Research Signals

Please note, Research Signals are only available on the Juicebox Growth and Business plans.

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Research Signals Overview

Research Signals help recruiters uncover highly specialized talent using research output and metrics, not just job titles, skills, or profile keywords as these traditional search results often fall short when hiring for deep expertise. With Research Signals, recruiters can now bridge the gap between a researcher’s online profile and their full scope of contributions, by searching across deeper signals like:

• Publications and abstracts: Search abstracts and research details with natural language instead of isolated term matching
• Research domains and subfields: Classify candidates by the actual research areas inside their work, from world models and AI safety to RNA/DNA and protein modeling
• Publication venue targeting: Make venue quality searchable using signals from NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, CVPR, Nature, and more
• Research output and citation metrics: Evaluate demonstrated research output through paper count, citation count, and H-index
• Institutions, labs, and research environments: Search universities, AI labs, research institutes, and lab-style environments as context, not just employer text
• Patents and invention activity: Separate candidates who publish from candidates who own or drive applied work, with links to patent documents and authorship signals

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Why use Research Signals?

Research Signals are most valuable when research evidence can elevate or reframe a candidate’s qualifications beyond their online profile, including scenarios like:

1. Academic & Research Organizations
   1. Find researchers with publication history, grant-funded work, institutional affiliations, and demonstrated academic impact by using filters Institution filters alongside Research Grants and Journal Publications
2. Frontier AI Labs
   1. Identify candidates with recent work in narrow areas like foundation models, agents, evaluation, AI safety, and other advanced AI domains by using filters Taxonomy, Publication Venues and/or Recent Publications
3. Biotech, Pharma & Scientific R&D
   1. Source candidates based on narrow scientific expertise such as protein design, molecular modeling, genomics, and drug discovery by filters using Research Grants, Recent Publications and/or Institution
4. Robotics, Hardware & Deep Tech
   1. Find inventors with patents plus first-author conference papers in robotics, autonomy, sensors, or scientific instrumentation by using filters like Patents, First-author Publications, and Conference Publications
5. Specialized recruiting and executive search
   1. Build shortlists around evidence to prove to Hiring Managers and Clients why each candidate is qualified by using filters like Publication Venues, Citations, Grants, and Institutions

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Using Research Signals

Now that you know a little bit more about Research Signals, let’s put it into practice! First, navigate to your Project and create a new search. Then, prompt Juicebox using your natural language and the Research Signals you’d like to source across. Once you run your prompt, Juicebox will automatically configure the relevant filters and include any research signal requirements within the Research filter specifically. After reviewing your filters / criteria and running your search, you can begin evaluating candidates directly within your search results. Each candidate profile will include a dedicated Research section that highlights key details about their academic and research background, including affiliated institutions, publications, publication venues, relevant research domains, and additional scholarly context to help support your evaluation. If the candidate is qualified, shortlist them as usual and now you’re ready to uncover deeper research expertise, validate academic impact, and build more precise sourcing workflows!