Semantic Scholar
Official destination: https://www.semanticscholar.org/
Semantic Scholar is a free search and discovery tool for scientific literature from the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI. It connects papers, authors, references, citations, and related research, and offers optional library, alert, and research-feed features.
Why it is useful
The interface can help researchers move beyond an exact keyword match by surfacing connections among papers and authors. It is especially useful for exploring an unfamiliar scientific topic and identifying influential or closely related work.
Best for
Discovering scientific literature and following related work
Not ideal for
Treating generated or extracted features as a replacement for reading papers
Limitations
Some generated or extracted features can contain errors. Verify important claims in the original paper, and use another literature database when comprehensive coverage is necessary.
Destination and official information checked July 17, 2026. Private editorial draft; not yet approved for publication.
Why it is useful
The interface can help researchers move beyond an exact keyword match by surfacing connections among papers and authors. It is especially useful for exploring an unfamiliar scientific topic and identifying influential or closely related work.
Limitations
Some generated or extracted features can contain errors. Verify important claims in the original paper, and use another literature database when comprehensive coverage is necessary.