Based on the data analysis, academia.edu underwent 1 618 accessibility tests in the 1 835 days that followed December 30, 2020. 1 617 times academia.edu was accessible from total checks attempted, with the latest uptime on January 8, 2026, returning a 200 code. Inspections conducted as of January 8, 2026, revealed no instances of academia.edu's unavailability. Error code 502, identified on June 17, 2025, was the latest among the 1 responses found to contain errors. Data reveals 0.601 seconds as academia.edu's response time on January 8, 2026, against 0.699 on average.
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| Page Title | The website title tag acts as the first line of SEO defense, requiring the inclusion of primary keywords near the beginning to signal relevance to search engines, demanding brevity (under 60 characters) to prevent truncation in search results for full visibility, and necessitating a clear, accurate reflection of the page's unique value proposition and content theme. |
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| Academia.edu - Find Research Papers, Topics, Researchers Length: 56 characters | |
| Meta Description | Optimize your meta descriptions for higher click-through rates by incorporating compelling language alongside your main keyword, ensuring they accurately reflect the page content below the fold and remain below the 160-character limit for maximum visibility in search results. |
| Academia.edu is the platform to share, find, and explore 50 Million research papers. Join us to accelerate your research needs & academic interests. Length: 152 characters | |
| Meta Keywords | The meta keywords tag offers negligible impact on a website's search engine rankings in 2024, as leading search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo completely disregard its content, rendering any keyword stuffing efforts pointless and wasteful for SEO campaigns. |
| no meta keywords data for academia.edu 2026-01-08T12:50:38+00:00 | |
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| Web Page Content Length: 155681 characters | |
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| Download 55 million PDFs for free Get started and find the best quality research Count: 2 heading tag | |
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| Join 298 million academics and researchers Track your impact Discover new research Publish your work Unlock the most powerful tools with Academia Premium Real stories from real people Count: 6 heading tag | |
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| History Engineering Economics Psychology Physics Anthropology Philosophy Chemistry Earth Sciences Computer Science Mathematics Literature Law Health Sciences Biology Theology Work faster and smarter with advanced research discovery tools Share your work, track your impact, and grow your audience Used by academics at over 13,000 universities Count: 19 heading tag | |
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| Explore our top research interests Count: 1 heading tag | |
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| Researche Count: 1 heading tag | |
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| no image alt attributes data for academia.edu 2026-01-08T12:50:38+00:00 | |
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| file robots.txt was found on the website | |
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| page size: 152 kb | |
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| response time: 0.699 sec | |
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| Minify JavaScript | Search engine algorithms favor websites with superior technical performance; therefore, diligently minifying JavaScript by stripping whitespace and comments is an effective SEO tactic, contributing to faster page loads and consequently higher search rankings. |
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| Structured Data | Integrate schema data directly into your website pages, ensuring it accurately reflects the content displayed, as this structured data is crucial for search engines to deliver precise and contextually relevant information to users. |
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| CDN Usage | Enhance your website's security posture by utilizing a CDN's built-in features like SSL termination, DDoS protection, and hotlink prevention, safeguarding your origin server from common web-based threats even before they can impact search engine rankings or user trust. |
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| SSL certificates | Transitioning your website to HTTPS via SSL/TLS encryption is not just a security best practice but a core requirement for modern search engine optimization, significantly contributing to your overall site authority and ranking potential based on secure signals. |
| SSL is enabled on the website |