Partnership Overview
Digital Science, an AI‑focused technology company serving the research ecosystem, announced a partnership with Sunmedia Co., Ltd., a Tokyo‑based scholarly information company, to deliver customized, narrative‑driven research impact reports for medical affairs teams across Japan.
Services and Data Sources
Under the agreement, Sunmedia will develop reports that combine Digital Science’s Dimensions and Altmetric data. The reports will illustrate how published research and independent medical education (IME) activities translate into real‑world outcomes, notably inclusion in clinical guidelines. They will also quantify the attention received by the research and capture sentiment surrounding the activities, information that feeds directly into publication strategy.
Market Reach
Sunmedia currently serves approximately 2,000 corporate customers across multiple sectors, with pharmaceutical companies forming its core market and encompassing most major pharma firms in Japan.
Executive Comments
Koji Yamashita, CEO of Sunmedia, stated that Japanese medical affairs teams have long needed a clearer method to demonstrate the value of their work to leadership, and that the combination of Dimensions and Altmetric data with a narrative approach provides evidence‑based storytelling previously unavailable in the market. Gareth Williams, Director of Partnerships at Digital Science, said the partnership will give medical affairs teams clear insight into how their research output is received, enabling internal justification and external measurement of impact in accessible terms.
About the Companies
Digital Science, founded in 2010, offers a portfolio of research‑focused brands including Altmetric, Dimensions, Figshare, IFI CLAIMS Patent Services, metaphacts, Overleaf, ReadCube, Symplectic, and Writefull. Sunmedia, established in 1964, provides research content solutions, e‑journal hosting, rights permissions, and single‑article sales to universities, hospitals, corporations, and government agencies throughout Japan.
Media contacts: Sunmedia – e‑port@sunmedia.co.jp; Digital Science – David Ellis, Manager, Media & PR, d.ellis@digital-science.com.