Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming academic research across disciplines. From literature reviews to writing support, AI tools are empowering researchers—especially beginners—to work smarter, not harder. This blog post unpacks key AI tools featured in our infographic, providing a clear roadmap for integrating them into your research process.
🔍 1. Literature Review Tools
Elicit.org
Powered by language models, Elicit helps you find answers to research questions by reading through academic papers. It’s especially helpful for systematic literature reviews and hypothesis generation.
ResearchRabbit
This is a visual discovery tool that maps out how research papers connect through citations. It helps you identify seminal works and emerging trends in your area.
Connected Papers (Not shown but recommended)
This tool creates a visual graph of related papers, helping you quickly find relevant studies even if you start with just one known work.
✍️ 2. Writing & Editing Assistants
Grammarly
A popular tool for checking grammar, style, and tone. It’s ideal for polishing your research manuscripts and emails to collaborators or publishers.
Quillbot
Helps rephrase content to improve clarity and avoid plagiarism concerns—useful for paraphrasing dense academic material.
SciSpace Copilot (Recommended addition)
This browser plugin can explain technical concepts and equations within PDFs, making it easier for non-specialists to understand complex literature.
🧠 3. Summarization & Analysis Tools
Scholarcy
This AI tool breaks down long research papers into digestible summaries. It highlights key findings, methods, and limitations, saving hours of reading time.
Genei
Uploads PDFs and extracts summaries, keywords, and topics. Particularly useful for managing multiple documents in your workflow.
ChatGPT
Beyond casual use, ChatGPT can assist with understanding difficult texts, brainstorming research ideas, or coding support—perfect for multi-disciplinary projects.
📊 4. Data & Visualization Platforms
Kaggle
Known for its data science competitions, Kaggle also offers access to public datasets and collaborative notebooks—excellent for researchers exploring AI/ML.
Tableau Public (Suggested tool)
Use it to create dynamic graphs and dashboards for your thesis, dissertation, or conference presentations.
Voyant Tools (For text-heavy disciplines)
Provides rich visualizations for textual analysis—ideal for humanities or social sciences researchers.
📁 5. Reference Management Software
Zotero
A free and open-source reference manager that syncs across devices. It automatically extracts citation metadata and integrates with word processors.
Mendeley
Besides citation management, it connects you to a network of researchers and offers PDF annotation features.
EndNote Web
A cloud-based solution by Clarivate, great for collaborative research teams who need shared citation libraries.
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