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A list of 11 free academic tools and resources for PhD students and researchers, covering open-access articles, AI search, citation mapping, and fact-checking.

SITES THAT ACADEMICS AND PhD STUDENTS ALWAYS USE BUT DON'T WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT. Save this for sure. You don't need to keep paying for academic stuff. The sites below will more than suffice for you. 1. http://annas-archive.org The world's largest open library. Almost every textbook your professor assigns is available here for free. 2. http://scholar.google.com A search engine for academic articles. Sort by citations to find the most impactful research. 3. http://papernity.com An academic thesis and article generation engine. Zero hallucinations for section writing. 4. http://semanticscholar.org AI-powered article search developed by the Allen Institute. Highlights every citation in its context. 5. http://connectedpapers.com Input an article, see every related work mapped out as a graph. Uncovers what experts actually read together. 6. http://elicit.com An AI research assistant. Ask any question and get structured article tables along with key findings. 7. http://consensus.app Combines the results of thousands of papers into a single answer. Prevents cherry-picking. 8. http://researchrabbit.ai The Spotify for papers. Recommends new research based on what you've already read. 9. http://litmaps.com Visualizes citation chains. Shows how an idea spreads across decades of research. 10. http://scite.ai Tells you which papers support, refute, or mention any claim. Saves hours of fact-checking. 11. http://core.ac.uk 200 million open-access articles in a single searchable index. The world's largest free academic archive.
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SITES THAT ACADEMICS AND PhD STUDENTS ALWAYS USE BUT DON’T WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW ABOUT.

Save this for sure. You don’t need to keep paying for academic stuff. The sites below will more than suffice for you.

  1. http://annas-archive.org The world’s largest open library. Almost every textbook your professor assigns is available here for free.

  2. http://scholar.google.com A search engine for academic articles. Sort by citations to find the most impactful research.

  3. http://papernity.com An academic thesis and article generation engine. Zero hallucinations for section writing.

  4. http://semanticscholar.org AI-powered article search developed by the Allen Institute. Highlights every citation in its context.

  5. http://connectedpapers.com Input an article, see every related work mapped out as a graph. Uncovers what experts actually read together.

  6. http://elicit.com An AI research assistant. Ask any question and get structured article tables along with key findings.

  7. http://consensus.app Combines the results of thousands of papers into a single answer. Prevents cherry-picking.

  8. http://researchrabbit.ai The Spotify for papers. Recommends new research based on what you’ve already read.

  9. http://litmaps.com Visualizes citation chains. Shows how an idea spreads across decades of research.

  10. http://scite.ai Tells you which papers support, refute, or mention any claim. Saves hours of fact-checking.

  11. http://core.ac.uk 200 million open-access articles in a single searchable index. The world’s largest free academic archive.

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