scite.ai

Scite helps you ask questions and get answers grounded in the scientific literature, with links back to the specific sources behind each claim. Use it to explore research beyond abstracts with full-text search across a large library of scholarly content.

At the core are Smart Citations, which classify citations as supporting, contrasting, or merely mentioning a finding—showing the surrounding sentence in context. This citation intelligence helps you assess how a paper’s conclusions fit into later evidence, and you can apply the same analysis to broader entities like a paper, journal, author, institution, or funder.

Scite also covers more than journal articles, including preprints, books, patents, datasets, clinical trials, grants, and other research artifacts. It’s designed for verification, so each answer links back to the exact sentence in the exact paper that informed it. Scite can be used inside Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible assistant, and it also integrates with Zotero and offers an API for teams building their own tools.

What is Smart Citations, and how does it help me evaluate a claim?

Smart Citations classify how later research treats an earlier finding—supporting, contrasting, or mentioning it. You also see the surrounding sentence in context, so you can judge the evidence without relying on citation counts alone.

Does Scite generate answers that I can’t trace back to sources?

No—answers are grounded in real papers, and claims link back to the specific sentence in the specific paper they come from. This makes it easier to verify the underlying evidence in one click.

Can Scite search beyond abstracts?

Yes. Full-text search helps you find what’s actually inside research documents, rather than stopping at abstract-level summaries.

What kinds of research content does Scite cover?

Scite covers a wide range including scholarly articles, preprints, books, patents, and datasets. It also extends to items like clinical trials and grants so you can track ideas across stages of research.

Where can I use Scite in my workflow?

You can run Scite inside Claude, ChatGPT, and any MCP-compatible assistant, and it plugs into Zotero. Teams can also use Scite via an API to build custom research tools.