is built for research officers, university administrators, and r&d directors.

How do I sign in to SciVal Research Intelligence?

Sign in on SciVal Research Intelligence's own website, scival.com. FalcoScan reviews SciVal Research Intelligence but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by SciVal Research Intelligence directly.

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