Scite is a research intelligence platform designed to help researchers, academics, and institutions evaluate the reliability and context of scientific literature. Its core feature, Smart Citations, classifies citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning, allowing users to understand how a paper has been received by the scientific community. The platform provides access to over one billion citation statements extracted from scientific articles. Users can search for papers, authors, or topics and view citation contexts directly. Scite also offers an AI assistant (Assistant by Scite) that allows users to ask research questions and receive answers grounded in cited scientific literature. Additional tools include reference checking, journal analysis, and custom dashboards for tracking research areas. The platform is used by individual researchers, academic institutions, publishers, and pharmaceutical companies to support literature review, fact-checking, and research evaluation workflows.
Target audience and deployment
- Solo / Freelancer
- Startup
- SMB
- Mid-market
- Enterprise
- Cloud
- Browser extension
- API
Key features
Use cases
- Evaluate citation reliability of scientific papers
- Conduct AI-assisted literature reviews
- Check references for accuracy and retraction status
- Monitor research topics and authors
- Analyze journal and publication impact
- Support pharmaceutical and clinical research workflows
Best for
- Academic researchers who need to assess the reliability and context of scientific citations
- Research librarians who need to support evidence-based literature review workflows
- Publishers who need to verify reference accuracy and citation integrity before publication
- Pharmaceutical professionals who need to evaluate scientific evidence for drug or clinical claims
- Graduate students who need to efficiently navigate and critically appraise scientific literature
Integrations
Other
Zotero, Overleaf, PubMed