Semantic Scholar
Free AI-powered academic search engine indexing 236M+ papers, for researchers wanting semantic literature discovery and an augmented reader.
What it does
Semantic Scholar is a free AI-powered search engine for scientific literature, built by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2). It indexes over 236 million papers across all fields of science and offers an augmented 'Semantic Reader' along with a public API for developers building scholarly applications.
How to use: Use the search bar to find papers from all fields of science. Explore the Semantic Reader for an augmented reading experience. Utilize the API for developers to build scholarly apps.
Core features
AI-powered semantic search across 236M+ papers
Semantic Reader for augmented, contextual paper reading
Free public API for paper search and metadata
Author and topic discovery
Citation graph exploration
Beta program for new features
Best for
→Researchers searching scientific literature across disciplines
→Developers building applications on top of scholarly data via the API
→Students exploring citation networks for a topic
→Librarians and academics needing free literature discovery tools
Toolspool rankingby monthly traffic
Reviews
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