Elicit: An AI Tool to Support Your Literature Review

Elicit is an AI-powered research assistant that supports literature review. It integrates with Semantic Scholar’s vast database of 125 million academic papers, helping users identify top papers on their topic.

How to Use Elicit

• Step 1: Sign in/Sign Up
• Step 2: Enter your research question (be as specific as possible).
• Step 3: View summarized content from top research papers (free version shows 4 papers).

Extracting Data from PDFs

• Click Extract Data from PDFs and upload your research papers.
• Select which sections of the papers you want data from (e.g., Summary, Methodology).
• Add multiple sections as needed; Elicit will organize the extracted text in a structured matrix.