Key Advantages
- Goes beyond citation counts to classify whether a citation actually supports or contradicts a claim
- Reference Check catches problematic sources before they reach peer review
- Widely used by editors to assess submitted paper credibility
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Ideal Use Case
Best suited for Academic researchers and systematic reviewers who need to assess evidence quality and reliability for specific claims, not just find papers
Key Features
Smart Citations classify each citation as Supporting, Contrasting, or Mentioning
AI Research Assistant answers questions with inline citations grounded in the literature
Reference Check flags retractions, editorial notices, or heavily contrasted citations before submission
Browser extension overlays citation data on Google Scholar, PubMed, and journal sites
Custom Dashboards for journal, author, and institution-level citation analytics
About Scite.ai
Scite.ai is a citation intelligence platform that classifies how academic papers cite each other, as supporting, contrasting, or merely mentioning a claim, rather than just counting citations.
Its index covers more than 1.6 billion citation statements from 180 million papers, with an AI Research Assistant that answers questions using citation-grounded responses.
Coverage is strongest in biomedical, natural, and physical sciences, with a Reference Check tool that flags retracted or heavily disputed sources before manuscript submission.
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Scite.ai is a citation intelligence platform that classifies how academic papers cite each other, as supporting, contrasting, or merely mentioning a claim, rather than just counting citations.
Its index covers more than 1.6 billion citation statements from 180 million papers, with an AI Research Assistant that answers questions using citation-grounded responses.
Coverage is strongest in biomedical, natural, and physical sciences, with a Reference Check tool that flags retracted or heavily disputed sources before manuscript submission.
Scite.ai is a citation intelligence platform that classifies how academic papers cite each other, as supporting, contrasting, or merely mentioning a claim, rather than just counting citations.
Its index covers more than 1.6 billion citation statements from 180 million papers, with an AI Research Assistant that answers questions using citation-grounded responses.
Coverage is strongest in biomedical, natural, and physical sciences, with a Reference Check tool that flags retracted or heavily disputed sources before manuscript submission.
Considerations
- No permanent free plan, only a short 7-day trial before billing begins
- Coverage is markedly weaker in humanities, social sciences, and non-English publications
- Contracts auto-renew, requiring active cancellation notice before the trial period ends
Pricing & Subscription Tiers
Individual$12/mo
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are Smart Citations?
Smart Citations classify each citation of a paper as Supporting, Contrasting, or Mentioning the original claim, giving a qualitative read on evidence strength that raw citation counts cannot provide.
Does Scite have a free plan?
Scite does not offer a lasting free plan, only a 7-day free trial of the Personal tier before billing begins automatically.
What is Scite's coverage like outside STEM fields?
Coverage is strongest in biomedical, natural, and physical sciences; humanities, social sciences, and non-English publications are covered less completely.
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