// Trust & Security Report
Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.
Dimensions is a comprehensive research database platform with over 112M publications, 41M+ patents, and 5.6M+ grants. Sub-products: Dimensions Analytics, Landscape & Discovery, Perspectives & Insights, Reviewer Finder, Research Security, GBQ (BigQuery integration), API, Industry Partnerships, and Dimensions Badges.
Certifications held
3
Maturity
Enterprise
Trains on your data
No
Trust center
No
// Certification ledger
Each held certification is backed by a verbatim quote from the vendor's own trust or security page. “Not confirmed” means we could not verify it publicly, not that the vendor lacks it.
Verify on digital-science.com“group operations (Human Resources, Group IT, Finance, Marketing and Legal) and product divisions: Dimensions, ReadCube Papers, Overleaf, Symplectic, Figshare, Altmetric and Metaphacts”
Verify on digital-science.com“Privacy Information Management System... the product division of Dimensions, including customer management and support. Certificate Number 21331/1. Valid until January 3, 2029.”
Verify on dimensions.ai“The privacy policy explicitly addresses European data privacy laws and provides multiple legal bases for processing. Includes EU-US Data Privacy Framework section with dispute resolution procedures.”
> Show 5 unconfirmed / not-held certifications
source: digital-science.comNo public evidence found on Digital Science security certifications page or Dimensions website
source: digital-science.comNo public evidence found on Digital Science security certifications page or Dimensions website
source: dimensions.aiNo public evidence of HIPAA compliance on Dimensions.ai, Digital Science, or related documentation
source: digital-science.comNo public evidence found in searches of Digital Science or Dimensions domains
source: dimensions.aiNo public evidence found. Dimensions offers AI features (Research GPT, AI Summarization) but no AI governance certification mentioned.
// Privacy & AI training
Trains on customer data
No
Data processing agreement
Not offered
Data region
Hosted on Google Cloud's BigQuery (multi-region, not Dimensions-specific)
Dimensions integrated machine learning starting in 2015 for classification and clustering. Introduced Research GPT (partnership with OpenAI) in 2023. Privacy policy does not mention using customer data for AI model training. Customers can integrate their own data with Dimensions for analysis, but no explicit statement on whether such customer data is used for model improvement.
// Security controls
Information Security Management System
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified (Certificate 21331, valid until January 3, 2029)
digital-science.comPrivacy Information Management
ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certified (Certificate 21331/1, valid until January 3, 2029)
digital-science.comEncryption in Transit
Implicit via Google Cloud BigQuery; no explicit vendor-level claim documented
cloud.google.comGDPR Compliance
EU-US Data Privacy Framework compliance; multiple legal bases for processing (consent, contract, legal obligation, legitimate interest)
dimensions.ai// Products & data scope
data: Publications, grants, patents, datasets, clinical trials, policy documents
Search and analyze millions of research outputs with AI-powered summarization
data: Multi-modal research data (publications, patents, grants, clinical trials)
Visual dashboard for rapid landscape analysis and trend identification
data: Researcher profiles, expertise records
Match-score based reviewer identification for grants and manuscripts
data: Research networks, disclosure documents, researcher profiles
Purpose-built for academic and government institutions; aligned with NSPM-33; cross-referenced against 10+ international watchlists
data: Full Dimensions dataset + customer's own private and external datasets
Subscription-based access to Dimensions data on Google BigQuery; enables large-scale analysis
data: Full text search, data retrieval for complex analyses
Stream research data into workflows without manual intervention
data: Publications, grants, collaboration networks
Impact assessment, benchmark analysis, collaboration tracking
data: Tech transfer, research engagement opportunities
Identify collaboration opportunities and corporate partnerships
data: Researcher profiles, publication records
Public profiles for researcher identification and reputation
// What to watch
- Google BigQuery infrastructure: SOC 2 Type II cert belongs to Google Cloud, not Dimensions. Dimensions does not claim SOC 2.
- ISO 27001/27701 certs issued to Digital Science group covering 'group operations and product divisions' - Dimensions SaaS is included in scope per certificate documentation.
- No public Data Processing Agreement (DPA) available on website - customers likely must request via sales channel.
- AI features (Research GPT, AI Summarization) introduced in 2023 - no explicit data governance policy or training-data disclaimer visible on AI product page.
- Research Security product is aligned with government compliance (NSPM-33, watchlists) but vendor does not claim HIPAA, FedRAMP, or PCI DSS.
- No SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 42001, or other compliance certs beyond ISO 27001/27701 and GDPR.
- Accessibility (VPAT) compliance documented for enterprise/government use.
// At a glance
Pricing model
Subscription (freemium trial available for BigQuery; full access requires subscription)
Self-hostable
No
// How we verified this
Every certification marked HELD is confirmed against a verbatim quote on Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.'s own trust, security, or privacy pages. We reject certifications claimed only on third-party aggregators, on a cloud host's behalf, or by a similarly named company.
Last verified 2026-07-07. Compliance changes over time. Always confirm directly with the vendor before relying on any certification for a purchasing or compliance decision.
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