Semantic Scholar
AI-powered search and discovery for scientific knowledge
Ranked #9 in Best AI literature review tools.
Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature based at Ai2. It enables users to search over 200 million papers from all fields of science.
At a glance
| Best for | Scholars and researchers |
From Semantic Scholar's own website.
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Self-serve sign-up
- API
What stands out
The AI tool generates TLDR summaries for nearly 60 million papers in key disciplines.
“generated using expert background knowledge and NLP techniques, available for nearly 60 million papers in computer science, biology, and medicine.”Semantic Scholar, own website
The AI tool offers multiple citation formats including BibTeX, MLA, APA, and Chicago.
“A pop-up will offer you the option of multiple citation formats including BibTex, MLA, APA, or Chicago.”Semantic Scholar, own website
How it ranks
Semantic Scholar is ranked 9th of 10 in Best AI literature review tools (Lister Score 80.0).
#9 in Best AI literature review tools · Lister Score 80.0
Semantic Scholar is an AI tool. It says it is built for Scholars and researchers.
Built for Scholars and researchers.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 12; buying information on its own site 8.
“A free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature Search 238,479,368 papers from all fields of science”Semantic Scholar, own website
| Rank | Best AI literature review tools | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NoteGPT | 90.0 |
| 2 | Elicit | 88.0 |
| 3 | Otio | 86.0 |
| 4 | Scholarcy | 86.0 |
| 5 | Sharly AI | 84.0 |
| 6 | Explainpaper | 82.0 |
| 7 | Litmaps | 82.0 |
| 8 | ResearchRabbit | 82.0 |
| 9 | Semantic Scholar | 80.0 |
| 10 | Deep Evidence | 76.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does Semantic Scholar rank on Lister?
Semantic Scholar is ranked 9th of 10 in Best AI literature review tools (Lister Score 80.0).