Semantic Scholar
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About
Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, based at Ai2. It allows you to search over 224 million papers. It offers a new & improved API for developers. Semantic Reader is an augmented reader with the potential to revolutionize scientific reading by making it more accessible and richly contextual. It provides email alerts for new papers, research feeds for new paper recommendations, and a library to save papers. You can also claim an author page to better manage your author details and papers.
Platform
Features
• api access
• library
• ai-powered research tool
• email alerts
• research feeds
• claim author page
• semantic reader
• paper search
FAQs
What is the advantage of using Semantic Scholar instead of other academic search engines?
Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered search and discovery tool that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature that's most relevant to their work.
Does Semantic Scholar offer programmatic access to its data through an API or downloadable dataset?
Semantic Scholar is committed to supporting high-impact research and engineering by providing universities and organizations with access to our data.
How many articles does Semantic Scholar currently index?
Our corpus is constantly expanding. See the search bar to get the current number of articles.
I would like permission to use, publish, or distribute part of a paper for my work.
In order to obtain permission to use, publish, or distribute any part of a paper listed on our site, please contact the author or publisher directly.
Which browsers does Semantic Scholar support?
We support the latest versions of the most popular browsers including desktop and mobile versions of Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. If you discover an issue in your browser, [please contact us](https://www.semanticscholar.org/about/contact).
Is Semantic Scholar available as a mobile application?
We currently do not have a smartphone app, but www.semanticscholar.org is designed to be easily accessed on both desktop and mobile devices.
Does Semantic Scholar support any claims made within research papers found on the site?
Semantic Scholar does not endorse or support any claims made within any papers currently available on the site. As an academic search engine and discovery tool, Semantic Scholar is not engaged in any editorial decisions in the publishing process.
What is a "Beta" feature?
A Beta feature is one that we make available early while our engineers are still actively working on it. Beta features often still have rough edges and continue to evolve quickly, and we especially welcome feedback on them.
What is a TLDR?
A TLDR is an AI-generated summarization for a scientific paper that helps researchers quickly determine the key important aspects of a paper. These extreme paper summaries are an alternative to abstracts, intended to help researchers navigate and understand scientific literature easily and efficiently.
How does Semantic Scholar support libraries?
For information on how Semantic Scholar can help your researchers, please visit our [Librarian Resources](https://www.semanticscholar.org/about/librarians) page.
How does Semantic Scholar determine a paper’s Field of Study?
Semantic Scholar assigns Field of Study using a machine learning classification model based on a paper’s title and abstract. A paper may be assigned up to three Fields of Study.
Does Semantic Scholar support integration with Zotero?
Yes, you can use [Zotero](https://www.zotero.org/) in multiple ways on Semantic Scholar: * **Semantic Reader**: You can save any paper in Semantic Reader. By selecting the Zotero extension on your browser, the paper information, URL, PDF, and TLDR (if available) will be sorted and saved to your Zotero library. You can then easily reopen a paper in Semantic Reader from Zotero and read with AI-powered augmentations such as citation cards. * **Paper page**: You can save any paper on any paper page. By selecting the Zotero extension on your browser, the paper information, URL, PDF (if available), and TLDR (if available) will be sorted and saved to your Zotero library. * **Search results page**: You can bulk save multiple papers on any search results page. By selecting the Zotero extension on your browser and selecting the paper(s) you want to save on that page, the paper information, URL, PDF (if available), and TLDR (if available) will all be sorted and saved to your Zotero library.
What are the benefits of creating an account?
Creating a Semantic Scholar account enables you to: * Create email alerts for new papers. * Generate research feeds for new paper recommendations. * Save papers that you'd like to revisit in a library. * Claim an author page so you can better manage your author details and papers. Please note that you do not need to create an account to access papers on Semantic Scholar.
How do I create an account on Semantic Scholar?
To create a Semantic Scholar account: 1. Visit any page on the Semantic Scholar site at [www.semanticscholar.org](https://www.semanticscholar.org/). 2. In the top right corner, select **Create Free Account**. 3. In the pop-up window, select how you’d like to create an account using your institutional email, Google, Facebook, or your email and password. 4. Enter your sign-in credentials. Please note that Semantic Scholar does not collect any sign-in information such as username or password. You do not need to create an account to access papers on Semantic Scholar.
How do I sign in with my institution?
Semantic Scholar partners with Open Athens to provide a privacy-focused institutional sign-in option.
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