Tracking the impact of research software

In plain words

Depsy is an open-source web application that measures the impact of research software. It addresses the gap between the importance of research software in modern science and its undervaluation in funding and tenure decisions. The tool tracks research software impact to provide recognition and incentives for scientist-developers who create essential research tools, supporting the continued development of software-driven science.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

Today we’re proud to officially launch Depsy, an open-source webapp that tracks research software impact. We made Depsy to solve a problem: in modern science, research software is often as important as traditional research papers–but it’s not treated that way when it comes to funding and tenure. There, the traditional publish-or-perish, show-me-the-Impact-Factor system still rule

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