How is ScholarIQ different from Semantic Scholar?
ComparisonThe index does not answer the question or store your include or exclude. ScholarIQ searches a corpus and keeps the decision.
What does Semantic Scholar do that ScholarIQ does not?
It is a strong free index, with an API, when you want to search and follow citations yourself.
Semantic Scholar is a free academic search engine from the Allen Institute, with TLDRs and a citation graph. Open Semantic Scholar.
How do they compare on search, answer, and screen?
| ScholarIQ | Semantic Scholar | |
|---|---|---|
| Access | Free tier. No department contract. | Free. |
| Search | 470 million articles from OpenAlex, ORCID and PubMed. | Academic search and citation graph. |
| Answer | Plain language. Each claim links to a source you can open. | Paper TLDRs, not an answer to your question. |
| Screen | Named reviewer, time, rationale, and the source passage. | None. |
Who should use which?
ScholarIQ — A researcher who wants the answer and the screening record in the same place.
Semantic Scholar — A researcher who wants a free search box and a citation graph.
Can I use ScholarIQ and Semantic Scholar in the same review?
Yes. Keep Semantic Scholar for Academic search and citation graph. Put the include or exclude in ScholarIQ. The record shows the named reviewer, the time, the rationale, and the source passage.
Do I name Semantic Scholar 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. Semantic Scholar: Free.
What do I lose if I leave Semantic Scholar?
It is a strong free index, with an API, when you want to search and follow citations yourself.
Does either tool write the review?
No. Semantic Scholar returns Paper TLDRs, not an answer to your question. ScholarIQ returns a cited answer. You write the sentence.
Where is the decision record?
On the ScholarIQ record: named reviewer, timestamp, rationale, source passage. Semantic Scholar: None.
Can I upload a file from Semantic Scholar?
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 Semantic Scholar 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.