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Semantic Scholar

AI-powered research tool using natural language processing to understand scientific literature and help scholars discover relevant research.

Introduction

Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool designed to help scholars discover and understand scientific literature. It employs groundbreaking AI and natural language processing (NLP) to analyze the semantics of scientific papers, providing users with relevant research findings. Key features include:

  • AI-Powered Search: Semantic Scholar uses AI to understand the meaning and context of research papers, delivering more relevant search results.
  • Semantic Reader: An augmented reader that enhances scientific reading by making it more accessible and richly contextual.
  • API for Developers: A public API that allows developers to build scholarly applications, offering paper search, documentation, and stability.
  • Scholars Hub: A platform designed to help researchers manage and showcase their work.

Use cases include:

  • Literature Review: Quickly identify and understand relevant research papers for literature reviews.
  • Research Discovery: Discover new and relevant research in your field of study.
  • Scholarly App Development: Build applications using the Semantic Scholar API to enhance research workflows.

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Release Notes

Release Notes

8/4/2026

Release Notes | Semantic Scholar # Semantic Scholar Release Notes See the latest feature releases and product improvements on Semantic Scholar. ##### Jan. 23, 2023 Semantic Reader: After months of collecting user feedback, we've decided that Hypothesis is not the right fit for Semantic Reader. ...

Semantic Scholar | Semantic Reader

Semantic Scholar | Semantic Reader

8/4/2026

Semantic Scholar | Semantic Reader ### You Are All Set! You now have access to Semantic Reader Beta features including highlighting and note taking. View Sample Paper Cancel Beta Enrollment Introducing Semantic Reader An AI-Powered Augmented Scientific Reading Application ## What is Semantic R...

Semantic Scholar | TLDR Feature

Semantic Scholar | TLDR Feature

8/4/2026

Semantic Scholar | TLDR Feature Locate the right papers, and spend your time reading what matters to you. The TLDR feature from Semantic Scholar puts automatically generated single-sentence paper summaries right on the search results page ## What Are TLDRs? TLDRs (Too Long; Didn't Read) are supe...

Top Saved Papers

Top Saved Papers

8/4/2026

Top Saved Papers | Semantic Scholar # Scholar's Hub Top Saved Papers Welcome to a curated collection of papers that have earned a special place in the research endeavors of scholars on Semantic Scholar! These papers stand out as the most saved to the library by our global community of researchers...

Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool

Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool

8/4/2026

Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu Semantic Scholar's Logo ## A free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature Try: ### New & Improved API for Developers Our API now includes paper search, better documentation, and ...

Alternatives

  • Google Scholar

    Google Scholar is a widely used free search engine that indexes a broad range of scholarly literature across many disciplines.

  • PubMed

    PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.

  • Scopus

    Scopus is a comprehensive abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature, offering extensive coverage across scientific, technical, medical, and social science fields.

  • Web of Science

    Web of Science is a multidisciplinary database providing access to high-quality research literature and citation data, enabling comprehensive literature searches.

  • Elicit

    Elicit is an AI research assistant that automates parts of the literature review process, helping users find relevant papers and extract key information.

  • ResearchRabbit

    ResearchRabbit helps users discover papers and authors by building literature networks, offering a visual and interactive way to explore research fields.

  • Connected Papers

    Connected Papers visualizes connections between research papers, helping users explore a field from a starting paper and discover related works.

  • Zotero

    Zotero is a free, open-source reference management tool that also helps users discover related research through its community and organizational features.

  • Mendeley

    Mendeley is a reference manager and academic social network that helps organize research, collaborate with others, and discover new papers.

  • Dimensions

    Dimensions is a linked research data platform that connects publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, and policy documents for comprehensive discovery and analysis.

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Pricing

Pricing Model: Free

Basic Access

Semantic Scholar is a free, AI-powered research tool for scientific literature, offering features such as searching, discovering, managing papers, personalized recommendations (Research Feeds), and AI-driven Q&A. Users can access papers without creating an account, and registering an account provides access to more features.

Free

Academic Graph API (Developer Access)

Provides free programmatic access to Semantic Scholar's academic graph data for developing research applications. The basic API request rate limit is 1 RPS, and users with an API key can obtain higher rate limits.

Free

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