Scite

Scite is a research platform that helps users discover and evaluate scientific literature. Its Smart Citations show how later papers cite a study and whether the cited claim is supported, contrasted, or merely mentioned. Scite also offers AI Assistant and search, collections, citation alerts, browser/Zotero integrations, MCP access, and API products.

✨ Key Features

• Smart Citations — Inspect citation statements and the surrounding context to see how research is discussed by later work.
• AI Assistant — Ask research questions and receive answers grounded in scholarly sources.
• Full-text citation search — Search literature and citation contexts using papers, claims, authors, or related terms.
• Collections — Organize papers and research materials; the Basic and Pro plans list different collection limits.
• Citation reports — Generate article-level Smart Citation reports to evaluate support and contradiction patterns.
• Citation alerts and dashboards — Track new citations and monitor research activity over time.
• MCP and API access — Connect Scite to AI tools through MCP or use programmatic data access products.
• Research integrations — Use the Zotero plugin, browser extension, and library holdings integrations.
• Scholarly coverage — Scite states that its platform is grounded in more than 300 million papers and citation data.

💳 Pricing

• Connect — No-cost signup without a credit card, for research inside AI tools. The current card says MCP access requires a free trial or paid plan; Assistant/Search are excluded.
• Basic / Pro — Reviewed cards display US$20/month and US$50/month with separate yearly billing selectors. Basic includes Assistant/Search and 250 MCP credits/month; Pro adds API and 2,500 MCP credits/month. Confirm the selected billing interval and payable annual total.
• Paid trial — Seven days, then automatic enrollment in the chosen subscription unless cancelled before the trial ends.
• Team & Enterprise — Organization and data-access terms require a quote.

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🎯 Use Cases

• Researchers：Check whether later literature supports or contradicts a claim before citing it.
• Graduate students：Discover papers, save them to collections, and ask grounded questions about a topic.
• Systematic reviewers：Search citation contexts and organize a literature set for screening.
• Editors and peer reviewers：Inspect citation reports and the context around important references.
• Research offices：Track citations with alerts and dashboards.
• Developers：Connect research assistants to Scite via MCP or API products.
• Librarians and institutions：Evaluate institutional access, holdings, and scholarly data options.