Digital Science acquires Jenni AI and plans a Dimensions connection

Digital Science announced the acquisition in a press release dated October 29, 2026.[1] It says Jenni AI is trusted by more than 8 million students and researchers in 189 countries.[1] Digital Science describes Jenni AI as a tool designed to help students and researchers move from a first idea to a finished piece of work.[1] The company says the acquisition extends its support for researchers from early ideas through data-heavy research and publication.[1] It also says the deal strengthens its direct relationships with PhD and master’s students early in their careers.[1]

Digital Science says Jenni AI will incorporate its research data over the coming months, beginning with Dimensions and its full-text search capabilities.[1] It describes Dimensions as a database of 171 million research publications.[1] The company says the data connection is intended to help researchers discover, understand and cite scholarly literature more effectively.[1] Leicht said sources suggested by Jenni AI can be verified against Dimensions and its 171 million publications.[1]

Digital Science says Jenni AI users can upload papers or import their reference libraries, then explore sources, draft and refine writing, and check citations against original material.[1] The company contrasts this with a limitation it identifies in general-purpose AI tools: they can generate references that do not exist, making it harder to distinguish a researcher’s work from other material.[1] Digital Science also says researchers already use AI routinely, while general-purpose tools do not provide citations checked against the actual paper.[1]

Digital Science says Jenni AI will remain a standalone product under its own name, with the same team, pricing and subscription plans.[1] The company says Jenni AI joins Overleaf, Papers AI and ReadCube in its research-tools portfolio.[1] Digital Science describes Overleaf as a collaborative LaTeX writing platform, ReadCube as an AI-powered reference-management service and Papers AI as a tool combining data, analysis and writing.[1] Jenni AI was founded by David Park and Henry Mao in 2020, according to Digital Science.[1] Park said Jenni AI was founded on the belief that AI should support, rather than replace, human authorship.[1]