AI tools that help you find, organize, and summarize academic papers
Elicit: AI assistant to find relevant research papers, extract data, and summarize findings. https://elicit.com
Consensus: Answers research questions using evidence from scholarly papers. https://consensus.app
Semantic Scholar: AI-powered academic search engine with smart citation filtering. https://www.semanticscholar.org
SciSpace (Typeset.io): Lets you āchatā with scientific papers to explain methods, results, and terminology. https://www.scispace.com
The Lens: Open scholarly search and patent database integrating AI search and analytics. https://www.lens.org
Research Rabbit: Visual research mapping and exploration tool for academic networks and related works. https://www.researchrabbit.ai
Litmaps: Creates interactive literature maps showing how papers connect over time. https://www.litmaps.com
scite.ai: Tracks whether studies support or contradict each other ā "smart citations". https://scite.ai
OpenRead: AI-powered academic reading tool with instant summaries and question-answering on PDFs. https://www.openread.ac
Heuristica: AI assistant that provides literature reviews and conceptual mapping across papers. https://heuristica.ai
R Discovery: Personalized AI research discovery app with paper recommendations. https://rdiscovery.com
Iris.ai: Explores research landscapes and generates reading lists using AI. https://iris.ai
Perlego: Online digital library with AI-based search and reading support for academic and non-fiction books. https://www.perlego.com
Kahubi: AI tool that summarizes and compares multiple academic papers efficiently. https://www.kahubi.com
Petal:AI assistant that extracts structured insights from research papers and online sources. https://petal.org
Explainpaper: Upload a paper and get simplified, plain-English explanations of complex text. https://www.explainpaper.com
Scinapse: Free AI-powered academic search engine aggregating over 200 million papers. https://www.scinapse.io
RefSeek: Academic web search engine filtering scholarly and educational sources only.https://www.refseek.com
Researcher App: Mobile app for tracking journals, articles, and personalized AI-based research feeds.https://www.researcher-app.com
Lateral: AI that helps researchers organize, annotate, and summarize PDFs collaboratively. https://www.lateral.io
Jenni: AI research-writing and summarization tool for academic content generation. https://www.jenni.ai
Scholarcy: Summarizes research papers and extracts key points, figures, and references. https://www.scholarcy.com
Assistant by scite: AI assistant integrated with scite.ai that provides evidence-based answers from papers. https://scite.ai/assistant
These help researchers brainstorm ideas, summarize texts, and explain concepts.
NotebookLM: AI-powered research notebook that summarizes and answers questions from uploaded documents. https://notebooklm.google/
ChatGPT (GPT-5): Conversational AI assistant for brainstorming, summarizing, coding, and writing. https://chat.openai.com
Perplexity AI: Research-focused conversational engine with citations and web access. https://www.perplexity.ai
Scispace (formerly Typeset.io): Chat with academic papers directly to understand methods and results. https://www.scispace.com
Elicit:AI research assistant that finds papers, extracts data, and summarizes key points from research. https://elicit.com
Consensus: AI search engine that finds scientific consensus and summarizes scholarly evidence. https://consensus.app
You.com (YouChat): AI search/chat assistant designed for research, summarization, and web insights. https://you.com
Unriddle: Chat with your research papers, extract summaries, and identify key arguments. https://www.unriddle.ai
ChatPDF: Upload PDFs and chat with the document to understand or summarize its content. https://www.chatpdf.com
ChatTube: Ask questions to YouTube videos and get summarized transcripts powered by AI. https://www.chattube.io
ChatDOC: Conversational AI for multi-document analysis, ideal for research and reports. https://www.chatdoc.com
Tools that assist in academic drafting, editing, grammar, and clarity.
Scispace (formerly Typeset.io): Chat with academic papers directly to understand methods and results. https://www.scispace.com
Trinka: AI grammar and style checker for academic writing; supports formal tone and discipline-specific suggestions. https://www.trinka.ai
Grammarly: AI-powered grammar and tone checker with clarity and readability suggestions. https://www.grammarly.com
Writefull: AI assistant for research writing that checks grammar, vocabulary, and academic phrasing. https://www.writefull.com
Genei: Upload PDFs or documents and get AI-generated summaries and key insights. https://www.genei.io
Wordtune: AI rewriting and tone-enhancing tool for improving sentence quality. https://www.wordtune.com
Paperpal: AI-powered academic writing and grammar enhancement tool. https://paperpal.com
Tools that show relationships between papers, authors, and research topics.
Open Knowledge Maps ā Visual tool for exploring and mapping related research papers. ttps://openknowledgemaps.org/
Connected Papers: Visual graph showing related papers based on citations and topics. https://www.connectedpapers.com
Litmaps: (Also in literature tools) Interactive visualization of literature over time. https://www.litmaps.com
Research Rabbit: Visual exploration of papers, co-authors, and citation networks. https://www.researchrabbit.ai
VOSviewer: Software for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks (e.g., co-authorship, citation). https://www.vosviewer.com
Ensure originality and avoid unintentional plagiarism.
Turnitin: Widely used plagiarism checker in academia with detailed similarity reports. https://www.turnitin.com
Grammarly Premium: Built-in plagiarism detection with source matching. https://www.grammarly.com
QuillBot Plagiarism Checker: AI-based similarity checker integrated with rewriting features. https://www.quillbot.com/plagiarism-checker
Plagscan: Academic plagiarism tool that scans against millions of papers and web sources. https://www.plagscan.com
ZeroGPT: Detects AI-generated text to ensure authenticity in academic writing. https://www.zerogpt.com
AiCheatCheck: Detects AI-assisted writing in student or research submissions. https://www.aicheatcheck.com
GPT-Minus1: Tool that rewrites AI text slightly to appear more human while retaining meaning.https://gptminus1.com
GPTZero: AI detector that identifies if text is written by ChatGPT or similar models. https://gptzero.me
Trinka: AI grammar and style checker specifically for academic writing. https://www.trinka.ai
Frase: AI content optimizer with grammar, readability, and SEO checks. https://www.frase.io
Copyleaks: AI plagiarism and paraphrase detection system with academic integration. https://www.copyleaks.com
Plag.ai: Detects plagiarism and AI-written content across academic databases. https://www.plag.ai
Mark Copy: AI content generator with paraphrasing and grammar-checking features. https://www.markcopy.ai
Duplichecker: Online plagiarism checker and paraphrasing utility.https://www.duplichecker.com
Gramara: Real-time grammar, clarity, and tone improvement tool. https://www.gramara.com
Spinbot Automatic paraphrasing tool for rewriting and rewording text. https://www.spinbot.com
DeepL Translate: AI translation tool offering context-aware and accurate academic translations. https://www.deepl.com
AI-based or AI-enhanced tools to help you collect, format, and organize citations.
Zotero: Open-source reference manager with browser plugin and AI-based note extraction add-ons. https://www.zotero.org
Mendeley: Reference management + collaboration + research network tool from Elsevier. https://www.mendeley.com
EndNote: Professional reference management and bibliography creation software. https://endnote.com
Sciwheel: Cloud-based research management with automated reference recommendations. https://www.sciwheel.com
APA7 Citation Generator: Automatically formats citations according to APA 7th Edition.https://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website
Scribbr Citation Generator: Supports APA, MLA, Chicago, and Harvard referencing styles. https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator
QuillBot AI Citation Generator: AI-based citation and paraphrasing tool. https://quillbot.com/citation-generator
Compose AI: AI autocomplete and writing assistant that can insert citations automatically. https://www.compose.ai
Genei: AI summarizer that also generates citation references for included works. https://www.genei.io
Paperpal: Offers citation suggestions and integration with reference managers. https://paperpal.com
Citation Machine: Free citation generator supporting major academic styles. https://www.citationmachine.net
AI-assisted or statistical software for quantitative/qualitative research.
Julius AI: Natural-language data analysis tool that lets you query datasets using plain English. https://www.julius.ai
Vizly AI: AI-powered data storytelling and visualization platform for research data. https://www.vizly.ai
ChartPixel: Instantly converts text or spreadsheet data into visual charts using AI. https://www.chartpixel.com
PowerDrill AI data exploration and insight-generation platform for analysts and researchers. https://www.powerdrill.ai
JASP: Free, open-source GUI-based statistical tool (supports Bayesian & frequentist methods). https://jasp-stats.org
Jamovi: User-friendly open-source statistics software built on R. https://www.jamovi.org
SPSS Modeler (IBM): AI-augmented predictive analytics and data mining tool. https://www.ibm.com/products/spss-modeler
KNIME: Open-source platform for data analytics, machine learning, and workflow automation. https://www.knime.com
Orange Data Mining: Visual data analysis and machine learning suite for beginners. https://orangedatamining.com
Google Colab (AI): Free Python/Jupyter notebook environment for statistical computing and AI modeling. https://colab.research.google.com
AI Article Search / Summary
OpenRead
Scholarcy
AI ResearchChat
AI Data Analysis
AI Text Speech
AI Voice Dictation
AI LitMaps
Connected Papers
Enago Read (Prev. Raxter)
AI Plagiarism/Paraphrase / Grammer
Trinka
Mark Copy
AI Reference Maker