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AI Tools for Researchers

AI tools for data analysis, literature review, and research automation

Elicit
Research
Research assistant for literature review with AI-powered paper discovery.

Elicit helps researchers find relevant academic papers quickly. Instead of searching manually, tell it what you're researching, and it finds and summarizes relevant papers. Perfect for literature reviews and getting up-to-speed on a topic.

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Perplexity
Search
AI search engine with citations and quick answers.

Perplexity is like Google but AI-powered. Ask a research question, and it searches the web, finds sources, and provides an answer with citations. You can follow up with questions, and it maintains context. Perfect for research that needs current information.

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Consensus
Search
Find answers from scientific research papers.

Consensus specifically searches scientific papers. Ask a question like 'Does coffee improve productivity?' and it finds peer-reviewed research with citations. Great for evidence-based research and fact-checking claims.

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Scite
Citations
Smart citations that show how a paper has been cited.

Scite shows how papers cite other papers—whether they support, contradict, or mention them. This helps researchers understand the credibility of papers and see how research has evolved. It's like seeing the 'citation context'.

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Connected Papers
Discovery
Visual graph of connected academic papers.

Connected Papers creates a visual map of how papers relate to each other. Start with one paper, and see which papers it builds on and which papers build on it. Great for understanding the landscape of research in a field.

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Litmaps
Discovery
Map literature and discover related work.

Litmaps creates interactive maps of academic literature. You can visualize your research area, discover gaps in the literature, and find related work. It helps researchers see the bigger picture of their field.

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ResearchRabbit
Discovery
Discover and track papers with visual maps.

ResearchRabbit helps you discover papers related to what you're reading. See papers in the same research area visually, get alerts when new relevant papers are published, and organize your research into collections.

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Scholarcy
Summarization
Summarize PDFs and highlight key claims and data.

Scholarcy turns academic papers into summaries with key claims, data, and findings highlighted. Instead of reading a 20-page paper, get a quick summary with the most important information pulled out.

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Explainpaper
Summarization
Upload a paper and get plain-language explanations.

Struggling with academic jargon? Upload a PDF, highlight confusing parts, and Explainpaper explains them in plain language. Perfect for understanding papers outside your specialty or learning new fields.

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Semantic Scholar
Search
AI-powered academic search engine.

Semantic Scholar is an academic search engine powered by AI. It understands the meaning of papers, so searches are smarter. You get personalized recommendations based on your research interests.

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Humata
Document QA
Ask questions about your PDFs and get instant answers.

Humata lets you upload any PDF and ask questions about it. Instead of reading through a document, ask questions and get answers. Great for research papers, reports, theses, and any documentation.

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