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Social sciences & humanities
Study people, societies, language, and culture. Specialist tools include Voyant Tools, Transkribus, ATLAS.ti and MAXQDA.
Common tasks
Roles in this sector
SociologistHistorianPsychologist researcherAnthropologistLinguistPhilosopherPolitical scientistDigital humanities scholarUser researcher
Plus 32 general business roles such as project manager. Mapped to ISIC Revision 4 section M. Classification source ↗
Specialist tools
| Tool | What it does | Pricing | Type | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voyant ToolsVoyant | Open web environment for reading and analysing digital texts. | Open source | Tool | Site checked |
| TranskribusREAD-COOP | Recognises and transcribes handwritten historical documents using AI. | Free + paid | Tool | Site checked |
| ATLAS.tiATLAS.ti | Qualitative research software with AI coding and intentional analysis. | Pricing not verified | Tool | Site checked |
| MAXQDAVERBI | Qualitative and mixed-methods software with an AI assistant for summarising and coding. | Pricing not verified | Tool | Site checked |
| NVivoLumivero | Qualitative data analysis software with AI-assisted coding and summaries. | Pricing not verified | Tool | Site checked |
| OpenRefineOpenRefine | Free open-source tool for cleaning and reconciling messy data. | Open source | Tool | Site checked |
| QualtricsQualtrics | Survey and experience management with AI-supported analysis of responses. | Contact sales | Tool | Site checked |
| IBM SPSS StatisticsIBM | Statistical analysis software for surveys, social science and business research. | Pricing not verified | Tool | Site checked |
General tools that also apply
| Tool | What it does | Pricing | Type | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConsensusConsensus | Searches research papers and synthesizes findings with citations, study details, and summaries of agreement across evidence. | Free + paid | Tool + MCP | Source reviewed |
| ElicitElicit | Searches academic literature, creates cited research reports, and supports paper screening and structured evidence extraction. | Free + paid | Tool | Source reviewed |
| ClayClay | Combines data enrichment, AI research agents, buying signals, and workflow automation for prospecting and revenue operations. | Free + paid | Tool | Source reviewed |
| Gemini NotebookGoogle | Formerly NotebookLM: explore source materials and turn them into summaries, study aids, and audio overviews. | Free + paid | Tool | Source reviewed |
| GleanGlean | Enterprise search, AI assistance, and agents grounded in connected company knowledge and access permissions. | Contact sales | Tool + MCP | Source reviewed |
| PerplexityPerplexity | An AI answer engine that researches web sources, provides cited responses, and supports deeper research and file analysis. | Free + paid | Tool + MCP | Source reviewed |
| ClaudeAnthropic | A conversational assistant for documents, research, analysis, and software work. | Free + paid | Tool | Source reviewed |
| Google GeminiGoogle | Google’s assistant supports research, writing, and media creation, with expanded access through Google AI plans. | Pricing not verified | Tool | Source reviewed |
| ChatGPTOpenAI | An assistant for writing, research, files, images, data exploration, and coding. | Free + paid | Tool | Source reviewed |
| Farside ResearchNot verified | Cited deep research for agents: estimate cost, run research, search graded sources, ask questions. | Pricing not verified | Tool + MCP | Site checked |
| NestDaddyNot verified | Live web search, news from 45+ countries, full article text and research papers for AI agents. | Pricing not verified | Tool + MCP | Site checked |
| EnformNot verified | Build, publish and share surveys and forms, then read what people answered. | Pricing not verified | Tool + MCP | Site checked |
No paid ranking. Reviewed 2026-11-04. Tool fit is an editorial suggestion based on published capabilities. See sources & methodology →