About WheatVIVO
WheatVIVO publicly launched on 8th November 2021, welcoming 110 users on the first day to explore the new platform. Since then, WheatVIVO has grown into a valuable open-access data portal designed to connect the global wheat research community. It provides detailed information about wheat researchers and projects globally by aggregating data from sources including WheatVIVO signups, RCUK, ORCID, CORDIS, OpenAire, and Concepts. Today, over 240 researchers have created personal profiles on the platform, building a rich community.
Usage and Growth
Since the public launch, WheatVIVO has attracted more than 6,300 users, with an average engagement time of around one minute per visit. Usage patterns typically show spikes around key events such as the platform’s soft launch in September 2021, its official public launch in November 2021, the celebration of WheatVIVO’s first anniversary in November 2022, and the recent announcement of the International Wheat Congress (IWC) 2024 abstracts in June 2025.
Usage of WheatVIVO has steadily increased: in 2022, there was an average of 116 users per month and in 2023 the average increased 58% to 183 users per month. In 2024, there was a 53% increase to an average of 281 users per month and so far in 2025 (up to 31 August 2025), there has been a 35% increase to an average of 380 users per month.
What Users Are Looking For
Most visitors to WheatVIVO search for the IWC abstracts and information about people and projects! The top five countries using WheatVIVO are the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Germany, demonstrating its international reach.
Conferences and Abstracts
WheatVIVO continues to expand its collection of International Wheat Congress materials. In March 2024, the abstracts from both oral presentations and poster sessions from the first two International Wheat Congresses, the first event held in Canada in 2019 and the second congress in China in 2022, were added to the platform. Users can explore these materials by navigating to the Conferences (wheatvivo.org) tab, selecting the relevant IWC event, and browsing abstracts organized by category, session, or theme.
Most recently, abstracts from the 3rd International Wheat Congress (IWC 2024) held in Perth, Australia have been added and are now available for exploration on WheatVIVO. This update provides access to the latest research shared at the congress, keeping the community connected in wheat science.
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