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SciSpace — AI Research Assistant

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What is SciSpace?

SciSpace provides researchers with tools for conducting literature reviews and understanding complex academic texts. Its AI assistant can explain dense paragraphs and technical terms to PhD students, while its workspace allows professors to extract key insights from multiple papers simultaneously.

What sets SciSpace apart?

SciSpace lets researchers upload their own PDFs and customize the AI assistant's language preferences. PhD candidates can export literature reviews as CSV files to share findings with advisors. The platform integrates with Zotero, allowing postdocs to easily import their existing reference libraries.

SciSpace Use Cases

  • Find research papers
  • Understand complex papers
  • Summarize scientific literature
  • Ask questions about papers

Who uses SciSpace?

Features and Benefits

  • Feature icon AI Research Assistant
    Copilot provides instant explanations and answers questions about research papers by highlighting text or cropping equations and tables.
  • Feature icon Semantic Search
    Search through over 280 million research papers using natural language queries to find relevant results quickly.
  • Feature icon Literature Review Workspace
    Compare papers side-by-side in a customizable table format to extract key insights and analyze research efficiently.
  • Feature icon PDF Reader with AI Integration
    Read and annotate PDFs while getting real-time AI explanations and answers to your questions about the content.
  • Feature icon Citation Management
    Export citations in various formats and integrate with reference management tools like Zotero to organize your research.

SciSpace Pros and Cons

Pros
  • Circle checkmark icon Integrates academic journal templates for streamlined writing and editing
  • Circle checkmark icon Supports multiple export formats for research papers
  • Circle checkmark icon Offers AI-powered summaries and explanations of complex scientific texts
  • Circle checkmark icon Provides a user-friendly interface for literature review and research workflows
Cons
  • Cross icon Conversion to Word documents can be problematic, causing formatting issues
  • Cross icon Software becomes unstable with larger document sizes
  • Cross icon Limited table editing capabilities
  • Cross icon Inconsistent template accuracy for some journals
  • Cross icon Customer support response times can be slow

Pricing

Free Trial
Free $0/mo
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  • Circle check icon Chat with PDF
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