The AI research assistant that shows how papers actually cite each other — with context, not just a count.
Scite is a citation-based discovery engine. Instead of telling you a paper has been cited 1,000 times, it shows whether those citations supported, mentioned, or contradicted the work — and lets you read the surrounding sentence. For anyone doing literature reviews, grant writing, or fact-checking, it turns a weeks-long manual process into a few targeted searches.
Who it's for: Researchers, grad students, clinicians, and journalists who need to know not just that a paper exists, but whether the field actually stands behind it.
Every citation is classified as supporting, mentioning, or contrasting — with the exact sentence shown inline.
Search the full text of how papers talk about a claim, not just keyword matches in abstracts.
Paste a manuscript and Scite flags retracted or heavily-contradicted sources before you submit.
Ask a research question and get answers grounded in the citation graph, with links to primary sources.
If you read or write research for a living, Scite is the single highest-leverage tool on this list. The free tier covers most casual needs; Pro pays for itself the first time it saves you from citing a retracted study.