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Elsevier scores 8/10 on the AskCyborg Cyborg Score (Strong). Established publishing oligarch diversifying into healthcare AI and evidence synthesis tools to defend against open-access disruption while capturing higher-margin decision-support revenue. Elsevier maintains market-leading positions across academic publishing, research analytics, and clinical decision support with strong profitability (33.1% adjusted operating margin in 2023). Strategic acquisitions completed as of June 2026 in.

What is Elsevier's industry? Elsevier (elsevier.com) operates in Educational and Academic Publishing. AskCyborg classifies Elsevier under Educational and Academic Publishing in its company registry.

Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as The Lancet, Cell, the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, ...

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Industry Educational and Academic Publishing
6 named competitors
4 recent developments
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Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as The Lancet, Cell, the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, Scopus, and ClinicalKey, serving more than 30 million scientists, health professionals, and students globally. As of June 2026, the company has accelerated its expansion beyond traditional publishing into healthcare analytics and AI-powered research tools through acquisitions including Mytonomy and Wellsheet, and expansion of LeapSpace with agentic AI capabilities.

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Elsevier is part of the RELX Group, a publicly traded company. The company maintains a dominant market position through highly-cited flagship journals and comprehensive research platforms. In recent years—likely in response to increased interest in open access, moderation of journal pricing, and other factors in the scholarly publishing industry—Elsevier has diversified its portfolio to include tools and services that tap into other aspects of the research process.

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Elsevier faces competition from Springer Nature and Wiley in academic publishing, Clarivate Analytics and Dimensions.ai in research analytics, and emerging players in clinical decision support and healthcare AI. The company's dominance is anchored in high-citation flagship journals and integrated information platforms that create switching costs, but open-access mandates and AI-driven alternatives pose structural disruption risks.

Industry Context

Elsevier operates in Educational and Academic Publishing.

Key facts

Founded: 1880 · Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Employees: 13,000 · Revenue: $5B (April 2026) · Market cap: N/A

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  • (May 2026) Completed acquisition of Mytonomy for patient engagement solutions; (June 2026) acquired Wellsheet for clinical data integration; (June 2026) expanded LeapSpace with agentic AI capabilities for research workflows
  • (May 2026) Filed lawsuit against Meta Platforms, alleging Meta used their books and journal articles without permission to train Llama
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Recent developments

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  • June 2026Expanded LeapSpace research AI workspace with new agentic capabilities for end-to-end research workflows
  • June 2026Acquired Wellsheet, a health technology company integrating patient data and clinical evidence at point of care
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NatureLeading academic publisher with journals, books, and research platforms→Wiley Online LibraryAcademic and professional publishing with journals, books, and digital platforms→Taylor & FrancisAcademic and professional publisher of journals, books, and digital content→SAGE PublishingGlobal academic publisher of journals, books, and educational resources for researchers and students→Oxford University PressUniversity press publishing academic journals, books, and scholarly content across all disciplines→Cambridge University PressAcademic publisher and assessment organisation publishing journals, books, and research content→

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Elsevier operates in Educational and Academic Publishing. See how the rest of the sector scores on the Cyborg framework.

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What does Elsevier do?+
Elsevier is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as The Lancet, Cell, the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, ...
What is Elsevier's Cyborg Score?+
Elsevier has a Cyborg Score of 8/10 (Strong). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
Who are Elsevier's main competitors?+
Named competitors include Nature, Wiley Online Library, Taylor & Francis, SAGE Publishing. The full competitive landscape is in the AskCyborg report.
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