AI-powered research platform that provides answers grounded in over 1.2 billion citation statements extracted from 280M+ peer-reviewed articles, featuring smart citations that show whether findings have been supported, contradicted, or merely mentioned by later research.
scite is an AI-powered research platform that fundamentally changes how researchers, students, and professionals evaluate scientific literature. Instead of simply counting how many times a paper has been cited, scite analyzes the context of each citation and classifies it as supporting, contradicting, or merely mentioning the referenced claim. This Smart Citation technology draws from a database of over 1.2 billion citation statements extracted from more than 280 million peer-reviewed articles across all major academic disciplines.
The platform's flagship feature, the scite Assistant, is a conversational AI that answers research questions using only evidence from published, peer-reviewed literature. Every answer includes inline references with direct links to the source papers and their Smart Citation context, so users can verify claims instantly rather than taking AI-generated summaries at face value. This makes scite particularly valuable in fields where accuracy is non-negotiable, such as medicine, pharmacology, environmental science, and policy research.
scite also offers a suite of tools for deeper literature analysis. The Reference Check feature lets authors upload a manuscript and receive an automated report showing whether the cited papers have been supported or contradicted by subsequent research — catching potentially unreliable references before peer review. Custom Dashboards allow users to build visual overviews of the citation landscape around any topic, claim, or substance, surfacing patterns of consensus or controversy that would take weeks to identify manually.
Integrations extend scite's utility into existing workflows. A browser extension overlays Smart Citation badges on journal websites, Google Scholar, and PubMed, providing real-time citation context without leaving the page. Zotero integration lets users enrich their personal reference libraries with Smart Citation data, and an API is available for institutions and developers building custom research tools.
scite is used by researchers at over 1,500 universities and institutions worldwide, including major pharmaceutical companies, government agencies like the WHO and EPA, and systematic review teams. The platform is especially valued for evidence synthesis, grant writing, literature reviews, and fact-checking scientific claims in journalism and policy contexts. All results are grounded exclusively in peer-reviewed sources, reducing hallucination risk compared to general-purpose AI assistants that mix verified and unverified information.
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