Discover the new AI-powered tools by the ETH Library: Scopus AI and Scite

Given the increasing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in research and science, the ETH Library now offers access to two AI-supported tools designed to assist you in literature search, evaluation, and analysis of scientific articles.

Scopus AI: Intelligent assistant for academic work
Scopus AI is a generative, AI-powered research tool integrated into Scopus that facilitates the search and analysis of scientific literature. Based on a natural language query, Scopus AI generates summaries of research findings and identifies leading researchers and relevant documents. The interactive Concept Maps visualize connections between research concepts and topics based on keywords from the underlying research literature, providing an easy overview. The latest feature, 'Emerging Themes,' algorithmically categorizes emerging or new research topics, highlighting shifts in research priorities and collaboration opportunities.

Peer-reviewed research literature as the foundation for Scopus AI
Scopus AI relies on the metadata and abstracts of documents in Scopus from the publication year 2003 onwards, referencing peer-reviewed research literature. The application can be accessed via the Scopus AI tab on the Scopus search interface.

For more information about Scopus AI, visit the Scopus information page.

We offer two introductory webinars on Scopus AI (in English, please register through the link below):

• Date 1: external page Tuesday, 25 February 2025, 10.00-10.30
• Date 2: external page Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 14.00-14.30

Efficient research with Scite: Focusing on citations and their context
Scite is a comprehensive, regularly updated, publisher-independent citation database with global coverage and more than 100 million references to research articles, books, reports, and preprints, enabling extensive literature analysis. With its AI-generated Smart Citations, Scite provides citation references that show the context of a citation and indicates, whether supporting or contrasting evidence for the referenced article is provided. This can be used to quickly grasp relationships between research articles and highlight gaps, methodological flaws and divergent results that authors have identified. With the Reference Check, the reliability of the references used in your own text can be verified. Users can manage their searches and literature lists in a personal account and use them as a basis for further research. Additionally, Scite offers a browser extension for displaying Smart Citations classifications on the web.

Define the parameters for the AI’s work: Scite Assistant
With the Scite Assistant, Scite provides a generative AI-powered research tool that delivers answers and summaries to questions in natural language, referencing the underlying sources. The work of the Scite Assistant can be modified and optimized for the respective use case through filter and setting options. Scite Assistant can be accessed via the Assistant menu item on the Scite search interface.

For more information, visit the Scite information page.

We also offer two introductory webinars on Scite and the Scite Assistant (in English):

• Date 1: external page Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 13.00-14.00
• Date 2: external page Thursday, 13 February 2025, 16.00-17.00

Scopus AI and Scite will initially be available to you in 2025 on a trial basis; due to the dynamic environment surrounding AI applications, future adjustments to our resources are possible.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the ETH Library Sounding Board for their support in evaluating these tools.