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Scite Citations

AI research assistant with citation analysis

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreemiumHot
The FalcoScan Intel PanelScite Citations · Learning
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Scite Citations does

Understand how research papers have been cited — supporting or contradicting each other.

How Scite Citations compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Scite Citations does. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Scite Citations. Scite Citations offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Scite Citations was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2018 and 2022, 2 of them earlier. Scite Citations is based in New York, United States; 4 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in New Zealand.

Market position · Learning

How Scite Citations compares in Learning

Scite Citations has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 272 live Learning tools on FalcoScan. Across Learning, the average opportunity score is 62.8 and the average saturation score 42.8. FalcoScan rates Scite Citations's own market position as open. 47 of the 272 operating Learning tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Scite Citations compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Scite CitationsFounded 2021 · New York, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebHot
Elicit LiteratureFounded 2018 · Oakland, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebHot
ResearchRabbit MapFounded 2021 · Boston, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesNoWebRising
Litmaps AcademicFounded 2020 · Wellington, New ZealandHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Perplexity DeepFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Consensus AnswersFounded 2022 · Boston, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Scite Citations exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Semantic SearchClassificationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
EducationHealthcare
Tagged

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Questions

Scite Citations: common questions

Is Scite Citations free?

Scite Citations has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Scite Citations?

The closest alternatives to Scite Citations that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Elicit Literature, ResearchRabbit Map, Litmaps Academic, Perplexity Deep, and Consensus Answers.

Is Scite Citations still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Scite Citations as operating at scite.ai.

Where is Scite Citations based?

Scite Citations is headquartered in New York, United States.

Does Scite Citations have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Scite Citations.

Who is Scite Citations for?

Scite Citations is built for researchers and students.

How do I sign in to Scite Citations?

Sign in on Scite Citations's own website, scite.ai. FalcoScan reviews Scite Citations but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Scite Citations directly.

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