A wide-ranging collection of science expert opinions in one accessible place.
Despite greater production of information than ever before, much of it is either hidden behind a pay-wall, can be challenging to understand or doesn’t represent a balance of diverse viewpoints. SciOPS solves this by bringing transparency and accessibility to a variety of scientific events and issues.
SciOPS conducts brief, frequent, rapidly deployed surveys to a panel of thousands of science and technology experts in universities, industry and government. Responses are then quickly displayed through simple, shareable graphics.
SciOPS provides a place where everyone – regardless of background knowledge or expertise – can receive informed expert input on scientific discoveries, trending issues, and emerging technologies.
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Science Impact
November 2025
The survey examines the perspectives and experiences of academic scientists regarding the influence of the current U.S. political environment since January 2025 on their research, institutions, and careers.
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Science Impartiality (2025)
March 2025
This survey examines the perspectives of academic scientists on academic integrity, their experiences with ethically questionable research practices, and their intentions to report suspected research misconduct. Findings explore the prevalence of different types of research misconduct in academic science, the underlying factors contributing to such behaviors, and effective management strategies.
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Public Health
COVID-19 Survey IV (2024)
May 2024
In this fourth round of surveys on COVID-19, we asked scientists about how the pandemic has continued to impact their professional and personal lives over the past four years.
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Artificial Intelligence Survey
September 2023
This survey explores scientists’ views on generative AI for research, teaching, and daily use. It covers perceptions, personal use, confidence, teaching experiences, and future intentions. Finally, it examines how question wording affects their opinions on government regulation.
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Public Health
Vaccine Survey
June 2022
This survey investigated scientists’ views on the rise of vaccine hesitancy in the US. This survey included a dedicated section exploring how science and risk communication can influence those trends. Additionally, scientists were asked about vaccine controversy, trust in science, perceived causes of hesitancy, preferred policy approaches, and their own ethical and communication roles.
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Survey of Surveys
October 2022
In this survey, we first asked a random sample of university-based scientists about their personal experiences participating in surveys in the past. This was followed by various questions on whether they enjoy doing surveys or they think of them as burdensome. We also asked if they thought surveys were an invasion of privacy and whether surveys are a reliable source of information for the general public.
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Public Health
Women’s Health Survey
December 2022
In these surveys, we asked scientists a variety of questions about women’s reproductive healthcare, including their personal views on abortion and access to healthcare. We also explored how the 2022 Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has affected their university’s work environment and their state’s women’s reproductive health outcomes and policies.
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