Elsevier: Advancing human progress together

Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all.

Strengthening confidence through trusted quality

Every day, millions of researchers and thousands of institutions put their trust in Elsevier — not just to publish their work, but to protect the integrity of the scholarly record.

29% of global journal citations

Elsevier publishes 18% of global research. Our focus on quality means Elsevier journal articles account for 29% of journal citations

99% of Nobel Laureates

Since the year 2000, more than 99% of the Nobel Laureates in science and economics have published in Elsevier journals.

4.2 million submissions

In 2025, researchers made 4.2 million submissions to our 3,000 journals of which 795,000 were published.

100+ signals to evaluate quality

We invest tens of millions in detection technology models that can process 7,500 manuscripts per hour using 100+ signals to flag articles for further evaluation. An internal team of research integrity and publishing ethics specialists collaborates with 37,000 expert editors and 1.9 million reviewers to safeguard the quality of the research you rely on. .

Delivering mission critical insights

We empower individuals and organizations to make well-informed, impactful decisions at pivotal moments, combining trusted content with advanced analytics.

24,700 institutions served

SciVal is a web-based analytics solution that provides insights into the research performance of over 24,700 academic, industry and government research institutions

1.1m researcher profiles

Pure is one of the world's leading commercially available Research Information Management Systems integrating a wide range of research databases and research outputs, with more than 1.1 million researcher profiles and used by more than 500 of the world’s institutions

90m scholarly records

Scopus^® uniquely combines an expertly curated abstract and citation database with enriched data and links to scholarly content with more than 90 million records from over 31,000 journals, 149,000 conferences, 289,000 books and 1.56 million preprints from more than 7,000 publishers in 105 countries.

18.6 million biological relationships

Research tool EmBiology draws on more than 150,000 clinical trials and includes 1.49 million biological entities and over 18.6 million biological relationships extracted from literature to help researchers to gain a rapid understanding of disease biology and focus on critical evidence.

Providing solutions for better outcomes

By aligning seamlessly with individual and organizational needs our connected and configurable solutions are crafted to drive both efficiency and impact.

22m pieces of content

ScienceDirect®, the world’s largest platform dedicated to peer-reviewed primary scientific and medical research, hosts over 22 million pieces of content from over 5,100 journals and over 48,000 eBooks and receives more than 20 million monthly unique visitors

114,000 medical videos

ClinicalKey, helps doctors, nurses and students find clinically-relevant answers through a range of trusted content across specialties. This includes Elsevier’s vast collection of medical reference content, including over 2,500 clinical overviews, over 7.3 million images and over 128,000 medical videos in one integrated platform. 

1b chemistry data points

Reaxys, Elsevier’s chemistry research platform, combines over 1 billion chemistry data points with AI to support innovation in drug discovery, chemical R&D and academia. It utilizes data on 298 million substances and 68 million reactions, with over 118 million documents and 44 million patents.

18.6m biological relationships

EmBiology draws on more than 150,000 clinical trials and includes 1.49 million biological entities and over 18.6 million biological relationships extracted from literature to help researchers to gain a rapid understanding of disease biology and focus on critical evidence.

Helping impact makers succeed

We work with you to provide the right blend of expert advice and innovative tools to foster learning, refine feedback, and enhance outcomes.

3,600 institutions worldwide

Elsevier offers a range of pay-to-read and pay-to-publish options, both subscription-based and transactional, to fit the diverse needs of institutions, funders and researchers worldwide. As of 2024, Elsevier serves over 3,600 institutions worldwide with transformative deals that support open access to research.

4 million registered learners worldwide

Osmosis^®, the world’s leading medical education platform, has more than 4 million registered learners, over 3 million YouTube subscribers, and over 200 institutional partnerships, including marquee clients such as NYU, Imperial College London, CDC and NORD.

5,500 hospitals and medical schools

ClinicalKey^®, our flagship clinical reference platform, is used by doctors, nurses, medical students and educators at 5,500 institutions in over 80 countries and territories, and ClinicalKey Student is used in over 450 medical schools globally.

500,000 course enrolments

Sherpath^® provides highly focused, personalized learning paths at over 800 institutions, supporting more than 500,000 course enrollments in nursing and health education.

Enhancing through technology and innovation

By harnessing the power of cutting-edge advancements, we can transform complexity into smarter, more intuitive solutions that evolve with the needs of our customers.

Tested by 30,000 researchers

Tested by more than 30,000 researchers and librarians from 70 universities, ScienceDirectAI draws on 22 million research articles and 48,000 textbooks, allowing them to quickly extract, summarize and compare trusted insights

Drawing on 1.8bn citations

ScopusAI draws on over 27,000 academic journals, from more than 7,000 publishers worldwide, with over 1.8 billion citations to get fast and accurate summaries and research insights that support collaboration and societal impact.

2,500 clinical overviews

ClinicalKeyAI & SherpathAI are powered by the 2,500 clinical overviews, over 7.3m images and over 128,000 medical videos that ClincialKey and Sherpath draw on

#1 healthcare app

In 2024, we introduced Complete HeartX, the #1 rated healthcare app for the Apple Vision Pro.

Championing inclusion and sustainability

We embed inclusion ad sustainability in our products, processes and culture, working with our communities

5.5m users in medical schools worldwide

Complete Anatomy, the world’s most advanced 3D anatomy education platform features the most comprehensive full female anatomy model and the first model with diverse skin tones and facial features to better represent populations worldwide. It is used by 5.5 million people in more the 650 medical schools and universities worldwide.

1.3m Research4Life downloads

As a founding partner and leading contributor to Research4Life, a unique UN-publisher partnership, Elsevier provides 16% of the 245,000+ peer reviewed resources, encompassing about 5,400 journals and 34,000 eBooks. In 2024, there were over 1.3 million Research4Life downloads from ScienceDirect.  

#1 WebAIM Million

In 2023 ScienceDirect reached the #1 spot in the 2023 WebAIM Million , which ranks pages according to accessibility

Partnering with MESSAGE

Elsevier, including The Lancet and Cell Press, is partnering with MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex and Gender Equity), which aims to improve the integration of sex and gender considerations across data collection, analysis and reporting in biomedical, health and healthcare research in the UK.

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