Who discovered dark matter?

Nobody, in the sense the question implies. The history of how dark matter became accepted as part of the dominant paradigm is often ignored, or condensed into an anecdotal account focused around a handful of pioneers. The review’s aim is a broader perspective: the observational discoveries and the theoretical arguments that together led the scientific community to adopt it.

Dark matter is a central element of modern cosmology. The history of how it became accepted as part of the dominant paradigm, however, is often ignored, or condensed into an anecdotal account focused around the work of a few pioneering scientists.

That compression is what the review takes aim at. Its stated aim is to provide a broader historical perspective, covering both the observational discoveries and the theoretical arguments involved.

Those two strands are treated together rather than separately. What led the scientific community to adopt dark matter was the pairing of measurements that needed explaining with arguments about what could explain them.

The destination is specific. Dark matter is now an essential part of the standard cosmological model. The review is a history of how a community arrived there, rather than an argument for or against the hypothesis.