Who Pays For Science Screensaver
The Who Pays For Science screensaver shows research funders ranked by the citations of work they backed, key-less from OpenAlex. The ranking measures reach rather than merit: a body funding a lot of medicine outranks one funding a lot of mathematics regardless of quality. Grant counts are null across this endpoint, so works and citations are drawn and the grant count is not. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Who Pays For Science screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Research funders ranked by the citations of work they backed, key-less from OpenAlex. The ranking measures reach rather than merit: a body funding a lot of medicine outranks one funding a lot of mathematics regardless of quality. Grant counts are null across this endpoint, so works and citations are drawn and the grant count is not.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Research funders ranked by the citations of work they backed, key-less from OpenAlex. The ranking measures reach rather than merit: a body funding a lot of medicine outranks one funding a lot of mathematics regardless of quality. Grant counts are null across this endpoint, so works and citations are drawn and the grant count is not.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.