Scite: Smart Citations for Research & Fact-Checking

Scite is a research intelligence platform that transforms how scholars, students, and institutions evaluate scientific literature. Rather than simply counting citations, Scite analyzes over 1.2 billion Smart Citations to show the actual context in which a paper has been referenced—flagging whether subsequent research supports, contrasts, or merely mentions the original claim. This gives users a nuanced, evidence-based view of how credible or contested a finding truly is. Beyond citation context, Scite offers powerful tools like Reference Check, which scans uploaded manuscripts for retracted or heavily disputed sources, and citation network visualizations that map how ideas spread and evolve across disciplines. Dashboards allow organizations to evaluate groups of publications at scale, making Scite valuable not just for individual researchers but for universities, publishers, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies tracking research quality and impact. Whether you're verifying claims generated by AI tools like ChatGPT, identifying key opinion leaders in a niche field, or ensuring your own paper's references are sound, Scite provides the transparency needed to separate well-supported science from contested or outdated findings.

Start by searching for a topic, article, or claim within Scite's database of Smart Citations. Review the citation statements to see the surrounding context and whether each citation supports or contrasts the original finding. To vet your own work, upload a manuscript using the Reference Check tool to flag retracted or disputed references. Use citation network visualizations and dashboards to explore broader patterns across groups of publications or entire fields of study.