# Unfold Research

> A tool for linking academic research together.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/unfold-research](https://chrome-stats.com/d/unfold-research)

## Overview

- **ID:** `unfold-research`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Unfold Research
- **Category:** search-tools,social-communication
- **Version:** 1.7.11
- **Last updated:** 2023-01-21
- **First published:** 2022-07-30
- **Size:** 1.14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unfold-research/)
- **Website:** [https://unfoldresearch.com/](https://unfoldresearch.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unfold-research/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/unfold-research/privacy/)

## Description

Unfold Research is a tool for scholars and science enthusiasts to easily discover and share relevant work and resources, promoting scientific advancements. It allows users to leave reviews, link papers, data, notes, and more, while curating contributions through a voting mechanic for better discoverability and knowledge access across different platforms.

## Rankings

- #146,487 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/unfold-research)