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Scite · AI Citation Intelligence for Science

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Shows how scientific papers have been cited — whether supporting, contrasting, or mentioning the original findings — across a corpus of 1.2 billion citation statements.

PricingFreemium
Setupeasy
Runs onWeb · Browser extension
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DocsYes
CategoryResearch
CitationsScienceEvidence QualityResearch ValidationAcademicSystematic Review

Best for

Researchers and scientists who need to evaluate the evidentiary weight behind specific claims in the literature

Not ideal for

General research overviews, non-academic topics, or users who need the full text of papers

Who it's for

Scientists and researchers who need to assess the reliability and replication status of specific findings

Capabilities

  • Smart Citations: classifies citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning
  • Citation context shown directly within papers
  • Research Assistant for evidence-grounded question answering
  • 1.2 billion+ citation statements across scientific literature
  • Filters by citation type, field, and year

Limitations

  • Focused on published scientific literature — not general web content
  • Full access requires a paid subscription
  • Coverage varies by discipline; strongest in life sciences and medicine
  • Less suitable for broad topic overviews compared to Perplexity or Consensus

Use cases

  • Assessing how well-supported a specific scientific claim is
  • Checking whether key findings have been challenged or replicated
  • Identifying contradictory evidence in a research area
  • Validating claims before including them in a literature review
  • Deep-diving into citation networks for a specific paper

Integrations & fit

Browser ExtensionAPIZotero
Good fit forSolo / individual, Startup / small team
Pricing modelFreemium· Free tier available
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About Scite

Scite is an AI-powered research tool that analyses how scientific papers have been cited by subsequent studies. Rather than simply counting citations, Scite classifies each one: whether the citing paper supports, contrasts with, or just mentions the original findings. This citation context helps researchers assess whether a claim has been replicated and supported, challenged, or is simply referenced in passing — a meaningful distinction that raw citation counts cannot capture. Scite's Smart Citations feature appears directly in the text of papers and search results, letting researchers see the weight of evidence around a specific claim at a glance. The Assistant feature allows users to ask research questions and receive answers synthesised from citation context rather than from model training data alone. Scite covers more than 1.2 billion citation statements across a large corpus of published science. A free plan is available with limited searches; paid plans unlock unlimited access, Smart Citations in full text, and advanced search filters.

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