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This page uses some content from Purdue University's guide on Scite AI.
Scite is an AI-powered academic research platform, with 1.3 billion citations indexed from more than 34 million full-text articles including open access and subscription-based content.
Most AI-powered research platforms use open access repositories like Semantic Scholar and Open Alex to make up their collection. What makes Scite stand apart from their competitors is that not only do they use open access repositories, but they've also formed partnerships they've cultivated with over 30 academic publishers, including Springer Nature, Wiley, Emerald, etc. The tool also not only provides generative summaries and search capabilities, but performs citation analysis to demonstrate scholarly impact.
There are several use cases for Scite AI both in the classroom and in your personal research. In this section, we highlight four functions that Babson faculty and students might find useful: Citation Statements, Scite Assistant, Scite Profiles, and Scite Reference Check.
"I've found an article, and I'd like to know how other people have cited it."
Citation Statements can be useful if you are trying to gauge the scholarly impact of an article through citations, or would like to find similar articles to one you've found. A citation statement is an excerpt from the citing paper, providing the context for how, where, and why the publication is being cited. This is similar to what you would be able to do in Web of Science, with the added filtering feature in Scite that allows you to look at statements that analyze articles which are supporting, contrasting, or simply mentioning your article.
"I have an idea, but I'm not sure where to start reading."
The Scite Assistant is a generative AI tool that can produce summaries, make suggestions for articles to read, and fulfill other simple tasks that may be most helpful when you're just starting a research project. In addition to generating a written response to your prompt (similar to other generative AI bots), it will provide references from the Scite database and suggested search strategies for you to employ.
"I've written some articles, and I want to see how many supporting and contrasting citations I have."
If you are hoping to claim, track and follow your own scholarly output, you can create a profile using your @babson.edu email. To start tracking your impact, you will first need to claim articles.
"I want to check the references I've cited in a manuscript draft."
Reference Check is a tool that takes a PDF and generates a report that allows you to:
Here are the steps to run a Reference Check:
Source: Purdue University
