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Get access to 1.6B+ Smart Citations across 315M+ indexed articles, drawn from 41M+ full-text sources. Papers and Tallies are public so no API key is required: . Make your first requests → For Search, Citation Graph, Collections, and other authenticated tools, you can create an API key with a Pro account. Enterprise teams can contact sales to learn more about high-volume access and custom plans.

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Why use the Scite API?

Most literature APIs tell you what a paper is. Scite also shows how later research has cited and evaluated it.
  • Updated daily. Keep literature and citation signals current as new publications are processed.
  • Citation-aware search. Search paper metadata and the context in which papers are cited.
  • Evidence for AI. Use Smart Citations to surface supporting, contradicting, and mentioning research in verifiable outputs.

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What you can build

Find & evaluate literature

Search metadata and citation context, retrieve papers by DOI, and trace how later research cites them.

Build research workflows

Manage reusable paper collections and screen manuscripts for retractions or contradicting citations.

Ground AI in evidence

Generate cited answers or connect Scite to ChatGPT, Claude, and other MCP-compatible tools.

Explore broader evidence

Search patents, grants, clinical trials, and FDA/MHRA regulatory records.

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Key concepts

Scite uses a few terms (target/source, tallies, dashboards) that don’t map 1:1 onto other citation databases. Start with Citations & Tallies and the Glossary.