# How is ScholarIQ different from ResearchRabbit?

ResearchRabbit builds a map and a collection from seed papers, and sends alerts.

Site: https://www.researchrabbit.ai

## Where they differ

It is a good discovery tool when you have three seed papers and want the neighborhood.

A map is not a screen. ScholarIQ takes a question, ranks records, and stores the decision.

| | ScholarIQ | ResearchRabbit |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Free tier. No department contract. | Free for researchers. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Seed papers to related papers. |
| Answer | Plain language, each claim linked to a source. | None. A map. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, source passage. | None. |

ScholarIQ is the better fit for A review with an include or exclude on each record.

ResearchRabbit is the better fit for Citation chasing and a personal library.

## How is ScholarIQ different from ResearchRabbit?

A map is not a screen. ScholarIQ takes a question, ranks records, and stores the decision.

## What does ResearchRabbit do that ScholarIQ does not?

It is a good discovery tool when you have three seed papers and want the neighborhood.

## Who should use which?

ScholarIQ is the better fit for A review with an include or exclude on each record. ResearchRabbit is the better fit for Citation chasing and a personal library.

## Can I use ScholarIQ and ResearchRabbit in the same review?

Yes. Keep ResearchRabbit for Seed papers to related papers. Put the include or exclude in ScholarIQ. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.

## Do I name ResearchRabbit in the methods?

Yes, if you searched there. Also name ScholarIQ if the decision sits there. A reader must be able to open the same record.

## Can a student start without a university license?

ScholarIQ does not need a department contract. ResearchRabbit: Free for researchers.

## What do I lose if I leave ResearchRabbit?

It is a good discovery tool when you have three seed papers and want the neighborhood.

## Does either tool write the review?

No. ResearchRabbit returns None. A map. ScholarIQ returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.

## Where is the decision record?

On the ScholarIQ record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. ResearchRabbit: None.

## Can I upload a file from ResearchRabbit?

Yes, if it is a citation file. You then see that file in the same queue as the OpenAlex results.

## Which tool do I open first?

Open ResearchRabbit if you already have a list. Open ScholarIQ if you have a question and no file.

## Is the answer a substitute for the paper?

No. Open the citation. The passage is on the record so a second person can check the claim.

## What can a supervisor check?

The question, the search, each include or exclude, and the passage. You see the queue, the conflicts, and the agreement while the stage is still open.