Semantic Scholar

Semantic Scholar is a free academic search engine that applies AI to help researchers find and make sense of scientific literature. Rather than returning a flat list of results, it works to highlight the papers and passages that matter most for your query.

What it does

Semantic Scholar indexes millions of papers and layers AI on top, surfacing key findings, showing how a study has been cited and generating short summaries so you can judge relevance quickly. Citation context, author profiles and a personal library make it easier to trace a line of research and keep track of what you have read across many disciplines.

Who it’s for

The tool serves researchers, students and academics who search, read and cite scientific work regularly. Because it is free and broad, it works well as a day-to-day discovery engine, though coverage varies by field and AI-generated summaries are best checked against the original paper. Visit the website to start searching and building your library.