The Identity Layer for ResearchUniversal ResearchIdentity Platform
An open-source Keycloak-based system that issues standardized ISO-27729 identifiers for the complete research innovation chain. Delivering an open, sovereign foundation rooted in the EU yet accessible worldwide to enable traceability and verification across the global research ecosystem.
Find Research Entities
Look up ideas, researchers, projects, organizations, or products using their ArkID
Access profiles at arkid.researchark.eu/{arkid}
💡 Pro tip: Paste a full ArkID to auto-fill both fields
ArkIDs use ISNI checksums - the last digit can be 0-9 or X and validates the identifier
Identity Types
ISO 27729 standardized identifiers for the complete research innovation chain
Key Features
A complete identity management solution for the research innovation ecosystem
Unified Identity Platform
Standardized ISO 27729 (ISNI) identifiers for ideas, researchers, projects, organizations, and products
Relational Knowledge Graph
PostgreSQL adjacency tables with temporal tracking trace the complete lifecycle from initial idea to final output
EU-Sovereign Infrastructure
EU-based hosting operated by MycelArk UG (haftungsbeschränkt) with a global mission (German e.V. foundation planned)
Comprehensive API Access
Machine-readable access through RESTful and GraphQL APIs with robust validation
Roadmap: W3C Verifiable Credentials
Planned tamper-proof verification of research entity relationships with cryptographic proofs
Keycloak Integration
Enterprise-grade identity management on stock Keycloak with OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect
Join the Research Identity Revolution
Experience seamless traceability across the entire research innovation chain with standardized ISO 27729 identifiers. Built by ResearchArk with EU-sovereign infrastructure operated by MycelArk UG (haftungsbeschränkt) for a global research community.
Part of the ResearchArk ecosystem — building open infrastructure for global research innovation with EU-sovereign roots