Index
The Lens
The Lens is a search tool that brings scientific literature and patents together in one place, useful for analysing innovation and technology transfer.
How it connects
Who is behind it
- The Lens operated by Cambia. Operated by the Cambia foundation.
Builds on
- The Lens depends on Crossref. Lens records are built on Crossref metadata, supplemented by DataCite DOIs and ORCID iDs.
Links
Details
Description
The Lens combines scientific literature and patent data in a single index, which makes it particularly useful for innovation and technology transfer analysis.
Attributes
| url | https://www.lens.org |
|---|---|
| identifiers | wikidata: Q7144471 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| outputLicence | partly-open |
| codebase | proprietary |
| type | Index |
| indexKind | bibliographic |
| selectivity | algorithmic |
| inclusionCriteria | partially-published |
| bulkDownload | partial |
| coverageObjects | article, patent |
| Tags | function: indexing |
Sources
- https://www.lens.org/lens/about(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- https://about.lens.org/what/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
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