A digital home for researchers
RDL Network is a comprehensive academic social network — bringing a researcher's profile, publications, citations and collaborations under one roof.
Our mission
To provide a free, sustainable, open-standards infrastructure where every researcher worldwide can represent their scientific identity with respect.
Our vision
A future where academic output is visible, measurable and collaboration-ready, and where researchers manage their digital presence from a single account.
Our story
RDL Network started in 2024 when a small group of academics and engineers asked “why am I still updating my profile in five different systems?”.
Later the same year it expanded into a broader ecosystem with the Hub and Tez modules. Today it hosts profiles for tens of thousands of researchers, catalogues for thousands of institutions and hundreds of thousands of publications.
We remain independent, committed to open standards, and prioritize data privacy.
Our values
Principles behind every product decision.
Openness
Every piece of metadata follows open standards (ORCID, DOI, CrossRef). Your data stays portable tomorrow.
Respect
The researcher's work, copyright and identity are at the centre of every design choice.
Transparency
Algorithms, rankings and institutional verification rules are public.
Sustainability
Free usage rides on a user-centric, ad-free model rather than commercial exploitation.
Platform cornerstones
Profile & CV
Auto-syncs from ORCID; one-click PDF via the CV builder.
Publication management
Import manually or via CrossRef/OpenAlex, track citations.
Collaboration graph
Discover collaboration opportunities through co-author, co-project and co-institution links.
Institutional console
Departmental reporting, researcher catalogue and verification for universities.
The journey
From first commit to today.
2024 Q1
Idea stage
Five researchers, one engineer, one whiteboard.
2024 Q3
First MVP
Profile + publication import + ORCID integration.
2025 Q1
Institutional console
First 10 universities onboarded with institutional accounts.
2025 Q4
Network + Hub + Tez
Three-product ecosystem coalesced.
Our team
Academics, engineers and designers.
Every team member is either affiliated with an academic institution or holds a graduate degree. We welcome open-source contributors — please reach out.
Set up your academic identity today
Create your profile, link your publications and export your academic CV in one click.