Logo of the City of Vienna Cultural Department (“Stadt Wien Kultur”): a red shield with a white cross on the left, next to the black text “Stadt Wien” and a red vertical line followed by the word “Kultur” on a light grey background.

We’re delighted to share that the City of Vienna (MA 7 – Cultural Department) is providing basic funding for Open Knowledge Maps in 2026 🎉

This support strengthens OKMaps as a public-interest research infrastructure.

Read the full announcement: openknowledgemaps.org/news/2026/02...

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A statement from Renate Pfann, Head of Library, University College of Teacher Education Vienna: "We strongly believe that open science is essential to ensure that research knowledge is adequately shared as the public good it ought to be. Moreover, visualizing search results the way Open Knowledge Maps does, allows researchers and the wider public to explore scientific outputs more intuitively and reveal connections between topics. We are very glad to support Open Knowledge Maps in making open science more accessible, transparent, and impactful."

New year, new connections ✨

We warmly welcome the University College of Teacher Education Vienna (PH Wien) as a supporting member! PH Wien is the first university college of teacher education in Austria to support Open Knowledge Maps.

Full post ▶️ openknowledgemaps.org/news/2026/02...

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🌊The @oscarsproject.bsky.social -funded project #AQUANAVI is creating an interactive atlas of #aquatic #mesocosm -based experimental research using Open Knowledge Maps' AI-driven visual discovery tools to facilitate efficient use of Research Infrastructures.

🔓Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio....

We were honoured to present Open Knowledge Maps at this high-level event. Our poster sparked many interesting conversations, and we’re excited to help advance a more open and connected European Research Area.

#EuropeanResearchArea #ResearchInnovation #OpenScience #OpenInfrastructure

Open Knowledge Maps founder and chairman Peter Kraker stands smiling beside an Open Knowledge Maps poster at the ERA Symposium 2025. The poster displays the OKMaps mission, visual discovery workflow, and illustrations of people interacting with knowledge maps.

A conference stage with empty chairs in front of a large presentation screen showing the title “Austrian ERA Symposium 2025: Towards Europe’s Fifth Freedom.” The slide features an illustration of people walking toward a lighthouse. A banner of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research stands on the right.

European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and a moderator sit on stage in black armchairs during a panel discussion. Ekaterina Zaharieva holds a microphone while speaking; the moderator listens with a tablet in her hands. Behind them is a large screen displaying event graphics and a QR code, with a ministry banner on the right.

❓Do you know what Europe’s fifth freedom is?

❗The free movement of research, innovation & knowledge.

This proposed freedom was at the heart of the ERA Symposium 2025, which featured European Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and Austrian Ministers Eva-Maria Holzleitner and Peter Hanke.

A light teal background with soft, semi-transparent circular shapes. In the center, bold white text reads “Better data, better discovery (:”. Above the text is a small pink robot, which exchanges the number 8 with the number 23 next to quotation marks, representing the number of citations.

📈 Better data, better discovery

Our PubMed integration now uses Crossref citations for more accurate research overviews.

Citations determine the scale of both research areas and documents on our PubMed maps.

Explore the update 👉 openknowledgemaps.org/pubmed

#OpenScience @crossref.bsky.social

Circular badge with the text ‘We Support’ at the top and ‘CoARA Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment’ at the bottom. In the centre is the CoARA logo: a magnifying glass icon with radiating lines, in shades of blue.

🤝 Responsible research assessment is key to advancing open science.

That’s why we’ve joined CoARA - to help foster assessment practices that support a more inclusive and equitable research system 🌍

We're excited to be part of this movement for change! ✨

#OpenScience @coarassessment.bsky.social

Peter Kraker giving a presentation at the Open Science Festival 2025. Behind him is a large screen showing a knowledge map that is zoomed into an area related to digital transformation.

Photo of the three members of “Team Baby Mac” after winning the Open Knowledge Maps Scientific Scavenger Hunt at the Open Science Festival 2025. They are sitting next to each other on chairs in one of the event’s locations. The person in the centre holds up a prize.

A flag for the Open Science Festival 2025 stands outside the entrance to the Aula at the University of Vienna campus. The flag features the festival’s keywords “Meet”, “Share”, “Inspire”, and “Care”.

The Open Science Festival 2025 was truly inspiring! ✨

The programme sparked discussions on the past, present & future of #OpenScience. Great to reconnect with colleagues & friends, and big congrats to Team Baby Mac 🏆 on winning the #OKMaps Scavenger Hunt!

#OSFestival2025 @osfestivalde.bsky.social

Above: Text Workshop. Scientific Scavenger Hunt: Explore the unknown with Open Knowledge Maps. Mid: Two portraits, captions: Peter Kraker. Founder of Open Knowledge Maps. Ricardo Hartley Belmar, Independent Researcher and Consultant. Below: Motto Meet. Share. Inspire. Care.

🕵️‍♂️ Join @peterkraker.bsky.social and Ricardo Hartley Belmar for a playful session with Open Knowledge Maps @okmaps.bsky.social : Explore science visually, tackle quirky questions in teams, and uncover surprising insights - from greenhouse gases to insomnia. #OpenScience #osfestival2025

A statement from Prof. Dr. Christian Obinger, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation of BOKU University: "We joined Open Knowledge Maps as a supporting member because BOKU is developing its own innovative research information system and Open Knowledge Maps helps us to better highlight and communicate research results."

As summer draws to a close, we celebrate new connections 🌻

We warmly welcome BOKU University as a supporting member! They are the 10th Austrian institution to pledge their support to Open Knowledge Maps.

Learn more here ▶️ openknowledgemaps.org/news/2025/08...

#OpenScience @bokuvienna.bsky.social

🔓 Open research info is key to our work at Open Knowledge Maps. It powers our AI-driven discovery services and allows us to provide an open, community-owned infrastructure.

That’s why we support the Barcelona Declaration - excited to join this community of like-minded organisations! 🤝

#OpenScience

Thank you for an outstanding partnership 🙌 Looking forward to the next stage of our journey together!

Illustration of the VisConnect service by Open Knowledge Maps. On the left, a visual map shows a researcher’s work organised by topic, with a robot icon symbolising AI assistance. On the right, key features are highlighted: a topical overview of key themes, scaling by impact metrics like citations and social media mentions, a structured researcher biography with career highlights, and a configurable overview of traditional and alternative metrics. The image illustrates how VisConnect combines visualisation and analytics for research assessment.

🚀 Introducing VisConnect - our new AI-powered service for responsible research assessment.

Developed with @ituaustria.bsky.social, VisConnect delivers rich, visual researcher profiles. Check out the announcement & a live example map: openknowledgemaps.org/news/2025/07...

#OpenScience #DORA #CoARA

The Open Knowledge Maps logo: a stylised lightbulb on the left, followed by the text "OPEN" in orange and "KNOWLEDGE MAPS" in dark blue, all on a white background.

👋 Hello Bluesky! We’re Open Knowledge Maps - making scientific knowledge more accessible and discoverable through visual, AI-driven discovery services.

Follow us for updates on open science, open infrastructure, and the latest from our projects and community.

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