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description: "How researchers use Invenitor to find collaborators, interview subjects and practitioners, by describing their field and role. Includes care points for consent."
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# People search for researchers: find collaborators and study participants

Researchers use Invenitor to find collaborators, interview subjects and practitioners by describing their field and role, and then ask them directly to take part.

By Invenitor team. Updated 2026-11-01.

## What might you search for?

- Clinical psychologists in Delhi who work with adolescents
- Civil engineers who have worked on metro projects in India
- Agronomists working on millet farming in Karnataka

## How can a search help with participants?

Practitioners are harder to find than academics, since they rarely publish. A search by role and place gets you a list that a paper search would not.

## What do you owe the people you contact?

Tell them who you are, who funds the work, how long it takes and what happens to their answers. If your institution has an ethics board, follow its rules for involving participants before you write to anyone.

## How do you avoid a biased sample?

Whoever is easy to find is not the same as whoever is typical. Note how you chose people in your method. Run more than one search, using different wording, and look at who is missing.

## Common questions

Can I export my list?

Yes. You can save people to a list and export it as a CSV.

Does Invenitor keep what I search?

Your account keeps each search for 30 days so you can return to it. See the [Privacy Policy](https://invenitor.com/privacy) for details.

Try one real search for free

New accounts get 25 free credits, with no card. That covers one search and five contacts.

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## Guides for you

- [How to find an expert to interview or advise you](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-an-expert-to-interview)
- [How to find a professor's email and get a reply](https://invenitor.com/guides/find-a-professors-email)
- [How to write a people search query that works](https://invenitor.com/guides/write-a-people-search-query)

## How it compares

- [Invenitor vs People Data Labs: an API for developers compared](https://invenitor.com/compare/people-data-labs)
- [Invenitor vs doing it by hand: when free is the better choice](https://invenitor.com/compare/by-hand)