Semantic Scholar

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Free AI-powered academic search engine from Allen Institute

4.5(7,200)

Free

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About Semantic Scholar

Semantic Scholar is a free AI-powered academic search engine from the Allen Institute for AI, indexing 215M+ papers with smart filtering, citation graphs, and TLDR summaries.

Key Features

215M+ academic papers indexed
AI-generated TLDR summaries
Citation velocity tracking
Author influence metrics
Research feed personalization
Completely free

Pros & Cons

Pros

Completely free — no paywall
Massive index of papers
TLDR summaries save huge time
Backed by Allen Institute for AI

Cons

Less synthesis than Elicit or Consensus
No document upload

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