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What is Scite?

Scite is an AI-powered research platform that helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature through Smart Citations, which classify citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning a claim. Built by Scite LLC (now part of Research Solutions), it solves the problem of superficial citation counts by providing context and evidence for every citation. The tool indexes over 280 million full-text articles, preprints, books, patents, and datasets, and partners with 40+ publishers including Wiley and SAGE. Core capabilities include full-text search, citation classification, and an AI assistant that grounds answers in real papers. It fits workflows of academic researchers, students, librarians, and R&D teams who need verifiable, evidence-based literature reviews. Scite also integrates with Zotero, Claude, ChatGPT, and offers an API for custom integrations.

AI Tool Review Summary

Performance Score

4.7/5

Content/Output Quality

High, evidence-grounded, and verifiable

Interface

Clean and intuitive with table mode

AI Technology
LLMNLP
Purpose of Tool

To provide verifiable, citation-contextualized research answers grounded in real papers.

Compatibility

Web-based, integrates with Zotero, Claude, ChatGPT, and MCP-compatible assistants; API available.

Pricing

Freemium with paid tiers for advanced features

Features

Features with the highest value for users are highlighted here.

Smart Citations classifying support, contrast, or mention

Full-text search across 280M+ articles

Verifiable evidence with direct sentence links

Coverage of patents, clinical trials, grants, and preprints

Integration with Claude, ChatGPT, Zotero, and API

Reference checking and collections

Who Is It For?

Academic researchers

PhD students

University librarians

R&D teams in pharma

Science journalists

Grant reviewers

Policy analysts

Medical professionals

Data scientists

Undergraduate students

Pricing

Free

$0/free
  • Limited searches per month
  • Basic Smart Citations
  • Access to public collections
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Pro

$20/monthly
  • Unlimited searches
  • Full Smart Citations
  • Advanced filters
  • API access

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Provides citation context and sentiment, not just counts.
  • Every answer is grounded in real papers with clickable sources.

Cons

  • Full access requires a subscription or institutional license.
  • Coverage may still miss some niche or non-English journals.

FAQs

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