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Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS) provides cloud-based technologies to streamline the process of discovering, accessing, managing, and analyzing scientific content. The company serves over 1,300 research organizations...

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Early-stage AI-driven research infrastructure play with improving unit economics but challenged by micro-cap valuation and...

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Industry Enterprise SaaS / Scientific Content & Research Infrastructure
3 named competitors
3 recent developments
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Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS) provides cloud-based technologies to streamline the process of discovering, accessing, managing, and analyzing scientific content. The company serves over 1,300 research organizations globally through its SaaS platform and article content delivery services, supporting corporate, academic, government, and individual researchers.

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Management emphasized a strategic shift to API and AI integration, positioning the company as infrastructure for research and enabling higher-value, stickier contracts. Strategic focus remains on AI integration as a 'productivity multiplier,' developing new API pricing models, and expanding in the B2B market with 'verified, compliant, citation-backed infrastructure.'

Competitive Landscape

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Research Solutions' Discover Tools facilitate search discovery across virtually all scientific, technical, and medical (STM) articles available, including advanced search tools comprising Resolute.ai and Scite.ai products. Competitors include broader research platforms (Elsevier, ProQuest) and emerging AI-native research tools, with RSSS positioned as a niche infrastructure provider for enterprise research organizations.

Industry Context

Research Solutions, Inc. operates in Enterprise SaaS / Scientific Content & Research Infrastructure.

Key facts

Founded: 2006 · Headquarters: Henderson, Nevada · Employees: 145 · Market cap: $89.7M

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  • Platform subscription revenue grew 14% to $5.2M and adjusted EBITDA increased 36% year-over-year to $1.3M despite revenue challenges
  • Management forecasts 20%+ growth in SaaS business for H2 FY2026, with steady EPS projections of $0.04 for upcoming quarters and annual targets of $0.15 (FY2026) and $0.20 (FY2027)
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  • February 2026CFO Bill Nurthen left the company effective February 2026
  • February 2026Q2 FY2026 results showed platform revenue growth of 14% and net income of $547,000 with 350 basis point gross margin improvement
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Elsevier Research PlatformBroad STM content and research analytics platform→ProQuest DiscoveryEnterprise research discovery and content platform→Scite (acquired 2024)AI-powered research discovery and analysis tool→

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Frequently asked questions

What does Research Solutions, Inc. do?+
Research Solutions (NASDAQ: RSSS) provides cloud-based technologies to streamline the process of discovering, accessing, managing, and analyzing scientific content. The company serves over 1,300 research organizations...
What is Research Solutions, Inc.'s Cyborg Score?+
Research Solutions, Inc. has a Cyborg Score of 5/10 (Mixed). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Research Solutions, Inc.'s main competitors?+
Named competitors include Elsevier Research Platform, ProQuest Discovery, Scite (acquired 2024). The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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