How is ScholarIQ different from Scite?
ComparisonCitation class is not a screening decision. ScholarIQ starts from a question and keeps the include or exclude.
What does Scite do that ScholarIQ does not?
Scite is the right tool when the question is whether later papers support a specific claim.
Scite classifies citations as supporting, contrasting, or mentioning. Open Scite.
How do they compare on search, answer, and screen?
| ScholarIQ | Scite | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Free tier. No department contract. | Free tier, plus a paid plan. Universities often hold a license. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Citation statements, not a protocol search. |
| Answer | Plain language. Each claim links to a source you can open. | Supporting or contrasting citations. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, and the source passage. | Not a screening tool. |
Who should use which?
ScholarIQ — Building the set of studies, then citing them.
Scite — Checking how a known paper is cited.
Can I use ScholarIQ and Scite in the same review?
Yes. Keep Scite for Citation statements, not a protocol search. Put the include or exclude in ScholarIQ. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.
Do I name Scite 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. Scite: Free tier, plus a paid plan. Universities often hold a license.
What do I lose if I leave Scite?
Scite is the right tool when the question is whether later papers support a specific claim.
Does either tool write the review?
No. Scite returns Supporting or contrasting citations. ScholarIQ returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.
Where is the decision record?
On the ScholarIQ record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. Scite: Not a screening tool.
Can I upload a file from Scite?
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 Scite 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.