FQxI Metascience Platform

A comprehensive open-source research analysis platform combining a modern Next.js frontend with a powerful Python/FastAPI backend to help academics, researchers, and curious individuals understand scientific literature through AI-driven insights and analytics.

Try it here https://metascience.fqxi.org

🌟 Overview

The Metascience Platform consists of two main components working together:

1. Frontend (/frontend): A Next.js 15 application providing an intuitive interface for searching papers, visualizing citation networks, and viewing AI-generated insights.
2. Backend (/backend): A Python/FastAPI service that integrates with multiple academic data sources (ArXiv, OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar) and AI models (Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Google Gemini 3 Flash) to power the analysis.

Key Features

• 🔍 Multi-Database Search: Unified search across ArXiv, Semantic Scholar, and OpenAlex.
• 🤖 AI-Driven Insights: Natural language query processing and automated paper reviews using Claude 4.5 Sonnet and Gemini 3 Flash.
• 🕸️ Citation Network Analysis: Visualize relationships between papers and identify influential research.
• 📊 Advanced Analytics: Trend discovery, author collaboration networks, and key metrics.

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Node.js: 18.x or higher
• Python: 3.11+ or 3.13+
• pnpm (recommended) or npm/yarn
• Anthropic API Key (for AI features)
• Google API Key (for Gemini features)

Installation & Setup

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Kernel-Science/Metascience_Platform.git
cd Metascience_Platform

1. Backend Setup

Navigate to the backend directory and start the server:

cd backend
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # Windows: .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env to add your ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and GOOGLE_API_KEY

# Start the server
uvicorn app.main:app --reload

The backend API will be available at http://localhost:8000.

2. Frontend Setup

In a new terminal, navigate to the frontend directory:

cd frontend
pnpm install

# Configure environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Add required environment variables (e.g., Supabase config if needed)

# Start the development server if you want the next.js controls visible on the frontend
pnpm dev
# If running in prod, build and serve the static files
pnpm build
pnpm start

Open http://localhost:3000 to view the application.

📁 Repository Structure

metascience-platform/
├── frontend/           # Next.js Frontend Application
│   ├── app/            # Application routes and pages
│   ├── components/     # UI Components
│   └── ...
├── backend/            # FastAPI Backend Service
│   ├── app/            # Application logic (routes, services)
│   ├── services/       # AI & Data integrations
│   └── ...
└── README.md           # This file

📚 Documentation

For detailed documentation on each component, please refer to their respective README files:

• Frontend Documentation
• Backend Documentation

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read the Contributing Guidelines and our Code of Conduct.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🛡️ Security

To report a security vulnerability, please see our Security Policy.