I built 20,795 grad-advisor profiles from OpenAlex public data

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LabCompass is a directory of 20,795 graduate advisor profiles built from OpenAlex public academic data. It helps prospective graduate students browse and research potential faculty advisors. The profiles are derived from open bibliometric data rather than self-reported submissions.

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Score Breakdown

Traction

raw 3.00 · weight 35%

7.0pts

Novelty

0 days old · weight 20%

20.0pts

Source diversity

1 source · weight 10%

3.3pts

AI quality

raw 62.00 · weight 35%

21.7pts

Solid niche tool with clear value for grad applicants; differentiated by objective bibliometric data, but limited traction and unclear depth of profiles.

Final Score52/100