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# What is Prophy's database?

## Prophy's cutting-edge database is a comprehensive scientific knowledge ecosystem, meticulously curated from over 170 million academic articles across diverse research domains.

### Data Sources and Collection

Our robust database aggregates information from multiple authoritative sources, including:

- CrossRef
- PubMed
- arXiv
- PubMed Central (PMC)
- Academic journals
- Pre-print repositories
- University research repositories

### Intelligent Data Processing

We don't just collect data—we transform it. Our sophisticated system:

- De-duplicates articles from various sources
- Processes over 600 million initial records
- Reduces to a refined, high-quality collection of 170+ million articles
- Covers multiple disciplines including: 
    - Physical sciences and engineering
    - Life sciences and medicine
    - Economics and social sciences

### Comprehensive Article Insights

For both open-access and non-open access documents, we extract:

- Full article text (when available)
- Detailed metadata
- Titles
- Abstracts
- Reference lists
- Citation networks

**Our Approach:** Intelligent technology meets scholarly precision, creating a powerful research discovery platform that empowers publishers, grant evaluators and institutions.

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