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Scite

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ 4.4/5

Smart citation analysis tool showing how research is cited

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Developer

Scite

Released

2018

Users

200K+

API

Available

📊 Rating Breakdown

Functionality 4.5/5

Smart citations, stance detection, research discovery

Ease of Use 4.4/5

Research interface, accessible for academics

Performance 4.4/5

Good citation analysis, reliable

Value for Money 4.3/5

Free tier limited, $99/mo Pro, site licenses

Ecosystem 4.4/5

Research databases, integrations

Privacy & Security 4.5/5

Academic privacy standards

Support 4.3/5

Support, documentation

Innovation 4.6/5

Smart Citations, stance detection, unique approach

✅ Pros

  • Smart Citations are revolutionary
  • Shows citation context and sentiment
  • Helps identify supporting evidence
  • Useful for literature review quality
  • Browser extension is convenient
  • Helps detect citation manipulation
  • Good for systematic reviews
  • Growing database of papers

❌ Cons

  • Free tier is very limited
  • Not all papers have Smart Citations
  • Coverage varies by field
  • Some features require institutional access
  • Learning curve for advanced features
  • Pricing for heavy users can add up
  • No mobile app
  • Limited to academic citations

💰 Pricing

Enterprise/institutional pricing

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🧠 Available Models

GPT-4o (Scite AI)

Proprietary

Scite AI uses GPT-4o for smart citation analysis, research evaluation, reference checking, AI assistant for paper reading, and citation context classification.

Parameters: Not disclosed
Context: 128K tokens
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✅ Citation analysis ✅ Reference checking ✅ Paper reading ✅ Research evaluation
Input: Individual $11.99/month / Lab $200/month / Institution custom
Output: Included
🔌 API Availablevia Scite API

📜 Version History

2025 v4.5

Enterprise Research Platform

Enterprise platform for research organizations with team collaboration and compliance features.

2024 v4.0

Scite AI Research

Full AI research assistant with literature review generation, claim verification, and research gap detection.

2023 v3.5

Custom Dashboards

Introduced custom research dashboards and topic tracking with AI-powered alerts.

2022 v3.0

AI Assistant

Added AI research assistant for answering questions using cited research papers.

2021 v2.5

Browser Extension

Released browser extension for instant citation analysis while browsing research papers.

2020 v2.0

Smart Citations Database

Built comprehensive database of Smart Citations with context and classification of citation intent.

2018 v1.0

Scite Launch

Scite launched as a unique citation analysis platform showing how research papers cite each other (supporting/contrasting).