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Scite
Henderson, Nevada, USA
What it is
Scite is a research service for discovering and evaluating scientific literature through citation context. Smart Citations classify later references to a paper as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning it. Scite Search matches citation statements extracted from full text and provides citation chaining, filters, and alerts. Reference reports display citation text with filters for classification, section, year, or source type. Scite Assistant uses peer-reviewed literature and links answers to sources, while Reference Check examines manuscript references for citation context, retractions, editorial notices, and contrasting findings. Collections can import papers from Zotero, Mendeley, DOI CSV files, or search results, then alert users about new citations and retractions. The service lists an API, Zotero plugin, browser extension, institutional holdings, and MCP connections for ChatGPT and Claude. Its free extension adds citation context, Assistant access, and badges on several research sites. Scite offers a free plan, paid plans from $20 per month billed annually, and a seven-day trial.
For and against
For
- Classifies citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning
- Search includes citation chaining and alerts
- Reference Check flags retractions and editorial notices
- Collections track new citations and retractions
- Free browser extension is available
Against
- Paid plans start at $20 monthly billed annually
- Usage terms restrict bulk retrieval and redistribution
- Some features depend on subscription plan
The verdict
Scite focuses on the context around citations rather than discovery alone. Its search, checking, assistant, and alert tools cover several stages of literature review, with plan limits to consider.
Who it suits
Scite suits researchers evaluating evidence, checking references, and tracking how papers are cited. It also serves users who want citation tools through browser, API, or integrations.
Plans and prices
Free
25 MCP credits/month
Read 20 Sep 2026 · scite.ai
Connect
MCP access with a free trial or paid plan · Use in ChatGPT, Claude, & more · Grounded in 300M+ papers · No Assistant or Search access
Read 30 Sep 2026 · scite.ai
Basic
Full Assistant & Search access · 250 MCP credits/month · Article Smart Citation reports · Collections up to 1,000 papers
Read 30 Sep 2026 · scite.ai
Pro
Everything in Basic · API access · $60 API credit included, limited time only · 2,500 MCP credits/month
Read 30 Sep 2026 · scite.ai
On the record
- Assistant
- Scite Assistant uses peer-reviewed literature and links each answer to its source.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Collections
- Collections can import papers from Zotero, Mendeley, CSVs of DOIs, or search results and alert users to new citations and retractions.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Coverage
- Scite reports indexing 317M+ articles, including 49M full-text sources, and extracting 1.6B+ Smart Citations.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Free extension
- The browser extension is described as free and provides citation context, Assistant access, and badges on Google Scholar, PubMed, and other sites.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Scite lists MCP connections for ChatGPT and Claude, an API, institutional holdings, a Zotero plugin, and a browser extension.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Publisher access
- Scite says it has indexing agreements with 44 publishers that provide full text of their articles.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Scite helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature through Smart Citations that show whether later studies support, contradict, or mention a paper.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reference Check
- Reference Check analyzes manuscript references for citation context, retractions, editorial notices, and contrasting findings.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Reference reports
- Scite Reports show citation text and let users filter citations by classification, section, year, or source type.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Search
- Scite Search matches citation statements extracted from full text and supports citation chaining, filters, and alerts.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Smart Citations
- Scite says its deep learning model classifies citation statements as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- Scite lists [email protected] for subscription questions and assistance.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
- Usage restriction
- Scite’s terms prohibit bulk or systematic retrieval beyond what is reasonably needed for personal research, redistribution, and using its content to train AI models.scite.ai · read 30 Sep 2026
