AI Research Assistant
ExternalScite.ai Assistant is an AI-powered research tool that delivers precise, cited answers grounded in over 1.5 billion citations from 200 million peer-reviewed papers. It excels at smart citation analysis, classifying references as supporting, contradicting, or mentioning with confidence scores to help evaluate scholarly credibility quickly. Ideal for STEM researchers, PhD students, and institutions like Stanford, it streamlines literature reviews, evidence discovery, and impact tracking while minimizing misinformation risks.
Description
Scite.ai Assistant is an AI-powered research tool that delivers precise, cited answers grounded in over 1.5 billion citations from 200 million peer-reviewed papers. It excels at smart citation analysis, classifying references as supporting, contradicting, or mentioning with confidence scores to help evaluate scholarly credibility quickly. Ideal for STEM researchers, PhD students, and institutions like Stanford, it streamlines literature reviews, evidence discovery, and impact tracking while minimizing misinformation risks.
Key capabilities
- Provides cited AI answers from peer-reviewed research
- Smart Citations classify as supporting, contradicting, or mentioning with confidence scores
- Indexes 1.5B+ citations across 200M+ scholarly sources
Core use cases
- 1.Speeding up literature reviews
- 2.Assessing citation context and credibility
- 3.Finding supporting/contrasting evidence
- 4.Tracking research impact in drug development and academia
Is AI Research Assistant Right for You?
Best for
- STEM researchers evaluating literature reliability
- PhD students finding evidence for papers
- Institutions and pharma tracking impact
Not ideal for
- Humanities or niche field researchers
- Budget-conscious individuals/students
- Users needing PDF synthesis or writing aids
Standout features
- Intuitive chat interface with New Chat, Recent, and Help sections
- Table Mode for structured responses
- Browser extension and integrations like Zotero
- Citation network visualizations
- Premium chat history and collaboration tools
Pricing
Organization
Personal
Reviews
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User Feedback Highlights
Most Praised
- Smart analysis saves time on reviews and boosts credibility assessment
- User-friendly with strong integrations and dashboards
- Endorsed by 2M+ researchers including Stanford and Novo Nordisk
- Superior for STEM citation chaining
- Responsive support praised by users
Common Complaints
- High pricing (~$20/month) with limited free tier and short 7-day trial
- Coverage gaps in humanities, niche, or low-citation fields
- AI responses can oversimplify nuances or show bias
- Some user reviews confused with unrelated tools
- Lacks advanced multi-document synthesis