F1000 Prime / Faculty Opinions

F1000Prime is a curated service that helps life sciences and clinical researchers identify important recent papers. It is powered by a “faculty” of leading experts, each of whom recommends papers and provides short commentary on why a paper matters.
Originally branded as F1000Prime, the service has since been rebranded as Faculty Opinions. 

Who it serves & how

The platform is useful for:

• Researchers and clinicians who want to stay abreast of high-impact or potentially influential work without having to scan every incoming journal issue. 
• Librarians or information professionals tasked with recommending reading lists or highlighting emerging literature in biology, medicine or related fields.
• Graduate students and early-career investigators who may benefit from expert-guided filtering of the literature.

Users can browse recommended articles, see the expert evaluation (including rating and commentary), and use that as a filter for what to read next.

Key features & value

• Expert recommendation and rating: Each recommended paper is reviewed by a recognized researcher (or “faculty” member) who assigns a rating (Good, Very Good, Exceptional) and writes a brief commentary about importance or context. 
• Coverage across life sciences and medicine: The service covers multiple disciplines, offering a filtering mechanism across fields such as biochemistry, genomics, clinical medicine and more. 
• Helps filter literature overload: Because the volume of published research is enormous, F1000Prime gives a curated subset of what its experts deem significant, saving user time. 
• Potential correlation with impact: Some studies suggest that papers recommended by F1000Prime receive more citations than non-recommended ones in the same journal—but correlation varies by field and journal. 

Considerations

• Subscription required: Access to full features of F1000Prime (now Faculty Opinions) typically requires a subscription or institutional access. 
• Expert bias and selection: While expert commentary is valuable, it represents subjective judgment—so a lack of recommendation doesn’t necessarily imply the paper is unimportant.
• Not a replacement for full literature search: F1000Prime is a supplement for staying current or filtering—users still must conduct comprehensive searches for systematic reviews or exhaustive literature scanning.
• Field-specific coverage: Although broad, the platform’s primary strength is in biology and medicine, researchers in other fields may find fewer recommendations or less coverage.