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Scholarly search engine

Search peer-reviewed papers, journals, preprints, and academic databases. Results are restricted to scholarly sources: arxiv, pubmed, nature, science, ACM, IEEE, and more.

How it works

Peer-reviewed sources.
Not blog posts.

Run /academic with a research question. The system searches scholarly databases, peer-reviewed journals, and preprint servers — returning cited findings from authoritative academic sources.

Scholarly Sources Only

Results restricted to peer-reviewed papers, journals, and preprints. No blog posts, no marketing pages, no Wikipedia.

/academic effects of sleep deprivation on memory consolidation

Citation-Grounded

Every finding linked to its source paper with author, year, and journal. Inline citation numbers match the source list.

Smith et al. (2025) — Nature Neuroscience [1] • arxiv.org/abs/2503.12345 [2]

Research Synthesis

Distinguishes between established findings and emerging research. Notes study limitations and conflicting evidence.

Established: X is well-supported (N=12 studies). Emerging: Y shows promise but needs replication.

Multiple Databases

Searches across arxiv, pubmed, nature, science, ACM Digital Library, IEEE, and other scholarly databases simultaneously.

Searched: arxiv.org, pubmed.gov, nature.com, sciencedirect.com, ieee.org

Scholarly, not generic

Not “According to the internet...”
Every claim from a peer-reviewed source.

Generic Web Search
Blog posts and marketing pages mixed with research
No way to distinguish peer-reviewed from opinion
Popularity-ranked, not quality-ranked
SEO-optimized content over scientific rigor
With /academic
Only peer-reviewed papers, journals, and preprints
Author + year + journal for every citation
Established findings distinguished from emerging research
Study limitations and conflicting evidence noted

Academic questions

From literature reviews to specific findings.

Any question where you need peer-reviewed evidence.

Literature Review

What does the research say about X? Synthesize findings across papers.

Methodology Questions

What methods are used for X? Compare approaches across studies.

Quantitative Findings

What effect sizes have been reported? Meta-analytic evidence.

Emerging Research

What are the latest preprints on X? Cutting-edge findings.

Clinical Evidence

What do the clinical trials show? Systematic reviews and RCTs.

Technical Benchmarks

How does method X compare to Y? Performance data from papers.

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