Scite
What is Scite?
Scite is a research literature platform for researchers, students, publishers, and industry analysts that turns scientific papers into grounded answers. It combines Smart Citations, Full-Text Search, and Table Mode to show whether claims are supported, contradicted, or merely mentioned across 280M+ sources. Scite is used by Wiley, SAGE, and Novo Nordisk. Plans run Basic $20/month, Pro $50/month, Organization custom, and Developer contact us.
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At a glance
- Scite is best for researchers who need evidence-backed literature review and claim verification.
- Basic $20; Pro $50; Organization Custom; Developer Custom
- 7 days, no credit card
- Yes — The page advertises a connection to ChatGPT or Claude via MCP for grounded research answers.
What does Scite do?
Scite turns scientific literature into grounded answers by combining Smart Citations with full-text search and Table Mode. It scans over 280M full-text, peer-reviewed articles and classifies citation contexts so you can see whether a claim is supported, contradicted, or simply mentioned. In practice, that means literature reviews, fact-checking, and research discovery happen against real paper context instead of abstract-only snippets. Behind the scenes, Scite draws from 1.6B+ citation statements across 280M+ sources and 304M articles, book chapters, preprints, and datasets. Its citation analysis surfaces confidence signals like the 93% classification confidence shown on report pages, and it extends into patents for broader prior-art search. The platform is used by over 2,000,000 researchers, students, and industry experts, and its publisher network includes Wiley, SAGE, and 30+ more publishers. Scite also connects to ChatGPT or Claude via MCP for grounded research answers.
Why use Scite?
- It shows whether later research supported or contradicted a paper, which helps you judge credibility faster.
- Its full-text indexing reaches beyond abstracts, so searches can surface evidence buried inside papers.
- The citation database is large enough to support broad discovery across 280M+ sources and 1.6B+ citation statements.
- MCP access to ChatGPT or Claude lets teams bring grounded research answers into existing AI workflows.
- Organization plans add field, IP, or email access plus SAML/SSO for controlled team deployment.
Who is Scite for?
- Graduate students who need to find supported sources and identify disagreement in the literature.
- Researchers who want citation context instead of abstract-only search results.
- Research teams who need to fact-check claims against primary papers quickly.
- Publishers and editors who want citation-based workflows for editorial review and author engagement.
- Industry analysts who need grounded research across papers, patents, and datasets.
What are Scite's key features?
Table Mode
View citation statements in a table across 280M+ full-text articles, making it faster to compare evidence and spot supporting or contrasting claims.
Best Coverage
Search across 280M+ sources and 1.6B+ citations, giving buyers broader retrieval for literature reviews, fact-checking, and discovery.
Full-Text Search
Search 280M+ full-text, peer-reviewed articles, plus preprints, books, patents, and datasets, so results include the source text behind claims.
Smart Citations
See whether papers support, mention, or contrast claims, with 1.6B+ citation statements extracted and analyzed for evidence-based reading.
Verifiable Evidence
Open citation statements tied to source text and confidence signals like 93% confidence, helping teams verify claims before they cite or publish.
Reference Check
Check references against 280M+ articles and 1.6B+ citations to catch missing, weak, or mismatched sources during manuscript review.
Collections
Organize papers and citation evidence into shared collections for teams working across 280M+ sources and ongoing research projects.
Discover Patents
Search patents alongside articles, grants, and clinical trials through MCP access, useful when research needs broader prior-art coverage.
What does Scite integrate with?
- ChatGPT
- Claude
What are Scite's use cases?
Graduate literature review support
Graduate students use Scite to find papers that actually support or challenge a claim, using Smart Citations to see citation context instead of relying on abstract-only results. They can organize promising sources in Collections and switch to Table Mode when comparing evidence across a topic.
Research fact-checking
Research teams use Scite to verify a statement against primary papers before it reaches a report or manuscript, using Verifiable Evidence and Reference Check to catch weak or missing support fast. Full-Text Search helps them move from a claim to the underlying source text without manual digging.
Editorial citation review
Publishers and editors use Scite to review submissions and author claims with citation-based workflows, using Smart Citations and Reference Check to spot whether references truly back the text. Collections help editorial teams keep recurring review cases and source sets organized.
Grounded patent discovery
Industry analysts use Scite to build grounded research across papers and patents, using Discover Patents and Best Coverage to widen discovery beyond a single literature search. Full-Text Search and Data Coverage help them trace evidence across related sources more confidently.
How does Scite work?
- Start with Full-Text Search to enter a paper, claim, or topic, then scan Smart Citations to see whether sources support, mention, or contrast the idea.
- Open the citation context in Table Mode to compare evidence across papers quickly, and use Citation Sections to jump to the most relevant part of each source.
- Run Reference Check on a manuscript, draft, or reading list to flag unsupported references and surface stronger primary papers with Verifiable Evidence.
- Save useful papers, claims, and searches into Collections so you can return to them during literature reviews, editorial checks, or team research.
- Expand your search with Discover Patents and Best Coverage, or connect Scite through ChatGPT or Claude via MCP for grounded answers in your workflow.
How much does Scite cost?
Basic
$20- Scite Assistant
- Full-Text Search
- Custom Dashboards
- Citation Alerts
- 250 MCP credits per month
Pro
$50- Everything in Basic, plus:
- Patents in Search and Assistant
- 2,500 MCP credits per month
Organization
Custom Pricing- Everything included in Personal Plan, plus:
- API and MCP access
- Tiered volume pricing
- User analytics & reporting
- Additional datasets (Patents, Clinical Trials and more)
- AI models
- Shared Dashboards & alerts
- Enhanced data exports
- Dedicated customer success manager
- 24/7 priority support
- SAML/SSO
- Enhanced security & data confidentiality
Developer
Contact us- Integrate Scite data and capabilities into your platform or workflows using our MCP and API. Pricing is credit based, with tiered pricing for high-volume usage.
Frequently asked questions
What is Scite?
Scite is a research literature platform for researchers, students, publishers, and industry analysts that turns scientific papers into grounded answers. It combines Smart Citations, Full-Text Search, and Table Mode to show whether claims are supported, contradicted, or merely mentioned across 280M+ sources. Scite is used by Wiley, SAGE, and Novo Nordisk. Plans run Basic $20/month, Pro $50/month, Organization custom, and Developer contact us.
How much does Scite cost? Is it free?
Scite has 4 paid plans: Basic at $20, Pro at $50, Organization at Custom Pricing. A 7-day free trial is available.
What is Scite used for? Who is it for?
Scite is used for Table Mode, Best Coverage, and Full-Text Search. It's built for Graduate students, Researchers, and Research teams.
Does Scite have an API and what does it integrate with?
The page advertises a connection to ChatGPT or Claude via MCP for grounded research answers. It integrates with ChatGPT, Claude.
Editor's read
Check whether Basic's 250 MCP credits per month cover your ChatGPT or Claude workflow. If you need patents, grants, or clinical trials in MCP, that moves you to Pro or higher.
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