Strongest fit
Who it is built for
- Researchers evaluating the evidence behind scientific claims
- Authors checking references before submitting manuscripts
- Teams monitoring curated collections of scientific literature
Scite
Evidence-grounded scientific literature search and citation analysis
Scite is an AI-powered research platform from Research Solutions for discovering and evaluating scientific literature. Its Smart Citations identify whether later work supports, contrasts with, or mentions a claim, while search, Assistant, dashboards, and reference checking support evidence-based research.
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- Best for
- Researchers evaluating the evidence behind scientific claims
- Pricing signal
- Not publicly listed
- Primary category
- Research tools
- Last verified
- Jul 30, 2026
The decision
Should Scite make your shortlist?
Start with the job, the team, and the constraints. Product fit becomes much clearer when those three line up.
Practical use cases
Jobs it can take on
- Find scientific literature with full-text search
- Assess whether later studies support or contrast a cited claim
- Check manuscript references against Scite citation data
Before you choose
Know the tradeoffs
- Scite MCP requires a premium subscription.
- Most Scite API endpoints require authentication.
Inside the product
What you can actually do with it.
The core product capabilities, grouped around the work they enable.
Smart Citations
Scite classifies citation statements to show whether later research supports, contrasts with, or mentions a claim.
Full-text literature search
The platform searches scientific articles, preprints, books, patents, and datasets beyond abstracts.
Reference Check
Reference Check evaluates manuscript references using Scite's citation data.
Typical workflow
Search the literature or ask Scite Assistant a research question. Review cited sources and Smart Citation labels, then save papers to dashboards or run Reference Check on manuscript references.
Plans and official links
Plans and accessNot publicly listed.
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Starting pointNot publicly listed
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See plans- Provider
- Scite, LLC
- Based in
- US
- Founded
- 2018
Official destinations
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