Scite
Scite LLC (Research Solutions), US
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.4/5
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📊 Quick Facts
📝 About Scite
Scite is an AI-powered research platform that revolutionizes how researchers evaluate scientific literature through Smart Citations. Unlike traditional citation databases, Scite uses NLP and machine learning to classify each of its 1.6B+ citation statements from 280M+ scholarly sources into three categories: Supporting (citing paper provides evidence reinforcing the claim), Contrasting (citing paper presents contradictory findings), and Mentioning (neutral reference). Founded in 2018 by Josh Nicholson, a former cancer researcher frustrated with limitations of traditional citation counts, Scite is now part of Research Solutions. Core features: Scite Assistant (AI Q&A grounded in classified citation contexts), Reference Check (audit manuscript bibliographies for retracted/contested sources), author/journal-level dashboards, automated citation network visualization, and browser extensions. API access from $250/month. Serves 2M+ users at institutions including Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and major pharmaceutical companies. Best for researchers needing citation quality evaluation (not just counts), systematic review teams, journal editors, and pharmaceutical evidence evaluation.
💰 Pricing
- Free: Free (limited)Limited searches per day, citation views, no full classification access
- Basic: $20/monthUnlimited Smart Citations, citation statement search, author dashboards, reference checking, Scite Assistant access
- Pro: $50/monthEverything in Basic, plus patent citations, broader MCP datasets, advanced analytics
- Organization: Custom ($5,000-$25,000/year)Institutional access, API access starting at $250/month, custom deployment, SSO
- Developer: CustomAPI/MCP integrations for custom applications
7-day free trial. Part of Research Solutions. 1.6B+ citations indexed from 280M+ scholarly sources.
✨ Key Features
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⚖️ Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- Only at-scale citation-context classification on the market
- Transforms citation counts from popularity metric into evidence signal
- Reference Check catches retracted or contested citations before submission
- Scite Assistant provides AI answers grounded in real citation contexts
- 1.6B+ citations across 280M+ sources
- Trusted by Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins, pharma companies
- Zotero plugin and browser extensions for workflow integration
- Author dashboards show how your work is actually used
✗ Cons
- Expensive: $20-50/mo individual, $5K-25K/yr institutional, API $250/mo
- No permanent free tier (severely limited daily searches)
- Coverage thinner in engineering, CS, arts, humanities
- Classification helps triage but doesn't replace reading papers
- Citation classification accuracy varies by field
- Less useful for casual academic browsing
- Learning curve for full feature utilization
🎯 Use Cases
✔ Best For
🧠 Models
- Smart Citation NLP
- Scite Assistant (LLM-backed)
🔗 Integrations
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📅 History
🇨🇳 China Insight
Scite is accessible globally. Chinese researchers may use it alongside CNKI for comprehensive citation analysis. Smart Citations feature is unique.
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