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User Guide
This guide outlines how to use Semantic Scholar to find papers, view AI-generated summaries, save and export citations, and personalise research feeds.
(Access Date: 30 July 2025)
Access Semantic Scholar Website
| a. | Navigate to the website: https://www.semanticscholar.org; |
| b. | Click Sign In or Create Free Account to log in or register with a Google, Facebook, Twitter, or email account (Note: Creating an account is optional for searching but required to use features like the Library and Research Feeds). |
View AI Paper Summaries
| a. | Enter keywords, a paper title, or an author's name into the main search bar on the homepage; |
| b. | Press Enter or click the Search icon to view the results; |
| c. | Look for the TLDR label on the results page to find AI-generated summaries. |
Save and Export Papers
| a. | Click the Save button located beneath a paper's title and abstract; |
| b. | Tick the folder(s) to save the paper into from the panel that appears on the right (Note: You can also create a new folder directly from this panel by clicking Add New Folder); |
| c. | Click Save & Close to add the paper to your selected folder; |
| d. | Click on your account name in the top right corner and select Library from the dropdown menu; |
| e. | Tick the checkbox next to each paper you wish to export; |
| f. | Click the Export button that appears after selection; |
| g. | Choose your desired citation format or download to BibTeX or EndNote. |
Utilise AI Research Feeds
| a. | Click on your account name in the top right corner and select Research Feeds from the dropdown menu; |
| b. | Select Settings to view your library folders; |
| c. | Use the toggle next to a folder's name to enable or disable its Research Feed (Note: The feed's AI uses the papers within a folder to learn what to recommend, and recommendations are refreshed daily); |
| d. | Add at least five relevant papers to a folder and mark at least three recommendations in your feed as Not Relevant to improve recommendations. |
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