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Semantic Scholar

AI-powered academic search engine by Allen Institute that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature.
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What is Semantic Scholar?

AI-powered research discovery

Semantic Scholar uses AI to help researchers find and understand scientific literature efficiently. With AI-generated TLDRs, influential citation detection, and personalized feeds, cut through information overload. Built by the Allen Institute for AI to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.

Key Capabilities

What makes Semantic Scholar powerful

AI Understanding

Advanced AI extracts key insights, methods, and findings from papers automatically

Implementation Level Expert

Citation Context

See how and why papers cite each other with extracted citation contexts

Implementation Level Professional

Influence Metrics

Identify truly influential papers with AI-analyzed citation importance, not just counts

Implementation Level Advanced

TLDR Summaries

AI-generated one-sentence summaries help you quickly assess paper relevance

Implementation Level Professional

Professional Integration

These capabilities work together to provide a comprehensive AI solution that integrates seamlessly into professional workflows. Each feature is designed with enterprise-grade reliability and performance.

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Category research
Pricing Model Freemium
Last Updated 12/7/2025

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