Embedding AI Tools into the Research Process

Scite allows the user to ask a question and receive an answer with in-line citations included in the text. Scite also helps with background research and communicating results.
Note: Requires a fee to use

Perplexity allows the user to ask questions and receive responses in the form of text or images. Perplexity also helps with background research.
Note: Free to use but may require fees for some features

Gemini, formerly Google Bard, allows the user to ask questions and receive responses in the form of text or images. Gemini helps with background research, analyzing data and drawing conclusions, and communicating results.
Note: Free to use

Elicit allows the user to ask research questions and receive a list of articles with an article summary. It helps with background research and is beneficial for users who are wanting help on literature reviews.
Note: Requires a fee to use

ResearchRabbit allows the user to find similar works by using a collection of papers they create based on the research topic. This tool is beneficial for users who need help with literature reviews.
Note: Free to use

Litmaps allows the user to chose an article and it will create a list of papers that are relevant to the article. It is beneficial for users needing help on creating a literature review and doing background research.
Note: Free to use

Inciteful allows the user to select an article and the tool creates a list of relevant articles for research. Inciteful is helpful for users who are needing help with background research and communicating results.
Note: Free to use

Explainpaper allows the user to upload a PDF paper, highlight a certain part of it and the tool will explain it to you at a level of your choosing- 5 years old, middle schooler, high schooler, undergraduate, graduate, and expert.
Note: Free to use but may require fees for some features

ChatGPT allows the user to ask a question and receive a summary with information on the topic in question.
Note: It is free to use but some features, like including sources on responses, require a fee. The free version is not necessarily recommended for research due to the lack of sources provided.